> > *We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a > grant to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore* >
Without GAC review? _____ *Béria Lima* *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 30 July 2012 07:48, Barry Newstead (WMF) <bnewst...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Dear global Wikimedia community, > > As a follow up to Hisham's message, I would like to thank Hisham for his > efforts in support of Wikimedia in India. He has been a great partner to > the Wikimedia Foundation team and has worked tirelessly to build the India > Program. He has worked in a challenging environment trying to do work in > the Wikimedia movement that hasn’t been done before. While there have been > ups and downs, our work in India has broken new ground for the movement and > taught us all valuable lessons that we are applying in India and around the > world. There is an unprecedented level of activity happening in India with > promising programs that position the movement for continued growth. > > Hisham also leaves behind an India Program that is working effectively > with community members on a number of positive initiatives including > community growth partnerships in several Indic languages, support for a new > Malayalam education program, a GLAM partnership at the Crafts Museum, new > wikiclubs at the British Council, ongoing efforts to leverage social media, > and a dramatic increase in blog coverage of the India community’s work. > There are also exciting developments on mobile that will be announced soon. > This work will continue. > > Hisham’s departure coincides with another change in the India Program. We > are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has approved a grant > to the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore to expand their > Access to Knowledge programme to support the achievement of the Wikimedia > mission in India. CIS is a leading organization in India working on > Internet policy. They are part of the broad free and open community. CIS is > a long time friend of Wikimedia, our community in Bangalore, and the > Wikimedia India chapter. > > CIS has committed to sustaining and building upon the work of the India > Program. They plan to hire the existing program consultants as staff and > will conduct a search for a new programme director. The program team will > be based in Delhi. CIS will be sharing their program plans shortly and will > want to incorporate community feedback. > > The grant will be for two years in duration to complete the original first > stage of the catalyst strategy. The first year’s grant will be for a total > of INR 11,000,000 subject to final budget approvals. The second year will > be for a similar amount plus inflation subject to a budget review in May > 2013. The grant will be renewable via the Wikimedia Grants program (or the > FDC, if CIS were to become an affiliated organization and meet eligibility). > > This is a shift in how the Wikimedia Foundation seeks to support work in > India. Rather than hire consultants or open an office of our own, we think > it is preferable to work with an established institution that can bring > valuable relationships and capabilities to support our movement. CIS will > be a partner to the Wikimedia Foundation, but will operate autonomously in > accordance with the terms of the grant agreement. > > CIS will hire a programme director for the work. The recruitment process > will draw on the best practices Wikimedia used in Brazil and incorporate > active community participation in the process. They will share more info on > this soon. > > We have prepared an FAQ on Meta[1] and ask that questions or comments be > posted there. I will endeavour to respond in a timely fashion, though I > will be on a flight until 20:00 UTC tonight and will be in meetings in > Dubai on Tuesday morning. > > Finally, I'd like to wish Hisham all the best in his future endeavours. He > has taken us through a critical first stage of our work in India and set us > up for significant progress during the next stage. He will be missed and I > hope he will stay a part of the Wikimedia community in India. > > Best regards, > Barry > > [1] > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Program/India_Program_Announcement_and_FAQ_-_30_July_2012 > > -- > Barry Newstead > Chief Global Development Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >
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