Thanks Abbas just follow his thread and address them to him he will be able to respond we once again call on members to engage contestants directly rgds
On 3/29/12, Abbas Mahmood <abbas...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Branton, > > Thank you for posting Isaac's responses. Following his responses, I have > some questions for Isaac. Should I send them to you off-list, or ask them on > this thread? > > Abbas. > >> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:33:28 +0300 >> From: bruceobw...@gmail.com >> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS BY KOSGEI >> >> Hello Board, >> Here are the answers to the questions >> 1. Why do you think you suit to be in the board of WMKE? >> I have been a part of WMKE for over a year now and I have seen it >> grow. I understand the tasksand challenges that lie ahead and I >> believe taking a lead role as a Board member I am going to leverage on >> the lessons and experiences that I have learned since I joined so that >> we Make Wikimedia Kenya a chapter of excellence and a model to be >> emulated all across our continent. >> Having worked in the education and technology field for quite sometime >> I know that knowledge is a great resource that has the capacity to >> change generations and alter the course of history for the better. I >> am therefore very supportive of the Wikimedia Vision and I will bring >> with me my experience as an open source enthusiast and a Webfwd for >> the success of the chapter. >> >> 2. What is your take on the level of participation of members in WMKE >> projects/meetings/mailing list? Anything you think should be done >> differently? >> >> We Should work to improve member participation and come up with >> projects. I do believe the mailing list is a good form of >> communication but only if used in the right way so that we have only >> the most important and relevant information on the mailing list and >> not too much that it causes inconvenience. >> >> 3. As a board needs members with different skills (e.g. >> administrative, financial, public relations etc), please tell us which >> particular skill set have you worked in previously, like in another >> society or organisation? >> >> I bring with me plenty of experience in management having worked in >> the educational field as an administrative assistant at Bridge >> international Academies, as an Operations Associate at Mprep and also >> as agribusiness officer at PanAAC. >> >> I am also good in networking and building communities and I hope to >> use this skills in improving wikimedia Kenya >> >> 4. Which languages have you worked in so far? And what is your >> position on both a language policy and a language strategy for WMKE? >> >> I have worked on Swahili and English and I beleive we should really >> work more in improving the local languages >> particularly swahili. >> >> 5. How would you best deal with the issue of editor attraction and >> retention in our local chapter so as to ensure the growth of WMKE as a >> whole? >> >> I will encourage more outreach projects to educational institutions >> and also work towards having entry level projects for the newbies. e.g >> Wikpedia Takes Nairobi. >> >> 6. Now that we are an independent chapter, how do you plan to raise >> funds supposing the parent Wikimedia Foundation won't avail funds to >> run the aforementioned project? >> >> Having taken part in the annual fundraiser I learned a lot of lessons >> on the topic. >> >> 1. Wikimedia Fundraiser is facilitated by 2 things, Banners and Appeals. >> >> 2. The banners and appeals used in other parts of the world may not >> have the same impact as it does here in Kenya. >> >> We therefore need to come up with Banners and that best describe our >> local experience and also have a lower level of contribution that most >> people can afford. I am thinking of the Kenyans for Kenya intitiative >> where it was possible for people to donate as low as 10Shs. >> >> Therefore working with the team we will come up with the best >> fundraiser strategy that best fits our local chapter. >> >> 7. What kind of a project/ activity would you envision WMKE and its >> members undertake in order to fulfill the objectives of Wikimedia >> Foundation as a whole? >> >> We need to further on the exiting offline project and also work on >> attracting more editors in our Swahili Wikipedia. My goal is to have >> at least 300 edits per month on Swahili Wikipedia. >> >> The other project is partnering with chapters in other parts of the >> world on potential projects that can be replicated locally. e.g the >> Wik1 Africa project. >> >> >> Warmly, >> Isaac K. Kosgei. >> Bachelor of Agribusiness Management >> +254727553981 >> SkypeProfile: Kipsizoo >> http://ke.linkedin.com/in/kipsizoo >> Twitter: @kipsizoo >> Blogs: www.kipsizoo.blogspot.com >> Agribusiness Blog >> "My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world" >> - Faye Wattleton >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
