Hello Michael, I think it is a good idea. I remember us considering it a few years ago and being interested in it. Would you like to drive it? The hard part will be finding a prison which will be interested in letting us set it up but once that is done it is just a simple technology issue.
Regards, Douglas. On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 at 15:17, Michael Graaf <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I had already "met" Shupai in the course of a board meeting but seeing > information here about her background gives me an idea, or rather > re-awakens an old one. > > One of WIkimedia-ZA's outreach options considered over the years and > occasionally implemented by individual members, is the use of Kiwix offline > WIkipedias. Given that prison inmates are denied internet access, but do > sometimes have access to computers for rehabilitation-related training, how > about arranging installation in those computers of Kiwix in all SA official > languages - and perhaps other content available from Kiwix in .ZIM file > format, like Khan academy or TED videos? For extra points, how about > WikiFundi which allows them to create content? > > Just flying a kite! > > > On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 2:01 PM <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Send WikimediaZA mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of WikimediaZA digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Introducing WikimediaZA Executive Assistant (Bobby Shabangu) > > 2. Re: Introducing WikimediaZA Executive Assistant > > (Reuben Honigwachs) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 23:23:27 +0200 > > From: Bobby Shabangu <[email protected]> > > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > > <[email protected]>, WikimediaZA List > > <[email protected]> > > Cc: Shupai Schnabel Mchuchu <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Wikimedia ZA] Introducing WikimediaZA Executive Assistant > > Message-ID: > > < > > cafc6omf_kja2dmm_trfzhwop2cvx3jz+3tt6t4cslatjyug...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Good day all, > > > > Today I'm excited to announce that WikimediaZA has granted the position > of > > Executive Assistant to Shupai Muchuchu where among her role will be > > stakeholder and community engagement. > > > > Shupai has a background in Dramatic Arts. She's done a lot of advocacy > work > > to raise awareness on issues of juvenile delinquency and > > social rehabilitation through theatre workshops and dialogues in places > > such as Pollsmoore and Goodwood correctional services. She's also worked > > with a number of youth organisations supporting education in > > disadvantaged communities. > > > > Kindly help me congratulate Shupai on her new role. We are looking > forward > > to working with her. > > > > Kind regards, > > Bobby Shabangu > > > > WikimediaZA President. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 10:07:19 +0200 > > From: Reuben Honigwachs <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > > <[email protected]>, Shupai Schnabel > > Mchuchu > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia ZA] Introducing WikimediaZA Executive > > Assistant > > Message-ID: > > < > > cag6katvti2-cgqpruaw_xnczjy3rlatuhs0s4oq_k94n+pp...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > A very welcome Shupai ☀ these are awesome news. > > > > To some great 2021! Reuben > > > > On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 at 23:24, Bobby Shabangu <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Good day all, > > > > > > Today I'm excited to announce that WikimediaZA has granted the position > > of > > > Executive Assistant to Shupai Muchuchu where among her role will be > > > stakeholder and community engagement. > > > > > > Shupai has a background in Dramatic Arts. She's done a lot of advocacy > > work > > > to raise awareness on issues of juvenile delinquency and > > > social rehabilitation through theatre workshops and dialogues in places > > > such as Pollsmoore and Goodwood correctional services. She's also > worked > > > with a number of youth organisations supporting education in > > > disadvantaged communities. > > > > > > Kindly help me congratulate Shupai on her new role. We are looking > > forward > > > to working with her. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Bobby Shabangu > > > > > > WikimediaZA President. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of WikimediaZA Digest, Vol 123, Issue 2 > > ******************************************* > > > > > -- > Michael Graaf, M.Phil (UCT) > > Researcher, Editor & > Community Informatics Practitioner > > Mob +27795487242 > WhatsApp/ Signal/ Telegram +27647754342 > ORCID 0000-0002-1951-5739 > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
