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WikiIndaba Conference 2018/Rossouw van Rooyen/Report

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Event Name

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WikiIndaba Conference 2018

My Input

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I participated by:

Participant Connections

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  • I met Stephane Coillet-Matillon for the first time, in connection with Kiwix, and proud to say he is visiting my country soon. I will become a Kiwix user in Namibia.
  • I met Anass Sedrati for the first time who informed me about wikitongues and urged me to create videos for missing languages from Namibia.
  • I met Gereon Kalkuhl for the first time and had inspiring conversations ranging from birds to genocides.
  • I met Alex Stinson for the first time that got me interested in fostering GLAM partnerships in Namibia.

Outcome

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  • I created a wikitongues video on Namibian Sign Language
  • Uploaded a picture of the Zitouna Mosque from street
  • Learned much about using Wikidata
  • Received a WikiFundi device from Florence
  • Will become a Kiwix user in Namibia
  • Became inspired to research an outreach programme concerning milk pasteurization in rural areas of Namibia
  • Discussed my contributions to Wikimania 2018 with Douglas Scott

Photos

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