Oh, I will miss him!! I've had many conversations with Kipala over the years. He was a bridge for people and ideas, making the possible real. Always uplifting, and patient with me in the early days of sw:wp. An excellent thought Asaf, to honor his memory. 💔❤️🔥, SJ
On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 5:51 PM Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > What a tremendous loss. Ingo was a great Wikipedian, a great human being, > and a friend. > > It is comforting to know that his great work in Swahili Wikipedia will > remain, providing free knowledge to millions of people, forever. His > personal example, too, will resonate forever with all who knew him: Ingo's > dedication and patient perseverance in the face of frustrations and > setbacks was a personal inspiration to me, and I am grateful to have had > his example, and for the small part I had been able to play in helping some > of his efforts in Africa. > > I encourage everyone to consider contributing something on Wikipedia, in > whatever language you're comfortable in, perhaps about an east African > topic. Ingo would have liked that. > > Asaf > > Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) > > Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > > On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:42 AM Antoni Mtavangu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> “Your dedication, leadership, and commitment to helping our Wikimedia >> communities within the Movement will always be remembered.” >> >> Hello dear Wikimedians, >> >> Wikimedia Tanzania >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Tanzania> >> and Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jenga_Wikipedia_ya_Kiswahili> User >> groups are in particular, deeply saddened following the passing of our >> beloved fellow Wikimedian *Ingo Koll (user: Kipala)*, who according to >> the information shared by his wife with us, he has passed away on the 10th >> July 2023 at his house in his home country, Germany. >> >> Ingo Koll was a German who happened to live in Tanzania and Kenya for >> many years. Being a pastor and a lecturer, he learned Swahili and became >> one of the super-active Swahili Wikipedia contributors and administrators. >> He was a reliable cornerstone in the development of Swahili Wikipedia. He >> was a knowledgeable person who collaborated closely with the Astronomy and >> Space Science Association of Tanzania (ASSAT) to contribute much on >> Astronomy topics in Swahili language on Swahili Wikipedia, was one of the >> great mentors who helped the formation of Wikimedia Tanzania and also was a >> co-founder of Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili (Build Swahili Wikipedia). >> >> Tanzanian and East African Wikimedians benefited much from his unwavering >> support, leadership, mentorship, and coaching when it came to training them >> on Wikimedia projects, especially about Wikipedia. >> >> Wikimedia Tanzania, Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili User Groups, and all >> other Wikimedians who interacted with him within the Wikimedia Movement >> will always remember his valuable contributions to the Movement. >> >> >> May his soul rest in peace. Amen! >> >> #RIP #INGOKOLL >> >> >> *On behalf of Wikimedia Tanzania and Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili,* >> >> >> Antoni Mtavangu (He/Him) >> >> Cofounder-Wikimedia Tanzania >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Tanzania> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/C7XFYZR2UCZV7IQC2R7YKMZTBZJHIGBO/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/DTLWJZKSKJ7SORGIHP5HZLY3M5726SS3/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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