This is a huge loss to the Wikipedia Movement. I met Ingo Koll in Wiki Indaba in Accra; he showed a lot of passion for the Swahili Wikipedia and made it known during his occasional emails to the mailing list.
Ingo's passion for the Swahili language was unparalleled. I wish his family well in this tough time, and accept our condolences. #RIPIngo [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> 07/11/23, 09:52:07 PM On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 9:42 PM 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] -- *Regards* *Justice Okai-Allotey* *Board Member Wikimedia Ghana User Group <https://wmgh.org/>* *Communications Officer *Humanists Association of Ghana <http://www.ghanahumanists.org> *Africa Coordinator Young Humanist International <https://humanists.international/about/young-humanists-international/>* *Freelance Digital Marketer* *Freelance Visual Storyteller* Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 Skype: okai_allotey |Avenger - Urithi Labs <https://www.facebook.com/urithimedia/>| |Linkedin: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-name> | Facebook: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.facebook.com/wyzzlewany> | Twitter: @Owula_Kpakpo <https://twitter.com/Owula_Kpakpo> | |Website: *https://about.me/okai-allotey <https://about.me/okai-allotey>*| |Schedule A Meeting:meet with Justice Okai-Allotey <https://calendly.com/owulakpakpo/meet-with-justice-okai-allotey>| *"Our lives begin to the end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Unknown.*
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