Wikipedia:Meetup/KenyaStoryTelling

Victor Grigas, Story Teller at the Wikimedia Foundation, will be visiting Kenya sometime this August (date not yet set). He is looking into interviewing Wikimedia projects contributors, donors and users on their involvement with Wikimedia

History
Story Telling has been primarily used to gather positive inspiring feedback of the impact of Wikimedia projects across the globe trying to answer why people contribute, donate and/or use Wikimedia projects all in a bid to retain and increase the number of contributors, donors and users.

Victor

 * Victor's message

My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports Wikipedia. I'm chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community around the world, including those from readers, editors, and donors. Stories are absolutely essential for any non-profit to persuade people to support the cause, and we know the vast network of people who make and use Wikipedia have so much to share.

I'm scouring user pages looking for inspiring, motivating and interesting stories of how Wikipedia has affected the lives of people. I'm asking questions like "How has Wikipedia changed your life?", "What's the most interesting story you have about Wikipedia?" and "Has Wikipedia ever surprised you?"

Last year, we used the annual fundraiser as a way to show the world who it is who actually writes Wikipedia. We featured editors from Brazil, Ukraine, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, India, United States and England. This campaign was a huge success, resulting in the most financially successful fundraising campaign ever. It was also a campaign that stayed true to the spirit of Wikipedia, educating the public that this free top-5 website is created by volunteers like you and I.

This year we want to highlight more Kenyan-language Wikipedia editors, so I am in the process of planning a trip to Kenya to interview editors.

If you or someone you know (or have heard about) has been positively affected by Wikipedia, or have something interesting to say about Wikipedia I'd very much like to hear about it!

Please let me know if you're inclined to take part in the Wikipedia Stories Project, or if you know someone else with whom I should speak.

Of course, if you have any questions or concerns, please ask! I will answer as soon as I can.

Thank you for your time,

Victor Grigas

Email Me.

Stories
Some stories covered by Victor and other story tellers about the Wikimedia movement

Do You Have a Story to tell?
We've done lots of great stuff and it's very important we give feedback on our successes and reasons as contributors, donors and/or users of Wikimedia to create more traction for the movement. If you have a "story" to tell or would be available during Victor's visit and join us on some intros, please sign below and/or get intouch with me: Alex Wafula (talk) Email Me.

Xelawafs (talk) 03:48, 1 June 2012 (UTC)