WikiAfrica/OpenAfrica15/People
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| #OpenAfrica 15 | Participants, Trainers & Presenters | Programme – Links and Resources | Outcomes |
Participants edit
Delegates edit
| First name | Surname | Username | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebiyu | Sultan | Nebiyu.s |  Ethiopia
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| Olushola | Olaniyan | Olaniyan Olushola |  Nigeria
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| Raphael | Berchie | Rberchie |  Ghana
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| Georges | Fodouop | Geugeor |  Cameroon
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| Nkosinathi | Mhlanga | Urbankulca |  South Africa
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| Linda | Baker | Stralitzia | South Africa
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Trainers edit
- Gereon Kalkuhl, #OpenAfrica15 trainer
- Isla Haddow-Flood, programme coordinator and #OpenAfrica15 Project Manager
- Kelsey Wiens, Creative Commons SA Public Lead
Presenters edit
- Tim Moritz Hector participated in a skype call to share his experience of being a Wikipedian in Residence at ZDFcheck.
- Liam Wyatt participated in a skype call to share his experiences of being a Wikipedian in Residence at the British Museum.
- John Cummings participated in a skype call to share his current experiences of being a Wikipedian in Residence at UNESCO.
- Mignon Hardie, Executive Director and Trustee of FunDza, conducted a Skype presentation on community building and motivations using the FunDza project as a case study. To see the outcomes of the workshop, view this link.
- Tessa Welch, project manager of the African Storybook Project, discussed how the open licence was essential to the growth of the project, especially with regards to translation and distribution.
- Tarryn-Anne Anderson, a facilitator and part of the management team for Book Dash, discussed how the open licence was integral to their model, allowing creatives to donate their talent and helping in the wider distribution of the books via other channels.
- Adam Oxford, owner of HTXT Magazine and a member of Hack Hackers, discussed how an open licence helps to keep their business afloat in a challenging and competitive environment.