It is saddening hearing of such a loss , May the almighty comfort his wife , his family and all the Wikimedians at large , RIP INgol
The Wikimedia community user Group Rwanda joins you and his family to pay tribute to a life well lived for the benefits of the entire humanity On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 at 00:51 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> > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > -- derrick
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