Something like this could definitely make a real difference, GN -- either enhancing and focusing pages on WP, or standing up a COVID-19 dedicated site that could draw from other projects.
At the same time we could also set aside funds to ensure that communityresources is well staffed at this time. A federated approach like this <https://losaltoscf.org/lacf-2020-nonprofit-relief-fund/> to explicitly support regional partners, in coordination with other regional sponsors, could work. (Candid has a catalog <https://candid.org/explore-issues/coronavirus/funds> of similar efforts). SJ On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 7:04 AM Gnangarra <gnanga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Our best skill is collecting, collating, and sharing knowledge, we have > connections deep into communities and countries across the globe. > > In a small way we have networks and we could get limited support medically > to a handful of volunteers, in some ways that will have made feel as if we > have done some to help then we can go back to our meetings, our events, our > adding a few more articles. > > Perhaps its time we took our big stick and put the right knowledge where > it can be found quickly, turn over the main pages to Wikimed get more > useful support information about reducing transmission risks. We can use > our resources to get knowledge about how bad it is to wider audiences, > importantly link our volunteers into other organisations and help this > knowledge with support to wherever ground zero is. We can put our skill > sets to translations and knowledge distribution so everyone can learn. > > > On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 at 02:38, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> Personally I feel, insuring individuals against COVID-19 or helping >>> people to get vaccines or sending other supports can be better handled >>> locally by local affiliates (or local committees as proposed by Tito, >>> whichevers seems fit) instead of a central organization like WMF. Local >>> affiliates have better information about the vulnerable section of the >>> community, government orders concerning the available vaccines, local >>> market value of insurance premiums, vaccines, disinfectants etc. Sometimes >>> they even have the money and/or the intention to extend this kind of >>> support too, all they need is just a permission from the donor i.e. WMF >>> Grants team. >>> >> >> The more I think about this, the more I come to think that we should at >> least attempt it. >> >> It might be unusual for a nonprofit to provide this kind of support to >> its volunteers, but this is a truly exceptional situation. And while the >> entire world is struggling with Covid, the nature of the struggle is deeply >> different in most wealthy countries compared to what India is going through >> now. And India will probably not be the last nation to see its healthcare >> system not just threatened but entirely overwhelmed. >> >> Of course the WMF is not going to be able to start airlifting >> Wikimedia-branded vaccines or oxygen supplies, but there must be some form >> practical help that can be given to support Wikimedia volunteers. >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > -- > GN. > > *Power of Diverse Collaboration* > *Sharing knowledge brings people together* > Wikimania Bangkok 2022 > August > hosted by ESEAP > > Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra > Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page > My print shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Gnangarra/shop?asc=u > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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