Chalo Chatu Explained

Chalo Chatu
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Screenshot Size:300px
Company Type:Charitable organization
Language:English
Location City:Lusaka
Location Country:Zambia
Area Served:Zambia (2016–present)
Worldwide (2017-present)
Key People:Jason Mulikita (Founder and CEO)
Chabota Kanguya
(COO)[1]
Industry:Internet
Num Users: 12,116[2]
Current Status:Active
Programming Language:MediaWiki
Owner:Chalo Chatu Foundation [3]
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Type:Online encyclopedia
Content License:[4]
Most text is also dual-licensed under GFDL; media licensing varies

Chalo Chatu translated as our world in the Zambian language is an English-language wiki-based free encyclopaedia project created by Jason Mulikita[5] [6] that is dedicated to documenting the Zambia and also try to preserve the history and pride of Zambia covering historical events and current events, notable public figures, companies, organizations, websites, national monuments and other notable key features of Zambia.[7] The site uses MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information. The site's content is under a Creative Commons license(CC BY-SA 3.0) which means that it is available free to the public, but cannot be used for commercial purposes and should not be modified by people who are not part of the community of the website. Chalo Chatu is a work-in-progress, with articles in various stages of completion.[8]

History

The web site was opened on 1 June 2016 and has been active since then.[9] The website was launched with the ".org" top-level domain denoting its non-commercial nature.[10] [6]

Funding & Nature of the project

Chalo Chatu Foundation is documenting an entire nation which no easy task according to the site itself.[11] The main aim of the project is to document everything that has to-do with Zambia. The stated aim of the project is "preserving the History and Pride of Zambia ".[10] [9] Chalo Chatu is a non-profit so it gets fundings through the donations that people make.[12] [13] The organization that runs the project does not have its own equipment and is constantly relying on individual volunteers to use their own equipment, such as computers and cameras, to gather information.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography: Isaac Chabota Kanguya Jnr. 21 August 2017. 20 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820233317/http://zedhypemag.com/biography-isaac-chabota-kanguya-jnr/. dead.
  2. Web site: Statistics - Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia. 2021-09-13. www.chalochatu.org.
  3. Web site: Chalo Chatu Foundation. Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopaedia . 21 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Chalo Chatu:Main Page . Chalo Chatu. 9 November 2016.
  5. News: Introducing Chalo Chatu "The Zambian Online Encyclopedia" . . ZHM . 28 July 2017. 2017-07-28.
  6. Web site: Zambia now literally has its own version of Wikipedia called chalochatu.org. Imanga Kay. 2016-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226020801/http://www.manic.co.zm/zambia-now-literally-version-wikipedia-called-chalochatu-org/. 2018-02-26. dead.
  7. Web site: Zambian Online Encyclopaedia. Africa Updates. 8 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Zambia's first online encyclopedia to document the entire country. Staff Writer. 1 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811041638/http://www.manic.co.zm/zambias-first-online-encyclopedia-document-entire-country/. 11 August 2017. dead.
  9. News: CHALO CHATU: ZAMBIA'S OWN WIKIPEDIA ! . September 29, 2017 . Tuneworth.com.
  10. Web site: Chalo Chatu about us. Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia. 21 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Writers and contributors . Chalochatu.org. 23 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Chabo Chatu the next big thing. . 2 October 2017. AskChabota Blog. 3 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Donations. Chalo Chatu. 23 May 2017.