Chalo Chatu
 | This article has multiple issues.Please helpimprove itor discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
 | |
Screenshot  Chalo Chatu main page | |
| Type of business | Charitable organization |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | June 1, 2016 |
| Headquarters | , Zambia |
| Area served | Zambia(2016–present) Worldwide (2017-present) |
| Owner | Chalo Chatu Foundation[1] |
| Founder(s) |
|
| Key people | Jason Mulikita (Founder andCEO) Chabota Kanguya (COO)[2] |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | www |
| Users |  12,116[3] |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons licenses[4][5] Most text is also dual-licensed under GFDL; media licensing varies |
| Written in | MediaWiki |
Chalo Chatutranslated asour worldin theZambianlanguage is anEnglish-languagewiki-basedfree encyclopaediaproject created by Jason Mulikita[6][7]that is dedicated to documenting the Zambia and[8]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.[9]The site usesMediaWikisoftware to maintain a user-created database of information. The site's content is under aCreative Commons license(CC BY-SA3.0) 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
[edit]The web site was opened on 1 June 2016[10]and has been active since then.[11]The website was launched with the ".org" top-level domain denoting its non-commercial nature.[5][7]
Funding & Nature of the project
[edit]Chalo Chatu Foundation is documenting an entire nation[10]which no easy task according to the site itself.[12]The main aim of the project is to document everything that has to-do with Zambia. The stated aim of the project is "preserving theHistoryand Pride ofZambia".[5][11]Chalo Chatu is anon-profitso it gets fundings through thedonationsthat people make.[2][10][6][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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Chalo Chatu Foundation".Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopaedia.Retrieved21 August2017.
- ^ab"Biography: Isaac Chabota Kanguya Jnr".Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2017.Retrieved21 August2017.
- ^"Statistics - Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia".chalochatu.org.Retrieved2021-09-13.
- ^"Chalo Chatu:Main Page".Chalo Chatu.Retrieved9 November2016.
- ^abcd"Chalo Chatu about us".Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia.Retrieved21 August2017.
- ^ab"Introducing Chalo Chatu" The Zambian Online Encyclopedia "".Zambian Hype Magazine.ZHM. 28 July 2017.Retrieved2017-07-28.
- ^ab"Zambia now literally has its own version of Wikipedia called chalochatu.org".Imanga Kay. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-02-26.Retrieved2016-06-06.
- ^ab"Zambia's first online encyclopedia to document the entire country".Staff Writer. Archived fromthe originalon 11 August 2017.Retrieved1 August2017.
- ^"Zambian Online Encyclopaedia".Africa Updates.Retrieved8 September2017.
- ^abc"Chabo Chatu the next big thing".AskChabota Blog. 2 October 2017.Retrieved3 October2017.
- ^ab"CHALO CHATU: ZAMBIA'S OWN WIKIPEDIA!".No. September 29, 2017. Tuneworth.
- ^"Writers and contributors".Chalochatu.org.Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^"Donations".Chalo Chatu.Retrieved23 May2017.
External links
[edit]
