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  • From: "Seble G. Baraki" <seblebaraki1 AT gmail.com>
  • To: CC Africa mailing list <ccafrica AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ccAfrica] ccAfrica Digest, Vol 62, Issue 5
  • Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 17:24:00 +0300


Dear Tobias and Alex;

It is very unconceivable to see CC in Africa without you two. I still remember the first time Tobias told  me and another colleague from Tanzania about CC and how we can get involved. It was four years ago. Because of him and other supporters  a CC team was created in Ethiopia. 

Alex, has been an inspiration so far. Both of them have been to the CC team in Ethiopia. We are very much lucky to have worked with you both. 

Because of the support we got from both of them, we are about to have the CC licenses in Amharic very very soon!!!!! I would like to thank you both for your support and encouragement in our journey. 

As has everybody done so far, I wish you both the best of luck. But it is very sad to see CC in Africa without you. 

Cheers, 
Seble 




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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 23:46:04 +0300
From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru AT gmail.com>
To: Bukola <bukola AT gmail.com>
Cc: Simeon Oriko <simeon AT creativecommons.org>,  Claudio Ruiz
        <claudio AT creativecommons.org>,  CC Africa mailing list
        <ccafrica AT lists.ibiblio.org>,   "Dorothy K. Gordon"
        <director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh>
Subject: Re: [ccAfrica] Farewell from the CC Africa RCs
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Thank you Tobias! My brother from the other mother.

Pamoja!

Good people, I am on @gmail.com from now on.

asante sana.

[Sent from my tiny screen wireless device. Excuse mobile brevity and or
unintended typos]

On 2 Dec 2016 21:29, "bukola" <bukola AT gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Alex and Tobias,

Like all others have more eloquently put it already, I want to thank you
for your hard work, commitment and dedication to CC and to Africa.  It has
not been easy, but nothing great is ever easy .. :)

Wishing you both the best in future endeavors and looking forward to seeing
Simeon continue line Africa in CC's priorities going forward.

Cheers,

bukola

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Dorothy K. Gordon <
director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh> wrote:

> Dear Alex and Tobias,  First let me thank you for your commitment and
> dedication to CC and to Africa.  It has been a privilege to get to know
> both of you in this role.  Your mail is a reminder of how much you have
> brought to the movement. You have both worked tirelessly under difficult
> conditions. Believe me when I say you are very much appreciated.  I wish
> you all the best in the many new roles which will open up to you.  I will
> be transitioning out of my role on the Board of CC as well as my work with
> AITI-KACE so I am looking forward to embracing change.
>
> warm regards to you both.
>
> This email will be discontinued in a few days as I end my term with
> AITI-KACE.  Please write to support AT aiti-kace.com.gh or
> info AT aiti-kace.com.gh for all aiti-kace related issues.  For personal
> contacts please use dkgxdgx AT gmail.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tobias Schonwetter" <tobias AT creativecommons.org>
> To: "CC Africa mailing list" <ccafrica AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Cc: simeon AT creativecommons.org, "Claudio Ruiz" <
> claudio AT creativecommons.org>
> Sent: Friday, 2 December, 2016 10:00:22 AM
> Subject: [ccAfrica] Farewell from the CC Africa RCs
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues and friends:
>
>
> as some of you may already know, Alex and I will be stepping down as
> regional coordinators for CC in Africa at the end of this month. Being the
> RCs for Africa has never been just a job for us but a real privilege and
> honor, and indeed a unique opportunity to support what CC stands for and
> aims to achieve in light of what is needed in Africa. During our tenure we
> have helped creating new and reviving some existing CC teams in
> strategically important regions of our continent in accordance with our own
> anchor country strategy, and more recently we intensified our efforts to
> build even more country teams to generally increase traction of CC on
> African soil. We also focussed on developing a system for future
> translations (something that will become increasingly important in the
> future we think to reach those in Africa who are not fluent in English);
> moreover, we tried to connect African affiliates with each other and with
> their global peers, and we also tried to support local activities as much
> as we could (sometimes financially, sometimes strategically - or both).
>
>
> But maintainig and growing an active, vibrant CC community in Africa
> remains a challenge. We are still underrepresented with only 7 country
> teams in sub-Saharan Africa, and we particularly lack activities in
> francophone Africa and in Southern Africa (outside of South Africa). We
> didn?t manage to organise a regional meeting for too long (although plans
> exist to have a proper one during the next Global Summit in Toronto in
> 2017); and we also realise that most of you are stretched beyond capacity
> which makes commiting time to CC difficult at times (and perhaps more
> difficult than elsewhere). Sometimes, we haven?t succeeded in making
> clearer that CC is not primarily about copyright law (an issue not very
> high on many domestic agendas in Africa) but about the much much more
> fundamental goal of creating inclusive societies with equal access and
> participation opportunities in cultural and educational activities, among
> other things. As such CC remains crucially important for Africa.
>
>
> It is now time, we feel, that something else is tried to increase CC?s
> footprint in Africa and globally. From the outset, the regional coordinator
> system had its weaknesses, including the fact that it created a
> middle-(wo)men structure between affiliates teams and HQ. But it was felt
> when we were appointed that this was needed to sufficiently cater for
> cultural, ethnic, economic and developmental differences between different
> regions. And sure enough, we often felt in our conversations with our RC
> colleagues that needs, concerns, interests and simply the way CC ?business"
> is conducted by affiliates differs, especially between the Global North and
> the Gobal South. It was our job in the past to raise these issues with CC
> HQ to ensure these differences were adequately taken into account. However,
> based on the recommendations of the CC Steering Committee, CC will soon
> embark on a laudable process to " create a stronger, more active and
> engaged [global] community?. And CC is already putting systems in place to
> ensure that voices from all regions are heard and that CC HQ staff is
> trained and supported to think truly globally (see the appointments of
> Claudio Ruiz from Chile as Director of Ecosystems and Simeon Oriko as
> Network Manager). It is our (all of us) responsibility to support them in
> their difficult task ahead.
>
>
> Alex and I are long-time Creative Commoners and while we step back from
> our positions as RCs we will of course continue to do this important work
> in our respective countries - and together with you and our global peers.
>
>
> It has been a real pleasure to serve as your Regional Coordinators!
>
>
> Talk soon.
>
>
> Tobias ( tobiasschonwetter AT gmail.com ) and Alex ( gakuru AT gmail.com )
>
>
> ---
> Dr. Tobias Schonwetter
> Regional Coordinator: Africa
> Creative Commons
>
> twitter: @tobyschonwetter
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 20:09:36 -0800
From: OLE Rwanda <olerwanda AT gmail.com>
To: Tobias Schonwetter <tobias AT creativecommons.org>
Cc: CC Africa mailing list <ccafrica AT lists.ibiblio.org>,
        simeon AT creativecommons.org, Claudio Ruiz <claudio AT creativecommons.org>
Subject: Re: [ccAfrica] Farewell from the CC Africa RCs
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Dear Alex and Tobias,

Thanks and kudos for the good work. I was amazed by the way you and Alex
pulled the work together as a coherent coordinating team even though you
were not at the same location.

Good Luck.

Jacques

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Tobias Schonwetter <
tobias AT creativecommons.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues and friends:
>
> as some of you may already know, Alex and I will be stepping down as
> regional coordinators for CC in Africa at the end of this month. Being the
> RCs for Africa has never been just a job for us but a real privilege and
> honor, and indeed a unique opportunity to support what CC stands for and
> aims to achieve in light of what is needed in Africa. During our tenure we
> have helped creating new and reviving some existing CC teams in
> strategically important regions of our continent in accordance with our own
> anchor country strategy, and more recently we intensified our efforts to
> build even more country teams to generally increase traction of CC on
> African soil. We also focussed on developing a system for future
> translations (something that will become increasingly important in the
> future we think to reach those in Africa who are not fluent in English);
> moreover, we tried to connect African affiliates with each other and with
> their global peers, and we also tried to support local activities as much
> as we could (sometimes financially, sometimes strategically - or both).
>
> But maintainig and growing an active, vibrant CC community in Africa
> remains a challenge. We are still underrepresented with only 7 country
> teams in sub-Saharan Africa, and we particularly lack activities in
> francophone Africa and in Southern Africa (outside of South Africa). We
> didn?t manage to organise a regional meeting for too long (although plans
> exist to have a  proper one during the next Global Summit in Toronto in
> 2017); and we also realise that most of you are stretched beyond capacity
> which makes commiting time to CC difficult at times (and perhaps more
> difficult than elsewhere). Sometimes, we haven?t succeeded in making
> clearer that CC is not primarily about copyright law (an issue not very
> high on many domestic agendas in Africa) but about the much much more
> fundamental goal of creating inclusive societies with equal access and
> participation opportunities in cultural and educational activities, among
> other things. As such CC remains crucially important for Africa.
>
> It is now time, we feel, that something else is tried to increase CC?s
> footprint in Africa and globally. From the outset, the regional coordinator
> system had its weaknesses, including the fact that it created a
> middle-(wo)men structure between affiliates teams and HQ. But it was felt
> when we were appointed that this was needed to sufficiently cater for
> cultural, ethnic, economic and developmental differences between different
> regions. And sure enough, we often felt in our conversations with our RC
> colleagues that needs, concerns, interests and simply the way CC ?business"
> is conducted by affiliates differs, especially between the Global North and
> the Gobal South. It was our job in the past to raise these issues with CC
> HQ to ensure these differences were adequately taken into account. However,
> based on the recommendations of the CC Steering Committee, CC will soon
> embark on a laudable process to "create a stronger, more active and
> engaged [global] community?. And CC is already putting systems in place to
> ensure that voices from all regions are heard and that CC HQ staff is
> trained and supported to think truly globally (see the appointments of
> Claudio Ruiz from Chile as Director of Ecosystems and Simeon Oriko as
> Network Manager). It is our (all of us) responsibility to support them in
> their difficult task ahead.
>
> Alex and I are long-time Creative Commoners and while we step back from
> our positions as RCs we will of course continue to do this important work
> in our respective countries - and together with you and our global peers.
>
> It has been a real pleasure to serve as your Regional Coordinators!
>
> Talk soon.
>
> Tobias (tobiasschonwetter AT gmail.com) and Alex (gakuru AT gmail.com)
> ---
> Dr. Tobias Schonwetter
> Regional Coordinator: Africa
> Creative Commons
>
> twitter: @tobyschonwetter
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>


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Email: olerwanda AT gmail.com
jacques.murinda AT olerwanda.org
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