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{{hatnote|This article is about the non-profitable organization of Chalo Chatu. For the internet enycolpidea see [[Chalo Chatu]]}} | |||
{{Infobox organization | |||
| name = Chalo Chatu Foundation Inc. | |||
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| type = non-profitable organization | |||
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| founded_date = {{start date and age|2016|4|15}}<br>Lusaka, Zambia | |||
| founder = '''Jason Mulikita''' | |||
| location = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] | |||
| key_people = [[Jason Mulikita]], chair of the board<br/>[[Chabota Kanguya]] | |||
| area_served = Africa | |||
| focus = Free, open-content, wiki-based Internet projects | |||
| products = [[Chalo Chatu]] | |||
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| membership = Board-only | |||
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}} | |||
The '''Chalo Chatu Foundation''', ('''CCF''') is a non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Lusaka Zambia. The foundation was | The '''Chalo Chatu Foundation''', ('''CCF''') is a non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Lusaka Zambia. The foundation was | ||
founded in 2016 by [[Jason Mulikita]] as a way to fund Chalo Chatu encyclopedia and its projects through non-profit means. Jason Mulikita is chair of the board. [[Chabota Kanguya]] is the Chief Of Operations (C.O.O.) since June 2016. | founded in 2016 by [[Jason Mulikita]] as a way to fund Chalo Chatu encyclopedia and its projects through non-profit means. Jason Mulikita is chair of the board. [[Chabota Kanguya]] is the Chief Of Operations (C.O.O.) since June 2016.<ref name= Cha9>{{cite web|title= Biography: Isaac Chabota Kanguya Jnr|url= | ||
http://zedhypemag.com/biography-isaac-chabota-kanguya-jnr/ |accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref> | |||
==Goal== | ==Goal== | ||
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===Hardware=== | ===Hardware=== | ||
===Softwаrе=== | ===Softwаrе=== | ||
The operation of Chalo Chatu depends on MediaWiki, a custom-made, free and open-source wiki software platform written in PHP and built upon the MySQL database. | The operation of Chalo Chatu depends on MediaWiki, a custom-made, free and open-source wiki software platform written in PHP and built upon the MySQL database.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nedworks.org/~mark/presentations/san/Wikimedia%20architecture.pdf |format=PDF|title=Wikimedia Architecture |first=Mark|last=Bergman |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation Inc. |accessdate=June 27, 2008}}</ref> The | ||
software incorporates programming features such as a macro language, variables , a transclusion system for templates , and URL redirection. MediaWiki is licensed under the GNU General Public License and it is used by the Chalo Chatu website. | |||
==Finances== | |||
The Foundation relies on public contributions and grants to fund its mission. It is not a private foundation, and contributions to it qualify as tax-deductible charitable contributions. The continued technical and economic growth of each of the Chalo Chaty projects is dependent mostly on donations. | |||
==Board of Trustees== | |||
{{Main|Chalo Chatu:Jason Mulikita}} | |||
==Legal== | |||
In general, the Foundation does not provide legal support or legal advice to volunteers. | |||
== References == | |||
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{{Template:Chalo Chatu}} | |||
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Lusaka]] | [[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Lusaka]] | ||
[[Category:Non-profit technology]] | [[Category:Non-profit technology]] | ||
