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| occupation = COO of [[Chalo Chatu]] | * [[Isaac Kanguya]] (''father'') | ||
* Justina Mapulanga Kanguya (''mother'')}} | |||
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* Salome Kanguya (''sister'') | |||
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* Internet personality | |||
* COO of [[Chalo Chatu]] | |||
* Blogger | |||
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Chabota Kanguya (born February 20, 1993) is a Zambian | '''Chabota Kanguya''' (born February 20, 1993) is a Zambian Internet personality. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of [[Chalo Chatu]].<ref name= Chalo>{{cite news|title=Introducing Chalo Chatu “The Zambian Online Encyclopedia” |url= http://zedhypemag.com/introducing-chalo-chatu-zambian-online-encyclopedia/ |work=[[Zambian Hype Magazine]] |location= Lusaka Zambia |date=28 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-28}}</ref><ref name= Cha9/> He is best know for his role at [[Zambezi Fm]] as the radio presenter in 2013 for the show called Making friends forum which used to come every Saturday. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Chabota was born in 1993 in [[Mumbwa]] the son of Justina Mapulanga and [[Isaac Kanguya]], and the oldest of four children. His father is the Public Relations Manager at [[NHCC]]. | Chabota{{refn|group=notes|The name Chabota is a Tonga name that means something nice.<ref>''Chabota'' in the ''[[Tonga Language]]''</ref>}}was born in 1993 in [[Mumbwa]] the son of Justina Mapulanga and [[Isaac Kanguya]], and the oldest of four children. His father is the Public Relations Manager at [[NHCC]]. | ||
Chabota has two Sisters, Salome and Veronica Kanguya, and one brother Louis Kanguya. He grew up in a one-bedroom in [[Kanyama]], [[Lusaka]] and helped his mother with her small business related that his mother did. Chabota's childhood was deeply affected when the house they stayed in was hit by a car and the walls of the house fell and at that moment him with his mother and his two where in the house having luanch while his father was at work. | Chabota has two Sisters, Salome and Veronica Kanguya, and one brother Louis Kanguya. He grew up in a one-bedroom in [[Kanyama]], [[Lusaka]] and helped his mother with her small business related that his mother did. Chabota's childhood was deeply affected when the house they stayed in was hit by a car and the walls of the house fell and at that moment him with his mother and his two sisters where in the house having luanch while his father was at work. | ||
His family moved to [[Livingstone]], when he was 7 years old. He attended, his high school at [[Linda High School]] where he was "always at the top of his class" when it came to computers. He completed his school at [[Linda High School]] with in 2011. <ref name= Cha>{{cite web|title= Chabota's bio |url= https://www.reverbnation.com/artist_5198314/bio |accessdate= 30 September 2016}}</ref> | His family moved to [[Livingstone]], when he was 7 years old.<ref name= Cha9/> He attended, his high school at [[Linda High School]] where he was "always at the top of his class" when it came to computers. He completed his school at [[Linda High School]] with in 2011. <ref name= Cha>{{cite web|title= Chabota's bio |url= https://www.reverbnation.com/artist_5198314/bio |accessdate= 30 September 2016}}</ref> | ||
===Early education=== | ===Early education=== | ||
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While at Nalituwe Basic during his 8th grade Chabota was president of the IBA ([[Important Bird Areas]]) club under the [[BirdLife]] project, In his own words he said that he currently holds the Zambian birdwatching | While at Nalituwe Basic during his 8th grade Chabota was president of the IBA ([[Important Bird Areas]]) club under the [[BirdLife]] project, In his own words he said that he currently holds the Zambian birdwatching | ||
record at the age of 17 with 269. Chabota was also a memebr debate club where he was selected as the club's secretary and he was also a volleyball player. | record at the age of 17 with 269.<ref name= Cha9/> Chabota was also a memebr debate club where he was selected as the club's secretary and he was also a volleyball player. | ||
===High school and higher education=== | ===High school and higher education=== | ||
Chabota attended his high at [[Linda High School]]. During his 11th grade at Linda High Chabota joined the computer awareness club where he was selected the club's project coordinator. | Chabota attended his high at [[Linda High School]]. During his 11th grade at Linda High Chabota joined the computer awareness club where he was selected the club's project coordinator.<ref name= Cha9/> In 2010 He took part in a quiz competition under [[Zain]] held at the [[Livingstone Museum]] where he won first price in the category of computer science he left the club after 8 months and became the a librarian and the following year he was picked to be the Chief librarian of the school. | ||
In 2010 He took part in a quiz competition under [[Zain]] held at the [[Livingstone Museum]] where he won first price in the category of computer science he left the club after 8 months and became the a librarian and the following year he was picked to be the Chief librarian of the school. | |||
In October 2012 Chabota enrolled to a private institution to-do a short course of web development and networking, Chabota says he never finished these two short courses cause he had to prepare to go to a piloting school the following year. | In October 2012 Chabota enrolled to a private institution to-do a short course of web development and networking, Chabota says he never finished these two short courses cause he had to prepare to go to a piloting school the following year. | ||
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===Writing career=== | ===Writing career=== | ||
During his time as a Librarian at Linda High School | During his time as a Librarian at Linda High School Chabota learnt the basics of writing articles with full access to all kinds of books in the libray and his major interest has been history. | ||
His writting career started in 2007 with an to attempted to write articles on Wikipedia he says it was not an easy road but has learnt how and has a number of articles on the Wikipedia website the top article being of singer and song writer [[B Flow]]. | His writting career started in 2007 with an to attempted to write articles on Wikipedia he says it was not an easy road but has learnt how and has a number of articles on the Wikipedia website the top article being of singer and song writer [[B Flow]]. According to to his own account on Wikipedia Chabota is constantly researching a wide variety of topics, including: current events, local history, music and politics and he is also In support of the open knowledge/free | ||
culture movement in general. <ref name= ChaB>{{cite web|title= Wiki Profile|url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Icem4k/WikiCV |accessdate= 8 May 2017}}</ref> | |||
In March 2017 Chabota joined the [[Global Platform Zambia]] a book club to help him grow with his wirtting and learn more through other writer in the book club. | |||
Chabota writes a blog on blogspot.com called AskChabota. | |||
===Chalo Chatu=== | ===Chalo Chatu=== | ||
{{Main | Chalo Chatu}} | {{Main | Chalo Chatu| | ||
Chalo Chatu community| Chalo Chatu Foundation}} | |||
[[File:JJA7938.jpg|200px|right|thumb| Chabota shows other [[Chalo Chatu writers]] how media wiki works and a few basics of wiki text. ]] | [[File:JJA7938.jpg|200px|right|thumb| Chabota shows other [[Chalo Chatu writers]] how media wiki works and a few basics of wiki text. ]] | ||
Chabota was asked to join [[Chalo Chatu]] by [[Jason Mulikita]] in May of 2016 founder and C.E.O of the [[Chalo Chatu Foundation]]. Jason had no formal search for a COO, but thought of Chabota as "a perfect fit" for this role as he had the knowledge and how media wiki works. | Chabota was asked to join [[Chalo Chatu]] by [[Jason Mulikita]] in May of 2016 founder and C.E.O of the [[Chalo Chatu Foundation]]. Jason had no formal search for a COO, but thought of Chabota as "a perfect fit" for this role as he had the knowledge and how media wiki works. | ||
===Women's History Museum=== | |||
{{Main|The Women's History Museum }} | |||
===Icem4k=== | ===Icem4k=== | ||
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===Religious views=== | ===Religious views=== | ||
Chabota is a Protestant Christian whose religious views developed in his teenage life. He became a believer and was baptised in the [[Seventh-Day-Adventist]] Church in Livingstone. | Chabota is a Protestant Christian whose religious views developed in his teenage life. He became a believer and was baptised in the [[Seventh-Day-Adventist]] Church in Livingstone. | ||
He describes his mother, raised from a Catholic background who is now Seventh-Day-Adventist as "a woman who sees religion as particularly | |||
useful in everyday life." <ref name= Cha9>{{cite web|title= Biography: Isaac Chabota Kanguya Jnr|url= | |||
http://zedhypemag.net/biography-isaac-chabota-kanguya-jnr/ |accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref> And says she has helped him grow spiritually and understand God. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.facebook.com/TheOfficialChabota/ Facebook Page] | ||
* [http://www.Twitter.com/Kanguya Twitter Account] | * [http://www.Twitter.com/Kanguya Twitter Account] | ||
* [https://about.me/chabota Chabota Page] | * [https://about.me/chabota Chabota Page] | ||
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== Notes == | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1993 births]] | [[Category:1993 births]] | ||
[[Category:Chalo Chatu Writers]] | [[Category:Chalo Chatu Writers]] | ||
[[Category:People from Lusaka]] | [[Category:People from Lusaka]] | ||
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[[Category:Radio Presenters]] | [[Category:Radio Presenters]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian birdwatchers]] | [[Category:Zambian birdwatchers]] | ||
[[Category:Kanguyas]] | [[Category:Kanguyas]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian activists]] | |||
