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| '''''Chalo Chatu''''' is a free online collaborative encyclopedia by the Chalo Chatu Foundation. Launched on 1 June 2016, the website aims to be a knowledge hub that will preserve the History and Pride of [[Zambia]]. We are a non-profit organisation and content on this website is contributed by volunteers from all across the country.
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| ==Writers==
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| Documenting an entire nation is no easy task! Because of that, we have a number of passionate writers who have voluntarily come on board to gather information from various locations of the country. You too can join this team by simply [[:Special:RequestAccount|requesting for an account]].
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| ==How you can get involved==
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| ===Donations===
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| Chalo Chatu is a highly-efficient non-profit project driven by a dedicated team of volunteers from all across Zambia. You can help support our efforts by making donations towards:
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| *'''Technology: ''Servers, bandwidth, maintenance, development''.''' To support our rapidly growing website and vast information, Chalo Chatu runs on a large server that comes with high monthly and yearly costs.
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| *'''Projects''': In order to research and gather information on various topics from all parts of the country, we incur logistical costs such as travel and internet bandwidth. The project currently does not have its own equipment and has been relying on individual volunteers to use their own equipment, such as computers and cameras, to gather information. This has, however, proven difficult for those that don't have their own.
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| ===Become a writer===
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| # Are you passionate about documenting Zambia? Good! You can join our team of volunteers and help this website grow. Simply '''[[:Special:RequestAccount|request for an account]]''' and we will be happy to have you on board as a contributor! | |
| # Or, if all you want to do is send us a piece of information that you feel would be of interest to society, feel free to e-mail it to us at <big>contribute@chalochatu.org</big>.
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| You can think of a topic to write about, or check through our '''[[:Special:WantedPages|list of wanted pages]]'''.
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| ==Contact us==
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| You can reach us by e-mail on <big>bwanji@chalochatu.org</big>
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| We are located at:
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| 17 [[Mushakashela Road]], [[Woodlands]]<br>
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| [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]
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| You can also connect with us on our social media channels:
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| *[http://www.twitter.com/chalochatu '''Twitter''': http://www.twitter.com/chalochatu]
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| *[http://www.facebook.com/chalochatu '''Facebook''': http://www.facebook.com/chalochatu]
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| *[http://www.instagram.com/chalochatu '''Instagram''': http://www.instagram.com/chalochatu]
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| ''Stay updated with our daily posts and conversations by following our hashtag <big>#ChaloChatu</big> on all our channels.''
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| ==FAQs==
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| *'''Is anyone free to post and edit content?''' Yes. Chalo Chatu is built by people who have the passion to document the country and preserve our history for generations to come. Anyone can [[:Special:RequestAccount|request for an account]] and become a contributor.
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| *'''Can I suggest a topic?''' Yes, you can suggest notable topics. Our team will research and make the information available on our website within the shortest possible time. You can send your suggestions to ''bwanji@chalochatu.org'' or via our social media channels listed in the '''Contact us''' section above.
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| *'''Why does your website look like Wikipedia?''' That's because Wikipedia runs on a free open-source software called MediaWiki. The software is used by thousands of individuals and organisations to build ''wikis'' and knowledge bases. And because of its flexibility and effectiveness, we adopted it as a tool to build our encyclopedia.
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