Chalo Chatu

{{Short description|Free online encyclopedia about Zambia}}

{{Multiple issues|

{{Notability|Web|date=April 2022}}

{{One source|date=April 2022}}

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{{Infobox website

| name = Chalo Chatu

| logo = Chalo Chatu logo.jpg

| collapsible = no

| collapsetext = Screenshot

| screenshot = ChaloChatu screen shot.jpg

| caption = Chalo Chatu main page

| screenshot_size = 300px

| company_type = Charitable organization

| language = English

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2016|06|01|df=no|p=no|br=no}}

| location_city = Lusaka

| location_country = Zambia

| area_served = Zambia (2016–present)
Worldwide (2017-present)

| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Jason Mulikita}}

| key_people = Jason Mulikita (Founder and CEO)
Chabota Kanguya
(COO){{cite web|title= Biography: Isaac Chabota Kanguya Jnr|url= http://zedhypemag.com/biography-isaac-chabota-kanguya-jnr/|access-date= 21 August 2017|archive-date= 20 August 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170820233317/http://zedhypemag.com/biography-isaac-chabota-kanguya-jnr/|url-status= dead}}

| industry = Internet

| url = {{URL|http://www.chalochatu.org/}}

| num_users = {{Increase}} 12,116{{Cite web|title=Statistics - Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia|url=http://www.chalochatu.org/Special:Statistics|access-date=2021-09-13|website=www.chalochatu.org}}

| current_status = Active

| programming_language = MediaWiki

| owner = Chalo Chatu Foundation {{cite web|title=Chalo Chatu Foundation|url= http://chalochatu.org/Chalo_Chatu_Foundation |publisher= Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopaedia |access-date=21 August 2017}}

| type = Online encyclopedia

| content_license = {{nobr|Creative Commons licenses}}{{cite web |url=http://chalochatu.org/Main_Page |title=Chalo Chatu:Main Page |publisher=Chalo Chatu|access-date=9 November 2016}}
Most text is also dual-licensed under GFDL; media licensing varies

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Chalo Chatu translated as our world in the Zambian language is an English-language wiki-based free encyclopaedia project created by Jason Mulikita{{cite news |title=Introducing Chalo Chatu "The Zambian Online Encyclopedia" |url=http://zedhypemag.net/introducing-chalo-chatu-zambian-online-encyclopedia/ |work=Zambian Hype Magazine |location=ZHM |date=28 July 2017 |access-date=2017-07-28 |archive-date=2017-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221083933/http://zedhypemag.net/introducing-chalo-chatu-zambian-online-encyclopedia/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url= http://www.manic.co.zm/zambia-now-literally-version-wikipedia-called-chalochatu-org/|title= Zambia now literally has its own version of Wikipedia called chalochatu.org|publisher= Imanga Kay|access-date= 2016-06-06|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180226020801/http://www.manic.co.zm/zambia-now-literally-version-wikipedia-called-chalochatu-org/|archive-date= 2018-02-26|url-status= dead}} that is dedicated to documenting the Zambia and 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.{{cite web|title=Zambian Online Encyclopaedia|url=http://africaupdates.com/News/News.aspx?NewsId=7684 |publisher=Africa Updates|access-date=8 September 2017}} The site uses MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information. The site's content is under a Creative Commons license(CC BY-SA 3.0) 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.manic.co.zm/zambias-first-online-encyclopedia-document-entire-country/|title=Zambia's first online encyclopedia to document the entire country|publisher=Staff Writer|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811041638/http://www.manic.co.zm/zambias-first-online-encyclopedia-document-entire-country/|archive-date=11 August 2017|url-status=dead}}