<div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px">Dear all,</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px">The following fellowships might be of interest to those working on Open Government.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><div class="Zi" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px"><div class="aj" style="height:174px"><div class="mi" style="height:174px"><div class="wi xi li" dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><div><p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13pt">--</span></p></div><p>Best Regards,</p><p><b style="color:rgb(0,123,53);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">Ephraim Percy Kenyanito</span></b></p><p><b style="color:rgb(0,123,53);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">Website: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="http://about.me/ekenyanito" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://about.me/ekenyanito</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><a href="http://opengovfellows.codeforafrica.org/open-knowledge-and-code-for-africa-launch-open-government-fellowship-programme-applications-open-now/" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank">http://opengovfellows.codeforafrica.org/open-knowledge-and-code-for...</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"></div><h1 style="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,69,69);letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:15.6000003814697px">Pioneering Fellowships Will Help Rewire Africa’s Governments</h1><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;min-height:1em;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;color:rgb(69,69,69);font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">(Application deadline: 15 December 2014)</i></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Do you want to help us build African governments and societies that are more accountable and responsive to citizens?</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">We are looking for the best ideas for harnessing the power of digital technologies and open data, to improve the way that governments and citizens interact.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="http://www.codeforafrica.org/" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i></a> and <a href="https://okfn.org/" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Knowledge</i></a> are offering three pilot <b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Government Fellowships</b> to give outstanding changemakers the skills, tools and resources necessary to kickstart open government initiatives in their countries.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">The six-month fellowships are intended to empower pioneers who are already working in the open data or civic engagement communities, and are designed to augment their existing ‘day jobs’ rather than remove them from their organisations. Successful fellows will therefore only be expected to work part-time on their fellowship projects (which could include new initiatives at their ‘day jobs’), but will receive strategic and material support throughout their fellowship.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">This support will include a modest $1,000 per month stipend, a $3,000 seed fund to kickstart projects, a travel budget to attend local and international events, access to workspace in <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> affiliate civic technology labs across the continent, and technology support from <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> developers and data analysts. Fellows will also be able to tap into <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Knowledge</i>’s <a href="http://schoolofdata.org/" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank">School of Data</a> networks and resource kits, and its global network of <a href="https://okfn.org/get-involved/working-groups/" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank">specialist communities</a>, as well as <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> affiliate communities such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HacksHackersAfrica" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank">Hacks/Hackers</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">The deadline for applications is 15 December 2014. The fellowships are scheduled to start in February 2015 and run until July 2015.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">So, who qualifies for the fellowship? The initiative is a pilot, and is therefore casting the net as wide as possible. Applicants should:</div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style-type:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial"><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Currently be engaged in the open government and/or related communities . We are looking to support individuals already actively participating in the open government community</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Be able to point to examples of their work in the civic data or civic technology space, or work in open data or open government communities</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Understand the role of civil society and citizen based organisations in bringing about positive change through advocacy and campaigning</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Understand the role and importance of monitoring government commitments to open data as well as other open government policy related issues</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Have facilitation skills and enjoy community-building (both online and offline)</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Be eager to learn from and be connected with an international community of open government experts, advocates and campaigners</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 3px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;list-style:square;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Currently live and work in Africa. Due to limited resources and our desire to develop a focused and impactful pilot programme, we are limiting applications to those currently living and working in Africa. We hope to expand the programme to the rest of the world in 2015.</li></ul><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">The fellowship will initially be limited to African countries where either <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> or <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Knowledg</i>e have extensive resources or deep partnerships. Applicants should therefore be based in one of the following countries: <b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique,</b> <b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Mauritius</b><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania,</b> and <b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Uganda</b>. We hope to expand the initiative to include additional countries later in 2015.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">The selection committee will pay particular attention to applicants’ <b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">current engagement in the open government movement</b> at local, national and/or international level. The committee will also be interested in applicants’ ideas around proposed strategic partnerships and pilot projects for their fellowships. Neither <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> nor <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Knowledge</i> are being prescriptive about the proposed focus or scope for projects, but will prefer projects that demonstrate clear visions with tangible outputs. This could include fellows working with a specific government department or agency to make a key dataset available. It could also include helping communities use available data, or organising a series of events addressing a specific topic or challenge citizens are currently facing.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Successful candidates will commit to work on their fellowship activities a minimum of six days a month, including attending online and offline training, organising events, and being an active member both <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Open Knowledge</i> and <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Code for Africa</i> communities.</div><div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">While the pilot fellowships are limited to 16 countries initially, we are exploring ways to expand it to other regions. Get in touch if you would like to work with us to do so.</div><div style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;min-height:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Convinced?</b> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Apply now to become a Open Government Fellow</i><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">. The application is available</i> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16keAH2ygafUN2jcIYm_k1agv6QIQCGfOJ_6oU46X1kg/viewform?usp=send_form" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">here</i></a><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">. If you are more comfortable submitting your application in French or Portuguese, you will find it in</i> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YTPYIWUrnJcUUIbPs9rgDOFih09xNOw04u4YYUr6_j4/viewform?usp=send_form" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">French here</i></a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">and in</i> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1r4L-90VLUIrGXyWJicix-FDZsQ0ElAZtxvegmgcD3cg/viewform?usp=send_form" style="color:rgb(60,120,167);text-decoration:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;outline-width:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em" target="_blank"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">Portuguese here</i></a><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1em;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial">. The deadline is 15 December 2014 and the programme will start in February 2015.</i></div></div><div style="font-family:'lucida console',sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px"></div><div style="font-family:'lucida console',sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px"> </div>
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