<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>[Version française ci-dessous]</div><div><br></div><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div>The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE Africa) Grants and Awards Programme is looking for an experienced Venture Capitalist or Startup mentor to join the FIRE Africa team of jurors.<div><br>For the 2016 cycle of Grants, FIRE Africa has secured over US$240,000 of funding to support projects that use ICT to develop innovative solutions to Africa's unique education, access, information, infrastructure and communication needs. Find out more about FIRE Africa, the funding programme of AFRINIC at: <a href="http://www.fireafrica.org/grant-2016">http://www.fireafrica.org/grant-2016</a></div><div><br>You'll join jurors from organisations including Google, the Internet Society and IDRC, and use your expertise and experience to help the FIRE Africa team identify promising projects from the submissions received, particularly those who are applying for Scale Up Funding.</div><div><br>Please get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net">fireprogram@afrinic.net</a> for more information.</div><div><br>Kind Regards,</div><div><br>The FIRE Africa Team</div><div><br></div><div>……………………………………….</div><div><br></div><div>Le Programme FIRE Africa est à la recherche d'un Mentor de Start-Up "Spécialisé en Capital-Risque" pour rejoindre l'équipe des jurés de FIRE Africa. Pour le cycle 2016, FIRE Africa a sécurisé des financements de plus de US$240,000 pour soutenir des projets qui utilisent les TIC pour encourager, soutenir et développer des solutions innovantes qui répondent aux besoins en termes d'éducation, d'accès, d'information, d'infrastructures et de la communication en Afrique.</div><div><br>En savoir plus sur le programme de subventions d’AFRINIC : <a href="http://www.fireafrica.org/grant-2016">http://www.fireafrica.org/grant-2016</a></div><div><br>Rejoignez des jurés provenant d’organisations telles que Google, l'Internet Society et le CRDI, en utilisant votre expertise et votre expérience pour aider l'équipe FIRE Africa à identifier des projets prometteurs à partir des soumissions reçues, en particulier, ceux qui font une demande de financement pour des projets en cours. </div><div><br>Merci de nous contacter à <a href="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net">fireprogram@afrinic.net</a> pour plus d’informations.</div><div><br>Cordialement,<br> <br>L'équipe de FIRE Africa</div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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