<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3d85c6">Dear Sir/Madam,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3d85c6"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3d85c6"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">It is our hope that you are doing fine and safe over there. On behalf of my organizing team, please receive our appreciation and recognitions for your sponsorship and happy to share our report on the Second Edition of Tanzania Community Networks School of Internet Governance that was held from 06th - 07th December 2021 at Royal Village Hotel in Dodoma.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">We are happy to share here a summary of Tanzania Community Networks School of Internet Governance 2021:</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">1. A total of 69 participants attended physically and/or remotely to the second edition of Tanzania Community Networks School of Internet Governance 2021.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">2. This year’s TZCNSIG was the second edition, with the first edition being hosted by Kondoa Community Network in 2020.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">3. TZCNSIG2021 attracted 35 facilitators i.e., 19 facilitators attended the event physically and 16 did a remote presentation due to COVID-19 related restrictions.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">4. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Benson O. Ndiege, Registrar of Cooperative Societies on 06th December 2021.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">5. Dr. Jabhera Matogoro was awarded certificate of appreciation by Green Beacon Community Foundation, James Foundation, Albino Enterprises and Samata Foundation to recognize his dedicated work towards connecting the unconnected.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">6. During the event, a digital literacy programme was launched by Dr. Benson O. Ndiege. The programme will use GSMA Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit to address the usage gap.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">7. Websites for Kasulu (</span><a rel="noreferrer" href="https://kacn.or.tz/" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px" target="_blank">https://kacn.or.tz/</a><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">) and Nyasa (</span><a rel="noreferrer" href="https://ncn.or.tz/" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,255);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px" target="_blank">https://ncn.or.tz/</a><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">) Community Network Cooperative Society Ltd were officially launched during the TZCNSIG2021.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">8. The closure and certificate issuing to participants and speakers participating in the event was attended by Hon. Eng. Stella Manyanya, Member of Parliament from Nyasa Constituent.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">9. TZCNSIG2021 was sponsored by Association of Progressive Communication (APC), Internet Society (ISOC), Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), TechSonic (PTY) LTD, Basic Internet Foundation, Tanzania Community Networks Alliance, Kondoa Community Network Cooperative Society Ltd, Kasulu Community Network Cooperative Society Ltd and Nyasa Community Network Cooperative Society Ltd.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">Moving forward, the programme has been rebranded to Tanzania School of Community Networks and will be rotated within already established community networks in Tanzania. The Third Edition of Tanzania School of Community Networks will be hosted by Kasulu Community Network Cooperative Society Ltd in 2022.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap">Link to local media:</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap"><a rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4mro5aL0ts" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,255);text-decoration-line:none;background-color:transparent" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4mro5aL0ts</a></span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap">Regards,</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">---</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MATOGORO Jabhera (PhD)<br></font><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Whatsapp/Telegram/Signal: +255784 423 615</span><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">ORCID: <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-5743" target="_blank">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-5743</a><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Google Scholar: <a href="https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=dKeRalUAAAAJ&hl=en" target="_blank">https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=dKeRalUAAAAJ&hl=en</a> </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">IEEE Membership Number: </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:14.4px">93934185</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>