<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Dear colleagues,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Greetings from AFRINIC!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">It’s that time of the year again, and we’re seeking partners to join us in raising our continent’s Internet development capability through training and deployment support on IPv6 & RPKI.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Here’s what we accomplished in training in 2022</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><ul style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Trained 1900+ engineers</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">From 130+ countries</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Median NPS of 50.25</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Certified 37 engineers</span></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">But we’ve been trying to get beyond just training and have been trying to drive actual deployments using our Deployment Operationalisation (DO) program. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Last year, we were able to help 55 organisations from 17 countries kickstart their IPv6 deployments by achieving the following milestones: </span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><ul style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Obtain a correct IPv6 prefix: 26 operators from 13 countries</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Announce their IPv6 prefix: 5 operators from 4 countries</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Valid route6 object: 11 operators from 9 countries</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Correct RPKI ROA: 8 operators from 6 countries</span></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">We’re seeking partners to help us do more in 2023. If you’d like to partner with us on this mission, </span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><a target="_blank" href="https://learn.afrinic.net/call-for-localhost" class="editor-rtfLink" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224);"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Click here for details on how to submit an expression of interest</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">The deadline for proposal submission is 20 March 2023 at 23:59 GMT.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Join 40+ organisations that have partnered with us in this mission, including</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><ul style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Teraco Data Environments (South Africa)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Agence Tunisienne d'Internet - ATI (Tunisia)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Workonline Communications (South Africa) </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Nigeria Internet Registration Association (Nigeria)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - IXPN (Nigeria)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie - AUF (Cameroon)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Telecommunication Service Providers Association of Kenya - TESPOK (Kenya)</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; list-style-type: disc;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Along with others</span></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">Warm Regards</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">The AFRINIC Team</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="">P:S: Follow us on Twitter: @AFRINICAcademy for the latest updates about our training offerings</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></body></html>