[Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

[WACREN CEO]

Dear All,

I think that's indeed a great idea. And my organisation is ready to take
the risk of paying in advance 10 years of annual fees. And I am ready to
contribute personally in addition to that.

However, I would suggest another recipient of our contributions, namely one
of our Af* organisations. For example, I am thinking of AfNOG that has
nurtured many of our Af*; it could be any of the other registered Af*
organisations.

Merci.

Boubakar

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM Sami Salih <sami.salih at outlook.com> wrote:


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> *From:* Dewole Ajao <dewole at tinitop.com>

> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 17, 2021 9:02:27 PM

> *To:* Noah <noah at neo.co.tz>

> *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>

> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP

> AFRINIC RUNNING

>

> This is a very good initiative. Can the organizers look at making this

> more like a crowdsourced loan? Is this something that's allowable? That

> way, AFRINIC is given interest free loans and then we can figure out how to

> repay the loans in the future.

>

> For example, I could opt to pay my 2022 and 2023 membership fees in

> advance via this fund (if it can be made official).

>

> Meanwhile, someone here is asking if an initiative can be launched to

> blackhole traffic from all prefixes globally owned by the people trying to

> force the registry to its knees by starving it of funds?

>

> Regards,

> Dewole.

>

> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:47 PM Noah <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:

>

> Dear Internet Community,

>

> You are probably aware that AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for

> Africa, is involved in ongoing litigation, where the plaintiff has sought

> to have AFRINIC’s bank accounts frozen. In today’s connected world, it is

> easy to abstract the Internet into simply moving bits and bytes, and forget

> that there are real people that work hard at building, maintaining and

> providing support for the systems that you, and the Internet, need to

> continue working and engaging.

>

> The litigation has made it difficult for AFRINIC to meet its financial

> obligations. Part of these expenses are salaries for the AFRINIC team, who

> are resolutely working through this difficult period.  Whilst we recognise

> that the legal system has to complete its important process, “our

> colleagues still need to survive” during one of the worst pandemics in

> memory.  As an operational entity, that is core to a functioning Internet,

> AFRINIC still has financial obligations that it must meet to its suppliers.

>

> *AF-IX*, in collaboration with our partners, are therefore embarking on a *

> fund-raising exercise* to help keep AFRINIC’s core functions and services

> running for the next three months. As a broader community, we are dependent

> on this registry, whose service of allocating and registering Internet

> Number Resources (IPv4, IPv6 and ASN) has enabled communication for the

> development and growth of the Internet In the African region.

>

>

> *We invite you to be part of the community of supporters to ensure that

> AFRINIC can continue to play the vital role it has, for the sustainable

> digital growth in Africa. *

>

> *You can choose to donate any amount via the URL below where you will find

> all different options.  The funds collected will be used to support the

> team by ensuring the core functions of AFRINIC continue without risk. *

> *DONATE TO KEEP AFRINIC UP BY CLICKING THIS LINK;*   *https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001

> <https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001>*

>

>

> *The AF-IX is ably supported in this initiative by the below partners;   *

> Technology Service Providers of *Kenya* – *TESPOK*

> *Tanzania* ISP Association – *TISPA*

> *Angola* ISP Association – *AAPSI*

> Internet Exchange Point of *Nigeria* – *IXPN*

>

> For additional information, please feel free to contact us, or any of our

> partners through the following email addresses below:

>

>             *info at af-ix.net <info at af-ix.net>  | tespok at tespok.co.ke

> <tespok at tespok.co.ke> | secretariat at tispa.or.tz

> <secretariat at tispa.or.tz> | secretariado at aapsi.og.ao

> <secretariado at aapsi.og.ao> | info at ixp.net.ng <info at ixp.net.ng>*

>

>

> *For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Please visit the Sites Below For

> Details; *

>

>

> *TESPOK* = https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001

>

> *AF-IX* = https://www.af-ix.net/news/2021/08/afrinic-fundraising-campaign

>

> *TISPA* = https://tispa.or.tz/fundraising/afrinic

>

> *ISPA-Angola* = https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic

>

> *IXPN* = https://ixp.net.ng/news/afrinic-fundraising

>

>

>

> We look forward to your kind support.

>

>

> Cheers,

> *Noah *

> *TISPA*

>

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