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

[Sami Salih]

Salam Mohamed,

This thread is exactly about paying (but not not). Other threads are available or you can initiate one about enforcing law!?

Please keep this thread as is and avoid it if you are with (not) group.

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From: Mohamed Ibrahim <mohamedibrahim at swin.edu.au>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 4:57 AM
To: Sami Salih; Dewole Ajao; Noah
Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC
Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

It is not about paying or not? I think it is also about how to avoid similar problems in the future. We live in a rules-based world and I want to know how did this happen? I respect courts and rule of law... there are higher courts and even international courts if local/national courts are not doing the right thing.

Regards,
Mohamed
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From: Sami Salih <sami.salih at outlook.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:08 AM
To: Dewole Ajao <dewole at tinitop.com>; 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

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Let us show the world that we deserve to host and operate our own Registry.


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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<mailto: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

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<mailto:info at af-ix.net>  | tespok at tespok.co.ke<mailto:tespok at tespok.co.ke> | secretariat at tispa.or.tz<mailto:secretariat at tispa.or.tz> | secretariado at aapsi.og.ao<mailto:secretariado at aapsi.og.ao> | info at ixp.net.ng<mailto: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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