<div dir="ltr">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. <div><br></div><div>For example, I could opt to pay my 2022 and 2023 membership fees in advance via this fund (if it can be made official). </div><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dewole.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:47 PM Noah <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz">noah@neo.co.tz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Internet Community,<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>AF-IX</b>, in collaboration with our partners, are therefore embarking on a <b>fund-raising exercise</b> 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.<br><br><b>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.<br></b><br><b>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.<br></b><br><b><font color="#cc0000">DONATE TO KEEP AFRINIC UP BY CLICKING THIS LINK;</font></b> <b><a href="https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001" target="_blank">https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001</a></b></div><div dir="ltr"><br><b>The AF-IX is ably supported in this initiative by the below partners; <br></b><br>Technology Service Providers of <b>Kenya</b> – <b>TESPOK</b><br><b>Tanzania</b> ISP Association – <b>TISPA</b><br><b>Angola</b> ISP Association – <b>AAPSI</b><br>Internet Exchange Point of <b>Nigeria</b> – <b>IXPN</b><br><br>For additional information, please feel free to contact us, or any of our partners through the following email addresses below:<br><br> <b><a href="mailto:info@af-ix.net" target="_blank">info@af-ix.net</a> | <a href="mailto:tespok@tespok.co.ke" target="_blank">tespok@tespok.co.ke</a> | <a href="mailto:secretariat@tispa.or.tz" target="_blank">secretariat@tispa.or.tz</a> | <a href="mailto:secretariado@aapsi.og.ao" target="_blank">secretariado@aapsi.og.ao</a> | <a href="mailto:info@ixp.net.ng" target="_blank">info@ixp.net.ng</a></b></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><font color="#000000"><b>For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Please visit the Sites Below For Details;<br></b></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><br></b></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>TESPOK</b> = </span><a href="https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001" style="font-weight:normal" target="_blank">https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001</a><br></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";margin:0px;color:rgb(32,90,115)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>AF-IX</b> = </span><a href="https://www.af-ix.net/news/2021/08/afrinic-fundraising-campaign" target="_blank">https://www.af-ix.net/news/2021/08/afrinic-fundraising-campaign</a></p><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>TISPA</b> = </span><a href="https://tispa.or.tz/fundraising/afrinic" target="_blank">https://tispa.or.tz/fundraising/afrinic</a></p></div><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>ISPA-Angola</b> = </span><a href="https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic" style="font-weight:normal" target="_blank">https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic</a></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">
</p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><font color="#000000"><b>IXPN</b> = <a href="https://ixp.net.ng/news/afrinic-fundraising" target="_blank">https://ixp.net.ng/news/afrinic-fundraising</a></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><font color="#000000">We look forward to your kind support.</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(32,90,115)"><br></p></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Noah </b></div><div><b>TISPA</b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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