<div dir="auto"><div>Dear John,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 18 Aug 2021, 20:32 John Curran, <<a href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net">jcurran@arin.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>I find it quite encouraging that so many organizations have already pondered these questions, and (in recognition of the key role AFRINIC plays in the development and growth of Internet in Africa) that have come together in a fund-raising exercise to help
keep AFRINIC running – may they find many of similar mind and kindred spirit from around the globe. </div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
<div>American Registry for Internet Numbers</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would like to also point out that;</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br>A number of African based IXP/ISP associations (TESPOK Kenya, TISPA Tanzania, ISPA-Angola, UIXP Uganda, IXPN Nigeria, ISPA-Congo) under the umbrella of the renowned Af* organisation the "Africa Internet Exchange Points" (Af-IX), saw it necessary to collaborate and partner together to run a fundraising campaign that would involve the said parties and the wider Internet community so that AFRINIC whose core functions, we all depend on, can keep running without disruption as its our collective interest.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Af-IX and TESPOK fundraising web pages and those of the partner ISP/IXP associations have all the necessary information and we will continue to improve based on Internet community feedback and also provide complete transparency and accountability as we move along. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We encourage the Internet community to join these organisations as we work together to ensure that we KEEP AFRINIC UP AND RUNNING.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers</div><div dir="auto">Noah</div><div dir="auto">TISPA</div></div></div>