<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">Hallo Paul,</span><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">We confirm receipt of your contribution towards AFRINIC of USD 10.00 and USD 200.00 as per the list on</span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5761_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5762_com_zimbra_url" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5866_com_zimbra_url" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;"><a target="_blank" href="https://zoom.us/j/93529421913?pwd=TTRlbndzV2orT2pSaHZpOWRjMW5qUT09" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;" data-mce-href="https://zoom.us/j/93529421913?pwd=TTRlbndzV2orT2pSaHZpOWRjMW5qUT09" data-mce-style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">https://zoom.us/j/93529421913?pwd=TTRlbndzV2orT2pSaHZpOWRjMW5qUT09</a></span></span></span><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">via the card payment gateway where both the Visa card and MasterCard were successfully executed. There is no money that has gotten lost in the system.</span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"> </span><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">Payments made over the weekend will be reflected during the update cycle on</span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"></span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5763_com_zimbra_date" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5765_com_zimbra_date" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5867_com_zimbra_date" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;">Tuesday</span></span></span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">. The next update shall be on</span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5764_com_zimbra_date" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5766_com_zimbra_date" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT5868_com_zimbra_date" style="cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="cursor: pointer;">Friday</span></span></span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">.</span><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"> </span><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><br style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;"><span style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="caret-color: #333333; color: #333333; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; background-color: #fdfdfd;">Thank you for your kind support.</span></div><br><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span><div><img src="cid:36eb6fb96bc9187ed8161385b6ba80e12c133c6b@zimbra" data-mce-src="/home/tespok@tespok.co.ke/Briefcase/mail_signature-01.jpg" doc="Briefcase/mail_signature-01.jpg"></div><span name="x"></span><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Paul Wollner" <paul.wollner@africaoncloud.net><br><b>To: </b>"Fiona Asonga" <tespok@tespok.co.ke><br><b>Cc: </b>"members-discuss" <members-discuss@afrinic.net>, "Community Discuss" <community-discuss@afrinic.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 23, 2021 11:34:49 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [members-discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING<br><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div>Hello Fiona,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Would you care to explain how the funding report (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14123">https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14123</a>) is generated? It appears to be a dynamic listing, however the donation that Africa on Cloud has not been listed. I can confirm that the funds did leave our account.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Are donations being lost in the system, or is this rather an error on the site?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div id="Zm-_Id_-Sgn"><div><br></div></div><div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 0px;" class="zmail_extra_hr"><br></div><div style="" class="zmail_extra"><br><div id="Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">---- On Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:40:45 +0200 <b>Fiona Asonga <tespok@tespok.co.ke></b> wrote ----<br></div><br><blockquote style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family : times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size : 12pt; color : #000000;"><div><div style="font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Dear Internet Community,<br><div><br></div>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><div><br></div>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><div><br></div><b>Af-IX</b>, 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.<br><div><br></div>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><div><br></div>You can choose to donate any amount via the URL below. The funds collected will be used to support the team by ensuring the core functions of AFRINIC continue without risk.<br><div><br></div><b><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(204, 0, 0)">DONATE TO KEEP AFRINIC UP BY CLICKING THIS LINK</span>:</b> <b><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001">https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001</a></b></div><div style="font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br><b>The Af-IX is ably supported in this initiative by the below partners; <br></b><br>Technology Service Providers of Kenya – <b>TESPOK</b><br>Tanzania ISP Association – <b>TISPA</b><br>Angola ISP Association – <b>AAPSI</b><br>Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria – <b>IXPN</b><br><div><br></div>For additional information, please feel free to contact us, or any of our partners through the following email addresses below:<br><div><br></div> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@af-ix.net">info@af-ix.net</a> | <a target="_blank" href="mailto:tespok@tespok.co.ke">tespok@tespok.co.ke</a> | <a target="_blank" href="mailto:secretariat@tispa.or.tz">secretariat@tispa.or.tz</a> | <a target="_blank" href="mailto:secretariado@aapsi.og.ao">secretariado@aapsi.og.ao</a> | <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@ixp.net.ng">info@ixp.net.ng</a></div><div style="font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></div><div style="font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b>For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Please visit the Sites Below For Details<br></b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">TESPOK = </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001">https://www.tespok.co.ke/?page_id=14001</a></span></span></span><br></p><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">TISPA = </span><a target="_blank" href="https://tispa.or.tz/fundraising/afrinic">https://tispa.or.tz/fundraising/afrinic</a></span></span></span><br></p></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">ISPA-Angola = </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic">https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic"></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.aapsi.og.ao/noticia/fundraising-for-afrinic"></a></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">IXPN = </span><a style="font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank" href="https://ixp.net.ng/news/afrinic-fundraising">https://ixp.net.ng/news/afrinic-fundraising</a></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(32, 90, 115)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="x_1768840971gmail-s1">AF-IX = </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.af-ix.net/news/2021/08/afrinic-fundraising-campaign">https://www.af-ix.net/news/2021/08/afrinic-fundraising-campaign</a></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="x_1768840971gmail-p1"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><span class="size" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin : 0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">We look forward to your kind support.</span><br></p><p style="margin : 0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin : 0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Yours Sincerely,</span><br></p></div></div><div><span></span><div><img src="cid:ec5caa727da0ebfcec8035de8ad009186908145c@zimbra"><br></div><span></span><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________ <br>Members-Discuss mailing list <br>Members-Discuss@afrinic.net <br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss <br></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div></body></html>