{"id":14114,"date":"2021-08-18T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T10:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/?p=14114"},"modified":"2021-10-01T16:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:56:54","slug":"fundraising-donations-to-keep-afrinic-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meet.tespok.co.ke\/?p=14114","title":{"rendered":"FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS – TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUBJECT:\u00a0FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS – TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dear Internet Community<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s bank accounts frozen. In\u00a0today\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0 Whilst we recognize that the legal system has to complete its important process, \u201cour colleagues still need to survive\u201d during one of the worst pandemics in memory.\u00a0 As an operational entity, that is core to a functioning Internet, AFRINIC still has financial obligations that it must meet to its suppliers.<\/p>\n

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Af-IX<\/strong>, in collaboration with our partners are therefore embarking on a fund-raising exercise to help keep AFRINIC\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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You can choose to donate any amount via the URL below.\u00a0 The funds collected will be used to support the team by ensuring the core functions of AFRINIC continue without risk.<\/p>\n

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DONATE TO KEEP AFRINIC UP BY CLICKING THIS LINK<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/?page_id=14001<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Af-IX is ably supported in this initiative by the below partners;
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\nTechnology Service Providers of Kenya \u2013\u00a0TESPOK<\/strong>
\nTanzania ISP Association \u2013\u00a0TISPA<\/strong>
\nAngola ISP Association \u2013\u00a0AAPSI<\/strong>
\nInternet Exchange Point of Nigeria \u2013\u00a0IXPN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For additional information, please feel free to contact us, or any of our partners through the following email addresses below:<\/p>\n

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info@af-ix.net<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0tespok@tespok.co.ke<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0secretariat@tispa.or.tz<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0secretariado@aapsi.og.ao<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0info@ixp.net.ng<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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