Dear All, I think that's indeed a great idea. And my organisation is ready to take the risk of paying in advance 10 years of annual fees. And I am ready to contribute personally in addition to that.
However, I would suggest another recipient of our contributions, namely one of our Af* organisations. For example, I am thinking of AfNOG that has nurtured many of our Af*; it could be any of the other registered Af* organisations. Merci. Boubakar On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM Sami Salih <sami.sa...@outlook.com> wrote: > A good citizen is a blessing to society. > > Let us show the world that we deserve to host and operate our own Registry. > > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dewole Ajao <dew...@tinitop.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 17, 2021 9:02:27 PM > *To:* Noah <n...@neo.co.tz> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@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 <n...@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 > <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: > > *i...@af-ix.net <i...@af-ix.net> | tes...@tespok.co.ke > <tes...@tespok.co.ke> | secretar...@tispa.or.tz > <secretar...@tispa.or.tz> | secretari...@aapsi.og.ao > <secretari...@aapsi.og.ao> | i...@ixp.net.ng <i...@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* > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > -- CEO/Directeur Général, WACREN Web: http://www.wacren.net ***Keep it simple, as simple as possible, but not simpler. (A. Einstein)***
_______________________________________________ Community-Discuss mailing list Community-Discuss@afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss
