Great idea 👍🏿 On Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 2:05 PM Dewole Ajao <dew...@tinitop.com> wrote:
> 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 >
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