<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92653"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92668">To my African members here,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92815"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92668"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92669"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92668">Please consider this opportunity, also dissimulate it within your networks. The FIRE Grants are really useful and they help brings innovations to light. I attended part of their awards ceremony at IGF Brazil and I can tell you i was amazed by the projects that were selected and awarded.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92874"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92668"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92875"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92668">This year, it is even expanding.</span></div><div> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92877" class="signature"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92876"><font size="2"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#347d7e">------------------------------------------------------</font></b></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92894" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 127);"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><u><b><i>Arsène Tungali,</i></b></u></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92896"><font size="2">Co-founder and Executive Director, </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92895" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rudiinternational.org/" style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:small;">Rudi International</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92897"><font size="2">Founder, <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mabingwa-forum.com/">Mabingwa Forum</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:small;font-style:italic;">Work email:</span><span style="font-size:small;"> arsenebaguma@gmail.com</span></div><div><font size="2"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/arsenebaguma">Facebook</a> - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/arsenebaguma">Twitter</a> -<a href="" rel="nofollow"> </a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arsene-tungali/40/825/344/">LinkedIn</a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92880"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92893"><font size="2">Internet Governance - Blogger - ISOC Member - ICANN Fellow - IGF Fellow.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92879"><font style="font-weight:bold;" size="2">Democratic Republic of Congo</font></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92892" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div> <div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92886" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92885" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92884" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Le Mercredi 27 avril 2016 9h43, Mwendwa Kivuva <lordmwesh@gmail.com> a écrit :<br></font></div> <br><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92891" class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv8139804514"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92890" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92889"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92888" class="yiv8139804514gmail_signature">
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92887" class="yiv8139804514">version française ci-dessous<br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92929" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">——————————————</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">ENGLISH</span></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92899" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92898" class="yiv8139804514">Applications now open for 2016 FIRE Grants.</span></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92901" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92900" class="yiv8139804514">The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE Africa) is a venture between AFRINIC, The Internet Society (ISOC) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) that supports projects that use ICT to develop innovative solutions to Africa's unique education, access, information, infrastructure and communication needs.</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">In 2016, there are three types of grants: </span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92930" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92902" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">FIRE AFRICA GRANTS </span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">———————————</span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92904" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92903" class="yiv8139804514">Provide four Grants of up to US$25,000 each for projects aligned with one of the following categories:</span></div>
<ul id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92906" class="yiv8139804514">
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Technical Innovation</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Community Development</span></li>
<li id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92905" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Governance Enhancement</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Education</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">INTERNET SOCIETY AFRICA GRANTS</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">———————————————————</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Provide two Grants of US$ 25,000 each for two projects that focus on one of the two categories:</span></div>
<ul id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92909" class="yiv8139804514">
<li id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92908" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92907" class="yiv8139804514">Internet Security (including collaborative security)</span></li>
<li id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92910" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Access Provision</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">FIRE AFRICA SCALE—UP GRANTS</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">——————————————————</span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92911" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92912" class="yiv8139804514">Provide three Grants of up to US$ 30,000 each for three existing projects to scale up activities and move to the next level of their cycle.Projects must be aligned with one of the following categories:</span></div>
<ul id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92932" class="yiv8139804514">
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Technical Innovation</span></li>
<li id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92931" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Community Development</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Governance Enhancement</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Education</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">The application deadline for the 2016 Awards has been set for 31 May 2016, 23:59 UTC.</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">For detailed information about competition categories, conditions of entry, and submission procedures, please visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fireafrica.org/"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b>www.fireafrica.org</b></span></a> or send us an email at: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b>fireprogram@afrinic.net</b></span></a>.</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Please follow us <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/fireafrica"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b>@FIREAfrica</b></span></a></span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b></b></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b></b></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">FRANÇAIS</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">ANNONCE DES SUBVENTIONS FIRE</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Nous avons l'honneur d'annoncer l'appel à candidatures pour les subventions FIRE 2016.</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Le Fond pour la recherche sur Internet et l'éducation (FIRE) est une collaboration entre AFRINIC, ISOC et IDRC pour soutenir les projets qui utilisent les TIC pour développer des solutions innovantes aux besoins uniques de l'éducation, l'accès, l'information, des infrastructures et de la communication en Afrique.</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Cette année, les types de subventions disponibles sont:</span></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92934" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92933" class="yiv8139804514">-Les Subventions Afrique FIRE fournira quatre subventions allant jusqu'à 25.000 $ chacun pour les projets alignés sur l'une des catégories suivantes:</span></div>
<ul class="yiv8139804514">
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Innovation technique</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Développement communautaire</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Appui a la Gouvernance</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Éducation</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">-Les subventions Internet Society Afrique fournira deux subventions de 25.000 $ chacun pour deux projets qui mettent l'accent sur l'une des deux catégories:</span></div>
<ul class="yiv8139804514">
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Internet Security (y compris la sécurité collaborative)</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Innovation en matière d'accès</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92936" class="yiv8139804514"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92935" class="yiv8139804514">-Les Subventions Scale-up FIRE fournira trois subventions allant jusqu'à 30.000 $ chacun pour trois projets existants pour intensifier les activités et passer à la prochaine étape de leurs cycle.Projects doit être aligné avec l'une des catégories suivantes:</span></div>
<ul class="yiv8139804514">
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Innovation technique</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Développement communautaire</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Appui a la gouvernance</span></li>
<li class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Éducation</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514"></span><br></div>
<div class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">La date limite d'inscription pour les 2016 prix a été fixée au 31 mai 2016, 23:59 UTC.</span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461664943978_92946" class="yiv8139804514"><span class="yiv8139804514">Pour plus d'informations sur les catégories de la concurrence, les conditions d'entrée et les procédures de soumission, s'il vous plaît visitez <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fireafrica.org/"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b>www.fireafrica.org</b></span></a> ou envoyez-nous un courriel à: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fireprogram@afrinic.net"><span class="yiv8139804514"><b>fireprogram@afrinic.net</b></span></a>.</span></div>
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