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Thanks Anriette,<div><br></div><div>the DRC would qualify for this fellowship based on your first stated reason (not already having a national igf), but the second reason makes sense and i can understand why we are not included.</div><div><br></div><div>I encourage more initiatives like these and in the future to include other countries whose actors need such capacity building programs and support to attend the IGF.</div><div><br></div><div>I salute and commend comments from our community members seeking more clarification and thanks Anriette for making things clear. This is the spirit, let's keep it up.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>A<br><br><br><div>---------------------</div><div>Arsene Tungali,</div><div>IGC Co-coordinator</div><div>@arsenebaguma</div><div><a dir="ltr" href="tel:+243%20993810967" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">+243 993810967</a> (DRCongo)</div><a href="https://yho.com/footer0">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a> (excuse typos and brievity)<br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 7:31 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette@apc.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="msgSandbox_AM5hUtQAAPjzV0SB5Q1WEMbRw2B8_1" class="msgSandbox" style="padding: 1.5em 0.5em 0.5em 1.2em; word-wrap: break-word;">Dear Siva and Janvier<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I can speak mostly for the selection of the African countries as APC is<br clear="none">leading on Africa, and LirneAsia leading on Asia.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">But it is more or less the same for both I would say.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">1) The project is intended to support emerging national processes. That<br clear="none">does not meant that 'consolidation' is not also part of it, but we<br clear="none">prioritised countries that do not already have well-established national<br clear="none">IGF processes.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">2) We had to choose countries which qualify from the perspective of<br clear="none">German development cooperation as the funding is from them.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Note also that there is no funding for national activity at all. The<br clear="none">support is limited to capacity building and travel to the global IGF for<br clear="none">the 'fellows'.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Also note that by 'fellows' we definitely include people that have<br clear="none">experience and people of all ages qualify.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">As for the future.. I really don't know. All I know is that we will<br clear="none">learn from this process and if the opportunity arises - as in another<br clear="none">suitable call for proposals from the German Federal Ministry for<br clear="none">Economic Cooperation and Development - we will build on/continue the<br clear="none">initiative.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I am copying Lorena Jaume-Palasi from iRights in case she wants to add more.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thanks for the interest everyone.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Anriette<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 24/05/2016 18:11, Janvier Noulaye wrote:<br clear="none">> Thank you Anriette<br clear="none">> Just some quick questions about this programme, on the same direction as<br clear="none">> Siva.<br clear="none">> What are the criteria that led to the selection of these countries, or<br clear="none">> is it a deliberate choice?<br clear="none">> Will there another group of countries the next rounds?<br clear="none">> Or maybe this programme has a background which handles the framework of it?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Warm regards,<br clear="none">> Janvier Ngnoualye<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> 2016-05-24 16:57 GMT+01:00 Sivasubramanian M <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:isolatednet@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">isolatednet@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:isolatednet@gmail.com" href="javascript:return">isolatednet@gmail.com</a>>>:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Anriette,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Why are applicants from India NOT listed as eligible, please?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Sivasubramanian M<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:anriette@apc.org" href="javascript:return">anriette@apc.org</a> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:anriette@apc.org" href="javascript:return">anriette@apc.org</a>>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Apologies for cross posting.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Best to all<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Anriette<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> IGF Academy Fellowships<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> iRights, in cooperation with the Association for Progressive<br clear="none">> Communications (APC) and LIRNEasia, with the financial support of<br clear="none">> the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, are<br clear="none">> pleased to announce the call for applications for a fellowship<br clear="none">> to the<br clear="none">> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Academy.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> We are looking for national champions in the field of freedom of<br clear="none">> expression and / or Internet governance. The fellowship will enable<br clear="none">> fellows to receive mentoring from internationally renowned<br clear="none">> experts in<br clear="none">> the Internet governance process, to participate in a regional<br clear="none">> workshop<br clear="none">> with champions from other countries, and to participate in the<br clear="none">> global<br clear="none">> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara, Mexico, from<br clear="none">> December<br clear="none">> 4th to 10th.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> About the academy<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The project seeks to foster and enhance freedom of expression on the<br clear="none">> Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet<br clear="none">> governance and<br clear="none">> policy processes through the creation and/or consolidation of<br clear="none">> multistakeholder, national Internet Governance structures in<br clear="none">> Africa and<br clear="none">> Asia. To achieve this, the IGF Academy will bring together eight<br clear="none">> national champions from four African countries (Namibia, South<br clear="none">> Africa,<br clear="none">> Congo Brazzaville, Togo) and eight national champions from four<br clear="none">> Asian<br clear="none">> countries (Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh).<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The IGF Academy Fellowships<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The fellowship will provide experienced individuals with the<br clear="none">> opportunity to:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > receive mentoring from internationally renowned Internet<br clear="none">> governance practitioners<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > deepen their understanding of Internet governance issues and<br clear="none">> processes<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > expand their networks nationally, regionally and globally<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > develop a strategic roadmap to strengthen existing or initiate<br clear="none">> inclusive national Internet Governance processes in their countries<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > peer learning with experts from their country, their region<br clear="none">> and cross-regionally<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > participate in a regional training event<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > participate in a training event at the global IGF<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > participate in the global UN IGF 2016 in Guadalajara<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > be part of a (cross)regional and UN global dialogue on freedom<br clear="none">> of expression and information preparing for the UN Internet<br clear="none">> Governance Forum (IGF)<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive process.<br clear="none">> Applications<br clear="none">> will be accepted until the 12th of June 2016, 22:00 GMT.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> We encourage you to apply and forward the information about this<br clear="none">> programme to individuals who have a passion for freedom of<br clear="none">> expression<br clear="none">> and a broad understanding of a multistakeholder dialogue.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The fellowship period runs from June – December 2016.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Successful applicants will receive assistance and funding for<br clear="none">> travel,<br clear="none">> accommodation and meals to attend:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > One training event in their region (3 days), dates and<br clear="none">> location to be<br clear="none">> determined<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > The UN Internet Governance Forum, Guadalajara, Mexico and a<br clear="none">> one-day pre-IGF workshop, December 4- 10 2016<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Criteria for selection<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Selection for the Fellowship is competitive. The selected candidates<br clear="none">> must provide a clear motivation for participating in the academy,<br clear="none">> including demonstrating a strong sense of what they intend to<br clear="none">> accomplish, how Internet Governance may help to foster freedom of<br clear="none">> expression in the long term in their home country and how they<br clear="none">> intend to<br clear="none">> apply the regional and global experiences from the trainings and the<br clear="none">> global UN IGF in their own national project.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Two fellows per country will be selected, one of them<br clear="none">> experienced in the<br clear="none">> human rights field, the other with experience in Internet governance<br clear="none">> processes.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> In order to qualify applicants must be based in one of these<br clear="none">> countries:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> * Namibia,<br clear="none">> * Republic of the Congo,<br clear="none">> * Togo,<br clear="none">> * South Africa,<br clear="none">> * Myanmar,<br clear="none">> * Sri Lanka,<br clear="none">> * Bhutan,<br clear="none">> * Bangladesh<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> and be able to demonstrate that they<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > are proficient in English (oral and written)<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > are committed to the use of the Internet as a driver for<br clear="none">> development,<br clear="none">> democracy and human rights and Internet governance<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > are self-motivated and able to work independently<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > have fundraising and resource mobilisation skills at a<br clear="none">> national level<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > have the capacity to build networks and to convene<br clear="none">> stakeholders from a<br clear="none">> variety of sectors<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Depending on their profile (freedom of expression / 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