urgent call for ITU-related microgrant proposals

[AHM Bazlur Rahman]

*Dear Kevin Bankston,*
Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
Thank you very much for your nice mail regarding urgent call for
ITU-related micro-grant proposals.

We would like to submit a brief proposal from Bangladesh in line with WCIT
by November 16, 2012. Pls. consider us!

With best regards,



Bazlu
_______________________
AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council]
&
Head, Community Media Academy

House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207  Bangladesh
Phone: +88-02-9130750, +88-02-9138501, Cell: +88 01711881647
Fax: 88-02-9138501-105,
E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnr <bnnrc at bd.drik.net>cbd at gmail.com  www.bnnrc.net






On 11 November 2012 17:21, Kevin Bankston <kbankston at cdt.org> wrote:

> Hello from MozFest in London:
>
> I wanted to give everyone a heads up that tomorrow morning GMT, Mozilla
> Foundation will be putting out an urgent call for ITU-related microgrants;
> I'm giving you all a preview now so that if you are interested or know
> someone that might be interested that you can get to work now, because once
> the call goes live you will only have three days to submit your (very
> brief) proposal.  We're hoping that decisions will be made by Thursday,
> with wire transfers initiated by Friday.
>
> I don't have the final submission email yet but I do have the presumably
> final language of the call, below; you'll see that its priorities are very
> much tied to the priorities set by the tactical breakout at Best Bits.  I
> will send the official release with email when I have it.
>
> Thanks and great seeing everyone in Baku,
> Kevin
>
> *Open Internet Microgrants to Support Civil Society Engagement with the
> ITU*
> On December 3rd, the world’s governments will begin a ten-day meeting in
> Dubai to update a key treaty of a UN agency called the International
> Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some proposed changes to that treaty could
> threaten Internet openness and innovation, increase access costs, and erode
> human rights online. We are urgently calling for projects that will help
> give civil society organizations that support an open Internet a stronger
> voice before and during that key meeting, the World Conference on
> International Telecommunications (WCIT).
>
> *What We Want to Support*
>
>    - Efforts to influence your government's position in the lead up to
>    the WCIT meeting.
>
>
>    - Costs for civil society representatives to participate at WCIT in
>    Dubai, provided you are already a part of your country's delegation or have
>    otherwise demonstrated commitment and expertise in this area.
>
>
>    - Provision of basic technical infrastructure and tools that let civil
>    society representatives on the ground in Dubai coordinate and communicate
>    with each other, their home organizations, and the media.
>
>
> *The Details*
>
>    - The call for proposal opens up on Nov. 12 and closes on the 15th
>    (midnight GMT).
>
>
>    - This is a micro grant fund. There is a total of $10,000 available.
>    Ideally, we will be supporting 8-10 projects from that amount. That means
>    your grant will be approximately $1,000.
>
>
>    - You need to be able to receive a wire transfer to a bank account. It
>    can be your personal bank account. Individuals can apply.
>
>
>    - We will contact you if we have any questions or to award you the
>    grant. If you have not heard from us by November 16, we will have chosen
>    not to provide support to your project.
>
>
>    - Once a decision has been made, you will receive a letter from
>    Mozilla summarizing the project you've proposed and agreeing to provide you
>    the funds.
>
>
>    - When the project is done, you will need to provide us a letter
>    telling us what happened, how it went, and what you think you accomplished.
>
>
> *The Criteria*
> We will give preference to proposals that:
>
>    - Ideally, show 1:1 matching support
>
>
>    - Demonstrate your capacity to effect positive change
>
>
>    - Facilitate regionally diverse participation in the WCIT
>
>
>    - Can be implemented quickly
>
>
> *What We Need to Know*
> Send us an e-mail with the following information. If you are applying for
> travel support, be sure to tell us whether or not you are already included
> in your country's delegation.
>
>    - Name:
>
>
>    - E-mail:
>
>
>    - Organization (if applicable):
>
>
>    - Country:
>
>
>    - URL (if applicable):
>
>
>    - Project Title:
>
>
>    - What are you going to do?
>
>
>    - Why are you the one to do it?
>
>
>    - How will you spend the money?
>
>
>    ____________________________________
> Kevin S. Bankston
> Senior Counsel and Free Expression Director
> Center for Democracy & Technology
> 1634 I St NW, Suite 1100
> Washington, DC 20006
> 202.407.8834 direct
> 202.637.0968 fax
> kbankston at cdt.org
>
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>
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