<div dir="ltr">Thank you, Rafik, for your response. I apologized for the omission. (It was not shared on the mailing list) We scheduled the call on the NCUC Africa Skype link, that we had in the past.<div>Also, we had an initial conversation on the Whatsapp group, but we have agreed to make the mailing list the main channel of communication.</div><div><br></div><div>In terms of experienced members helping to<b> simplify</b> any policy documents, we agreed that there are critical concepts or anecdotes to every policy document or critical article that can assist the understanding of new members and ease the reading of these documents. We are appealing to experience members to just help explain those bits and thereby kickstarting new members' interest in diving deep into the document.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 7:50 AM Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Hi Ben,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for the call summary. I have few clarifying questions. </div><div dir="auto">Was the details call shared in the list?unfortunately, I missed that. </div><div dir="auto">Regarding "Call for experience members to simplify the policy statements ", can you elaborate more? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div>Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 13:12 Benjamin Akinmoyeje <<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank">benakin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div>We had out first monthly call earlier today.</div><div>The following points were discussed</div><div><br></div><div><ol><li>The group discussed strategy to improve members participation on the main mailing list and calls for comments. <b>Resolution</b> - <i>More collaborations</i> and <i>send out a mail to solicit African members challenges.</i></li><li>Call for members to identify Internet Governance related and ICANN related activities around their region or countries. <b>Resolution</b> - <i>members to send in activities they have access to or are going to participate in; in-order for NCUC to participate at the event through members representation or NCUC meetup</i></li><li>Lack of structure to our participation and Collaboration - <b>Resolution</b>: <i>Subsequent list generated from the list of challenges in item 1 will guide creating structure for our collaboration and engagement on the main mailing list.</i></li><li>Improve participation of French speaking members and women in NCUC Africa. <b>Resolution</b>:<i> Improve NCUC participation in Africa french IG events and announcing NCUC at such events, doing monthly Skype calls alternating the languages eg- January call was conducted in English, February call will conducted in French, while encouraging translations at every monthly meeting calls. Identify women in the community to help champion advocacy to women members on the list.</i></li><li>Members capacity building to enhance participation : <b>Resolution</b>: Call for experience members to simplify the policy statements while members are encouraged to read policy document more frequently. Periodically identify policy document to read and discuss in the group and mailing list.</li><li>Regular webinar to boost participation - <b>Resolution</b>: <i>Africa EC will work with Thato to develop or schedule the next NCUC Africa webinar.</i></li><li>Inventory of calls for comments members are working on - <i>(i)Auction Proceeds - Thato, Africa Strategy 2020-2025 - Yazid, (please share ) </i></li></ol><div><br></div><div>Members present : Thato, Wisdom Donkor, Yazid, Bukola,Liz, Mamodou and Benjamin</div><div><br></div><div>Corrections and additions welcome. Feedback excitedly expected.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Benjamin </div><div>NCUC Africa - EC</div></div>
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