[Ncuc-af] How to support you to participate?

[Grace Bomu]

Dear all,
This is an important thread.
For me, one barrier to participation has been the lack of dedicated
resources such as people and processes. I participated in some working
groups for a number of years and many times did not have a way to channel
what I was learning and wasn't sure how to contribute.
I think this problem could be solved by using either the fellowship model
or funding NGOs to dedicate themselves to a process. For the fellowship, I
mean a long term engagement of maybe a year or two where the fellow takes
time to learn and contribute to processes through an African perspective.
Similar to what Article 19 is doing with their internet of rights
fellowship.
Similarly, I find that NGOs in the digital rights world are doing something
right because they have dedicated programmes for the issues. It would help
if we had people with African perspectives coming from organisations that
support their work. Such people would be well placed to engage, not just
here but also in the larger ICANN.
I don't know if there already are initiatives but maybe this is something
that the NCUC-Af can pursue? Seeking partnerships with donors to enhance
African participation in ICANN in more longer term ways than travel
fellowships?

Grace


On Tuesday, 11 February 2020, Thato Mfikwe <thatomfikwe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for initiating this communique Ben,
>
> It is very critical that we know what challenges or barrries exist to
> participation of members so that we can start conceptualising capacity
> building initiatives that will improve contributions in community work.
>
> For now, I would say simplification of issues dealt with, as opposed to
> the traditional method of emails with ample of link to documents would help
> a lot.
>
> Thato Mfikwe.
>
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, 05:28 Benjamin Akinmoyeje, <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Members,
>> Good day and I hope your week is going well.
>>
>> Following NCUC-Africa monthly call, members on the Skype call discussed
>> the limitations to participation on the mailing list for African region
>> members.
>>
>> Will it be possible for members on this list kindly share the peculiar
>> challenges limiting your participation in the current policy development
>> processes?
>>
>> Kindly be liberal in sharing your thoughts.
>>
>> We hope to compile responses and explore the ways to address these issues.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Benjamin
>> NCUC Africa -EC
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