[NCUC-EC] South Africa project asking for support

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Dear all

I've asked Thato to send responses to your questions

Yes, Rafik, ICANNWiki and ISOC Gauteng are main sponsors, NCUC would
be an additional secondary sponsor and have a say on content

Best,

Renata



On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> if I can comment:
> - I think icannwiki is a not just platform but organization which is getting
> funding from several sources already.
> - with regard to translation, we did get that before when we made a request
> to translation team in ICANN. we could translate our flyers to Hindi, Urdu
> for Hyderabad meeting in addition to translation to UN languages.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
>
> 2017-10-10 22:43 GMT+09:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Yes, the logo would be there
>>
>> I will explain a bit more what this project is because I guess it isn't
>> clear
>>
>> 1) Group convenes and discusses how ICANN works and what are possible
>> words that they could study, describe which would help them understand
>> PDPs - or words someone asked them to describe
>> (This is where I asked them to describe better NCUC, GDPR, RDS, RPM etc)
>>
>> 2) Group studies and describes these terms. Outcomes are registered in
>> www.icannwiki.org
>>
>> 3) New round of studying and describing and translation to local languages
>>
>> ICANNWiki is an independent platform
>>
>> NCUC will receive a report to be published as post
>>
>> We can be very confident that NCUC will not have support for
>> multilingual content anytime soon and there won't be follow up
>> requests on multilingual support to NCUC esp. indigenous languages.
>>
>> This is an effort independently lead by local language advocates in
>> sectors of ICANNWiki platform only
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Renata
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Tatiana Tropina
>> <tatiana.tropina at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > All,
>> > I agree with Michael.
>> > Could the proposal be tweaked to be more obviously beneficial for NCUC?
>> > Can we use our logo at the event to advertise us or something?
>> > Cheers
>> > Tanya
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue 10. Oct 2017 at 13:42, Michael Karanicolas
>> > <michael at law-democracy.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks very much for sending that along. It seems like an unusual fit
>> >> to me, to be an outreach event, and a bit of a departure from what we
>> >> do normally. Obviously we want to bring in people from under-served
>> >> communities, and I think we all recognize that language is a huge
>> >> challenge, but I'm not sure that NCUC has the follow through to
>> >> capitalize on this. So - the material is translated into IsiXhosa and
>> >> IsiNdebele - then what? There's still no platform for the recipients
>> >> to engage with NCUC, since we don't have ongoing support for those
>> >> languages, and we are unlikely to have it in the near term - so where
>> >> does this lead? Am I missing something?
>> >>
>> >> That said - I guess it would ultimately depend on our budget
>> >> situation. Do we work on a calendar year and, if so, do we have funds
>> >> that are going to expire relatively soon if they're not used?
>> >>
>> >> Michael
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>> >> <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > The outreach in Johannesburg was mainly organized voluntarily by
>> >> > Thato
>> >> > Mfikwe and now he is asking for a small amount of support for
>> >> > outreach
>> >> > and capacity building (USD 300, minimal is actually USD 500)
>> >> >
>> >> > On our procedures document there is a description of a process for
>> >> > this type of support
>> >> > See section VI
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > https://www.ncuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NCUC-Operating-Procedures-Sept-2017.pdf
>> >> >
>> >> > There were outreach events funded by NCUC before and reports are
>> >> > published on NCUC blog periodically
>> >> >
>> >> > Best,
>> >> >
>> >> > Renata
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 11:51 PM, Michael Karanicolas
>> >> > <michael at law-democracy.org> wrote:
>> >> >> We're not a granting organization... are we?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Forgive me, as I'm new(ish) on the EC. Is there precedent to fund
>> >> >> these kinds of projects?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Michael
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>> >> >> <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>> Dear EC
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am forwarding you an email by Thato Mfikwe from South Africa
>> >> >>> asking
>> >> >>> for support for a local project.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Basically they will do a day marathon of writing about internet
>> >> >>> policy
>> >> >>> terms learned after ICANN59. In English and in local languages.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The project already has support from ICANNwiki and ISOC Gauteng
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Given ISOC Gauteng partnered w/ NCUC for the event in Johannesburg
>> >> >>> it
>> >> >>> would be great if NCUC could sponsor the event too
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Even with a minimal amount (USD300), this partnership can be
>> >> >>> consolidated and we can ask for the program to cover writing about
>> >> >>> terms which are en vogue in NCUC policymaking efforts
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Deadline for this is (was) 10th Oct so please express your support
>> >> >>> as
>> >> >>> soon as possible
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Thank you
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> >>> From: Thato Mfikwe <mfikwentjatje at gmail.com>
>> >> >>> Date: Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 9:23 AM
>> >> >>> Subject: ISOC Gauteng Project proposal (Content development and
>> >> >>> translation
>> >> >>> To: raquino at gmail.com
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi Renata,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Please find the attached proposal regarding the project we running
>> >> >>> in
>> >> >>> Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape rural areas of South Africa, I hope you
>> >> >>> find all in order. Should you require that we amend our proposal to
>> >> >>> meet available funding and support criterias, please let us know.
>> >> >>> Apologies in the delay, we only have 2 weeks before implemetation
>> >> >>> of
>> >> >>> the 1st phase of the project, thuis a prompt response is required
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> speed up this process.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> We thought the project of this natture would be of interest to
>> >> >>> players
>> >> >>> in the IG space, since we need allthe help we can obtain to make it
>> >> >>> a
>> >> >>> success and please feel free to forward to relevant organisations
>> >> >>> who
>> >> >>> might find an interest in working with us on this exciting project.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> We will provide sponsors with proof of expenses on a monthly basis
>> >> >>> and
>> >> >>> ZACR has commited to the project in terms of human capital and
>> >> >>> funding
>> >> >>> that is yet to be finalised by end of this month. Should you need
>> >> >>> more
>> >> >>> information or set up an appointment around this project, please do
>> >> >>> not hesitate to contact us, thanks.
>> >> >>>
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