<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello All,<br><br></div>I believe the idea behind this strategy is a very good one and I support it. But I will like to encourage the executives to seek for more founding to enable more of these ALS's and individual members to attend these programs and contribute to discussions.<br><br></div>More often a lot of members desire to attend these programs but do not have funding ...this was evidenced in the just ended ICANN 59 in Jorburg, where large number of ALS's participated because of the support we received.<br><br></div>Best Regards,<br><div><div><br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><b><font size="4"><font size="2">Roger Oteng Baah</font><br></font><br></b></div>ICANN Fellow<b><br></b></div>Vice President ISOC, Ghana Chapter<br>Founder - Secure Re<span>ach Foundation</span><br><span>Net</span>work Services Specialist<b><br><br></b></div><b>Phone : </b>+233244628998<b><br></b></div><b>Skype : </b>roger.baah<b><br>Twitter : </b>@MrBaah<b><br></b><div><div><div><div><div><b><br></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Aziz Hilali via AFRI-Discuss <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40296"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40297" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41119" size="2">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></font></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40299"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40300" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font size="2"> </font><u></u></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40302"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41125" size="2"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40303" lang="EN-US">Daniel </span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40304">Nanghaka</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40305" lang="EN-US"> and Tijani BEN JEMAA prepared the below draft AFRALO Outreach and
Engagement Strategy for FY18.</span></font></div><div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40302"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41187"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41580" size="2">If you have any comment, please send it on this list
as soon as possible, and not after <b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_48313">Monday 31 July 2017.</b></font></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40313"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40314" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font size="2"> </font><u></u></span><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri">------------------------</span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40319"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40320"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40321" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41129" size="2">Draft
AFRALO FY18 Outreach and Engagement Strategy<u></u><u></u></font></span></b></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40323"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40324"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40325" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font size="2"> </font><u></u></span></b></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40327"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40328"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40329" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41489" size="2">Introduction<u></u><u></u></font></span></b></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40331"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40332" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41199" size="2">AFRALO
has achieved tremendous success in outreach and engagement within the region
especially with its participation in Africa Internet Summit and AFRINIC
Meetings. We have achieved a high rise in the number of ALSes to current 5<span style="color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40333">3 African ALSes.<u></u><u></u></span></font></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40335"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40336" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font size="2"> </font><u></u></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40338"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40339"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40340" lang="EN-US"><font size="2">Aim of the Strategy<u></u><u></u></font></span></b></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40342"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40343" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41207" size="2">With the
important increase in the number of ALSes, the strategy of FY18 will focus on
Engagement of the end users and will aim at:<u></u><u></u></font></span></div>
<ul dir="" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41211"><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41210"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41209" size="1">Reaching out to African end users all
over Africa to enhance engagement in the policy development processes and all
other ICANN activities<br></font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41214"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41213" size="1">Promoting the ICANN multi-stakeholder
model and its bottom-up decision making process<br></font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41217"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41216" size="1"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41246">Continuing the effort of recruitment of
new members (At-Large Structures and/or individual members)</font><br></font></li></ul>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40357"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40358" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41499" size="1"> </font><u></u></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40360"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40361"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40362" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41285" size="2">Strategy plan<u></u><u></u></font></span></b></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40364"><span style="font-family:Calibri" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40365" lang="EN-US"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41283" size="2">To reach
the aims of the strategy, AFRALO shall:<u></u><u></u></font></span></div>
<ul dir="" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40822"><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41259"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41281" size="1">Participate in events across Africa to:<br></font></li><ul id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40821"><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40827"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41261" size="1">Organize engagement sessions to present AFRALO, At-Large and ICANN to
the event participants, explaining mission, constituencies and activities.</font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41265"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41264" size="1">Make use of all breaks and social events to do the adequate outreach to
bring African Internet organizations and individuals into ICANN Arena and make
them interested to be involved in the processes</font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41279"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41280" size="1">Make presentations about topics under discussion in ICANN to show how
the African ICANN community participate effectively in the ICANN policy
development</font></li></ul><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41278"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41277" size="1">Organize local events, in partnership with the local ALSes to enhance
their engagement and broaden their radiance in their respective countries<br></font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41340"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41339" size="1">Continue to identify universities and academic institutions to organize
fruitful discussions with students and teachers about Internet and ICANN to
bring young people into ICANN through these Open Sessions<br></font></li></ul>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40391"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#3366ff" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40392" lang="EN-US"><u></u><font size="2"> </font><u></u></span></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40394"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41514" size="2"><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40395"><span style="line-height:115%;color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40396" lang="EN-US">Engagement Events targeted</span></b><b id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40397"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40398" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></b></font></div>
<div id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40400"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41536" size="1"><span style="line-height:115%;color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40401" lang="EN-US">The engagement will be done at
various forums within the Africa Region. The following non-exhaustive list
identifies some targeted events:</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_40402" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></font></div>
<ul dir="" id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41530"><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41542"><font size="1">AFRINIC Meetings 2017 - AFRINIC 27<br></font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41543"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41571" size="1">Africa Internet Governance Forum 2017 – AfIGF 2017<br></font></li><li id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41529"><font id="m_-3300544901533760407yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500970649593_41531" size="1">Africa Internet Summit 2018 – AIS’18<br></font></li></ul>
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