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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Internet Society
Awards Grants to 14 Community-Based Programs <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Our programme
funds projects that use the Internet to impact the lives of people in
underserved communities <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[Washington, D.C., USA and Geneva,
Switzerland, 21 December 2011] </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>–</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> The Internet
Society today announced funding for 14 community-based Internet projects that
will transform the lives of people in underserved areas of the world. This
round of grants will support such local projects as: building the first website
dedicated to young women survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic
Republic of Congo; providing Internet and computer education to empower
artisans in <st1:City w:st="on">Bangalore</st1:City>; and launching an
Integrative Internet Café for visually impaired and sighted people in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Addis Ababa</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Internet Society Community
Grants are awarded twice each year and this is the 14th round of awards.
Recipients receive up to US$10,000 to implement their projects. The 14 projects
funded in this round of grants will:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Provide Internet access to
students on the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">March</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Senegal</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Empower artisans in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangalore</st1:place></st1:City> through Internet
and computer education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Provide IPv6 training in 11
Ugandan Universities and implement a route server at the Uganda Internet
Exchange Point<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Launch an Integrative Internet
Cafe and <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Media</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
for visually impaired people in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Addis
Ababa</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Establish an Internet exchange
point in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Palestine</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Build the first website dedicated
to young women survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Educate local operators and
technical students in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cameroon</st1:place></st1:country-region>
on the use and deployment of IPv6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Upgrade and reposition the Malawi
Internet Exchange (MIX)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Create an Internet exchange point
in the Democratic Republic of Congo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Deliver an IPv6 educational
campaign in <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place> to Small and Medium
Enterprises<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Assist local governments in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Benin</st1:place></st1:country-region> to use
the Internet for greater transparency to citizens<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Develop an eLearning system in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Provide computer training to
exploited women in the Kitengela area of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>* Establish the Content Creation
Centre in the Fundamental Scientific Library of the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType> of Sciences of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Armenia</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“These Community Grants
highlight a broad range of initiatives that exemplify the remarkable impact of
the Internet on people and communities around the world,” said Walda
Roseman, Chief Operating Officer of the Internet Society. “We
congratulate the Internet Society Chapters and members involved in these
projects and we thank them for their commitment to making a profound impact in
their local communities. The Internet Society is proud to offer this program as
part of our mission to ensure the open development, evolution, and use of the
Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The next application round opens in
April 2012. Additional information is available on the Community Grants
Programme and these award-winning projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More information:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants/past-awards/november-2011"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants/past-awards/november-2011</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>About the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Internet Society is the
world’s trusted independent source of leadership for Internet policy,
technology standards and future development. Based on its principled vision and
substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society works with its
members and Chapters around the world to promote the continued evolution and
growth of the open Internet through dialog among companies, governments, and other
organizations around the world. For more information, see: <a
href="http://www.internetsociety.org/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.internetsociety.org</span></font></a>
Media Contact: Wende Cover, cover@isoc.org, +1-703-439-2773<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ted Mooney</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sr. Director, Membership & Services</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Internet Society</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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