<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">@All (+ Olga): </font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">ISOC Puerto Rico submitted a project in 2005 under the previous grant program. The project was named: </font><span style="font-family:tahoma"><font size="4">Internet Clubs of Puerto Rico. </font></span></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma">This project
formed the core of our Digital Divide Initiative (2005-2008) which helped bring
together disparate groups of people in poor communities throughout the Island
to learn and take advantage of the Internet to improve themselves, their
communities, and surrounding environment.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma"> </span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma">We
estimated that the aggregated value of the Internet Clubs far exceeded the received
grant, as evidenced by the number of communities and individuals impacted by
the initiative, as well by the people that helped made it successful. </span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="tahoma">Unfortunately, as of today, all Internet Clubs of Puerto Rico and its peripheral efforts do not exist anymore. We painfully learned that these type of projects need </font></font><font face="tahoma"><font size="4"><b>continuity and sustainability </b>to stay alive and active</font><b>.</b></font><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:large"> T</span><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:large">o ensure success for this type of projects you will need the commitment of dedicated person(s) to support it
continuously and the appropriate funding, as these resources
are not readily available on a volunteer basis.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:large"> </span></div><div><font size="4"><font face="tahoma"><br></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="tahoma">We have submitted many other projects to keep supporting digital inclusion around Puerto Rico. These have been supported mostly by events grants and local sponsors.</font></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:tahoma"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="tahoma">Please check this link to read the final report submitted to ISOC: </font><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1d1WvAEISbWLVJTX3kycjlSU28">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1d1WvAEISbWLVJTX3kycjlSU28</a></font><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:11.5pt"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">-ed</font><br><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:11.5pt"> </span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 9:22 AM Olga Cavalli <<a href="mailto:olgacavalli@gmail.com">olgacavalli@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, <div><br></div><div>thanks to both candidates for letting us know their activities and background.</div><div><br></div><div>This question is made to both candidates on behalf of my role as ISOC Argentina Chapter President.</div><div><br></div><div>Have you, as leader of your chapters, developed projects from the "Beyond the Net" initiative or "Community Grants" (as called before), and if this is the case could you share with us the objective and results?</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks in advance and best regards.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Olga</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div>