<div dir="ltr">Dear Eduardo,<br><br>I speak here on behalf of the chapters that have signed this communication.<br><br>Thank you to the ChAC for acknowledging receipt of this communication.<br><br>The signatory Chapters and those who have joined after will be available to share with you their findings and the impression this disqualification leaves in the community.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Ramanou BIAOU<br></div><img src="https://my-email-signature.link/signature.gif?u=505406&e=96658364&v=d62b4954396229f593f67978d2df92a2dc45fce460eeec585696a56ffae92b21" style="width:2px;max-height:0;overflow:hidden"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le mer. 13 mai 2020 à 22:33, Eduardo Diaz <<a href="mailto:eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com">eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large">Ram</span><font size="4">anou:</font></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">I acknowledge receipt of your communication.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">We will contacting you to discern and understand what specific actions you foresee that are needed in order to <i>"...</i><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">enable the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation to fulfill its responsibilities to Chapters</i><font color="#000000"><span>". After this we will be in a better positions to formulate an Advice to the Board if applicable in this regard.</span></font></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Thank you for your communication and for having confidence in the work that we do.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Eduardo Díaz</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Chair </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">ISOC Chapter Advisory Board</font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:26 PM Ramanou S. BIAOU <<a href="mailto:biaous2002@gmail.com" target="_blank">biaous2002@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189)">[English Version bellow]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(79,129,189)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36)">[</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">French Version</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36)">]</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
Monsieur le Président du Comité Consultatif des Chapitre d’Internet Society
(ChAC)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">La
crise sanitaire du Covid-19 touche avec un fort impact le monde entier rendant
ainsi l’Internet comme le support et le moyen privilégié de lutte contre le
Covid19, mais aussi de continuité des activités professionnelles et
économiques.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">De
nombreux chapitres et d’autres organisations ont ainsi mis en place des
solutions créatives et innovantes pour répondre aux problèmes causés par
COVID-19 et certains utilisent le numérique et Internet, apportant ainsi une
réponse coordonnée de continuité d’activités.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dans
la même dynamique, la Fondation Internet Society Global s’est engagé en lançant
<b>“Emergency Response Grant Programme:
COVID-19”. </b>Ce programme d'intervention d'urgence fournira un financement
aux organisations travaillant sur des projets qui utilisent l'Internet pour
améliorer la vie pendant la période de crise ou en réponse à une situation
d'urgence. En 2020, la Fondation se concentrera sur des projets qui répondent à
la pandémie COVID-19, à la fois pendant la période immédiate de la crise, mais
aussi en prévision des réponses à l'inévitable "deuxième vague" plus
tard cette année et en 2021. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Les
Objectifs du programme sont : </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Fournir un
soutien urgent pour produire des résultats positifs et durables en réponse à
une urgence régionale ou mondiale ;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Aider à
assurer le succès des initiatives existantes basées sur Internet et/ou aider à
en créer de nouvelles qui encouragent la résilience à long terme.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ces
objectifs et l’idée de ce programme sont en cohérence avec l’engagement des
chapitres d’Internet Society au niveau local. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Examinant les objectifs du
programme Emergency Response Grant Programme COVID-19 de cette année et les
critères de sélection, certaines remarques et constats méritent d'être
soulignés et nous aimerions les partager avec vous : </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">La
situation socio-économique de certaines régions où sont présents les
chapitres fait qu'il est très difficile pour une organisation à but non lucratif
d’avoir l’opportunité de gérer annuellement un budget pouvant atteindre un
montant de 250 000 dollars US. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pourtant,
l’un des critères pour présenter un projet à ce programme est <b>“Demonstrate previous experience in
managing grants of at least US$250,000 within a one-year period.”;</b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ce
critère signifie que les chapitres ne peuvent pas présenter des projets pour
ce programme</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nous
constatons donc une exclusion volontaire ou involontaire des chapitres de
ce programme qui œuvre pourtant à travailler jusqu’aux derniers kilomètres
des zones non desservies afin de connecter les non-connectés ;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nous
constatons que la Fondation Internet Society et Internet Society Global
réduisent les chapitres à l’exécution uniquement des petits et moyens
projets dans leurs pays ; </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nous
constatons que la Fondation Internet Society et Internet Society Global
développent une préférence de travailler uniquement avec d’autres
organisations qui ne sont pas des chapitres Internet Society en ce qui
concerne les grands projets liées à Internet, sachant que ces types
d’organisation dans certains pays sont des représentations d’autres grandes
organisations à but non lucratif au
niveau international et la plupart du temps ont des projets complètement détachés
des réalités et des facteurs de succès du contexte local ;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">L’exécution
de très grands projets par une autre organisation, bien que le chapitre
local ait la capacité de le faire créera une forte défaveur pour les chapitres
et un impact sur la légitimité de ces derniers sur ces questions au profit
des nouvelles organisations ;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Nous
constatons qu’il y a un important risque que la voix des chapitres ait
désormais moins de poids dans l’écosystème local si c’est uniquement
d’autres organisations qui apportent des solutions liées au Covid19 et Internet
réduisant ainsi la légitimité
et l‘importance des chapitres dans
l'écosystème internet du pays.</span></li>
</ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Les
chapitres font un excellent travail et méritent la confiance d'ISOC Global dans
la mise en œuvre d’importants projets à
travers le monde.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Au
vu de ces différents constats, <b>Chapter
Advisory Council (ChAC)</b> doit engager une action pour permettre à Internet
Society et la fondation Internet Society de prendre ses responsabilités
vis-à-vis des chapitres.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">[English Version]</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To Chair of Chapter Advisory Committee
(ChAC)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Covid-19 health crisis is having a strong impact on the whole world,
making the Internet the support and the privileged means to fight against
Covid19, but also to ensure the continuity of professional and economic
activities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Many Chapters and other organizations have thus implemented creative and
innovative solutions to address the problems caused by Covid-19 with some using
digital technology and the Internet, thus providing a coordinated business
continuity response.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In the same vein, Internet Society Foundation has made a commitment by
launching the <b>Emergency Response Grant
Programme: COVID-19.</b> This Emergency Response Grant Programme will provide
funding to organizations working on projects utilising the Internet to improve
lives during times of crisis or in response to an emergency situation. In 2020,
the Foundation will focus on projects that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,
both during the immediate period of crisis, but also in anticipation of
responses to the inevitable "second wave" later this year/in 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The objectives of the programme are:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To provide urgent support to produce positive and sustainable results in
response to a regional or global emergency.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To help ensure the success of existing Internet-based initiatives and/or
help create new ones that promote long-term resilience</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The goals and the idea of this programme is consistent with the
commitment of Internet Society Chapters at the local level.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Looking at the purpose of this year's Emergency Response Grant
Programme: COVID-19 and the selection criteria, there are a number of
observations and findings worth noting that we would like to share with
you: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The socio-economic situation in some regions
where the chapters are present makes it very difficult for a non-profit
organization to have the opportunity to manage an annual budget of up to
US$250,000.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Yet one of the criteria for submitting a project
to this program is<b>
"Demonstrate previous experience in managing grants of at least
US$250,000 within a one-year period”;</b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Does this criterion mean that chapters cannot
submit projects to this programme?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This means that chapters cannot submit projects
for this program. We therefore see a voluntary or involuntary exclusion of
program chapters that are working to work to the last miles of unconnected
areas;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We find that the Internet Society Foundation and
Internet Society Global reduce Chapters to implementing only small and
medium projects in their countries;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We find that the Internet Society Foundation and
Internet Society Global are developing a preference to work only with
other organizations that are not Internet Society Chapters with respect to
large Internet-related projects, knowing that these types of organizations
in some countries are representatives of other large nonprofit
organizations at the international level and most often have projects that
are completely detached from the realities and success factors of the
local context;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The execution of very large projects by another
organization, even though the local Chapter has the capacity to do so,
will create a strong disincentive for Chapters and impact the legitimacy
of Chapters on these issues to the benefit of the new organizations;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We see a significant risk that the Chapters'
voice will now have less weight in the local ecosystem if it is only other
organizations that provide solutions related to Covid19 and the Internet
thus reducing their legitimacy and importance in the country's ecosystem.</span></li>
</ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chapters are doing an excellent job and deserve ISOC Global's confidence
in implementing important projects around the world.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In light of these findings, the Chapter Advisory Council (ChAC) must
take action to enable the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation
to fulfill its responsibilities to Chapters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,142,213)">[Liste
des Chapitres Signataires]</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,142,213)">[List
of Signatory Chapter]</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></p><ul><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bénin Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Ramanou BIAOU)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Burkina Faso
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> ( Jean Baptiste MILLOGO)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cameroon
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Esther Sandrine NGOM)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ghana Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Francis Acquah Amaning)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Liberia
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Matthew T Roberts)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Namiba
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Anna Amoomo)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Senegal Chapter</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Edem K. Nunekpeku)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tanzania
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(Nazarius N. Kirama)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Togo Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Norbert Glakpe)</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tunisian chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Mondher laabidi )</span></li><li><b style="font-size:11pt"><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Zimbabwe
Chapter</span></b><span lang="fr" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Wadzanai Ndlovu)</span></li></ul><p></p></div>
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