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Dear Chapter Leaders,</div>
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We’ve received an application to start a <b>new Internet Society Chapter in Mauritania.</b></div>
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Please review the <a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/cf4jkkykxs823xn5z8qclv1h279l99z5" data-outlook-id="ef3f0a4b-fc15-4434-ac37-33a8a89756a0">
attached proposal</a> and <b>share any comments by 20 March 2026</b>.</div>
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If you know active community members from Mauritania who may want to join or support this effort, please email me directly at
<b>ndonnang@isoc.org</b>.</div>
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Your feedback will help guide our next steps.</div>
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Thank you for your time and continued support.</div>
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Warm regards,</div>
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Victor.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Hind; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);"><b>Victor Ndonnang,</b></span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44); background-color: white;"> Senior Manager, Community Engagement, Africa</span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:ndonnang@isoc.org" title="mailto:ndonnang@isoc.org" data-outlook-id="2adf37f5-07e8-482b-8d3c-7b1793a868a7" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-align: left;">ndonnang@isoc.org</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44); background-color: white;"> | </span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);"><br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/" data-outlook-id="2a14fbb4-a29e-41f4-a476-d8079f26a205" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-align: left;">internetsociety.org</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44); background-color: white;">|
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); background-color: white;"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/follow-us/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/follow-us/" data-outlook-id="1f0d5094-ece6-4cb0-9288-00582d3aec00" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-align: left;">@internetsociety</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44); background-color: white;"> |
Check out </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u>Our 2026 Action Plan</u></span><span style="color: black;"> | </span></div>
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work together to build the Internet we want! </a></span></p>
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