<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">


Trusting that your festive/restive season has been pleasurable.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Whereas a staff member at Creative Commons (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/staff/#alexgakuru" target="_blank">Regional Coordinator-Africa</a>), I write this appeal in my personal capacity. <br>


<br>Since August last year, I have been privileged to have first-hand 
experience on the powerfully and positive free sharing on open Internet 
role made possible by free Creative Commons licences. And how that has 
impacted not just across Africa, but around the world. From Open 
Education Resources promising firm realisation of universal access to 
education to people whom otherwise could never have had access to 
knowledge and subsequent opportunities, arts and artistes collaboration 
resulting in new creative works, CC-licensed freely shared resources 
such as the wikipedia, among to many others online and offline.   <br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Creative Commons is running a fund-raising campaign which I humbly urge you to support by donating here: <br><br><a href="https://donate.creativecommons.org/?utm_campaign=2013fund&utm_source=carousel2&utm_medium=web" target="_blank">https://donate.creativecommons.org/?utm_campaign=2013fund&utm_source=carousel2&utm_medium=web</a><br>


<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Below are ready for your retweeting and sharing:<br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/creativecommons/status/417701412588367872" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/creativecommons/status/417701412588367872</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152091849827777" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152091849827777</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">


<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks for the support!<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">


Wishing you a healthy, wealthy and prosperous 2014.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Alex Gakuru (wearing his personal hat:)   <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">


<br></div>About Creative Commons: <br><a href="http://creativecommons.org/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/</a><br><br></div></div>