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<div>Please find below response to RFI from the last EC meeting for your review. <br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Maryam Bakoshi</b> | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>ICANN</b> | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>S</b>: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | <b>T</b>: +44 7846 471777</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Adisa Bolutife <<a href="mailto:adisa.b@digitalgrassroots.org">adisa.b@digitalgrassroots.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> 4 September 2019 at 15:54:03 BST<br>
<b>To:</b> Maryam Bakoshi <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Uffa Modey <<a href="mailto:uffa@digitalgrassroots.org">uffa@digitalgrassroots.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ext] Re: NCSG Membership Application - Please respond</b><br>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dear Maryam,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I trust this email finds you well. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here is a little more about what we do:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Digital Grassroots unites a group of volunteers from the internet governance ecosystem (goals, design, infrastructure, technology and
policy) to introduce young people from around the world (ambassadors) to the world/language of Internet Governance. The goal is to train these young
<span style="font-weight: bold;">ambassadors</span> through <span style="font-weight: bold;">
courses</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">mentorship</span> to become fluent in the "lingo" of internet governance, become advocates for their communities, create content about challenges in their communities, countries, region and literally be in
the decision-making room when policies and laws are made to expand, reduce or manage the use of internet. For successful cohorts of the Ambassadors program has been held amongst other engagements within the Internet Governance space. </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.digitalgrassroots.org_-3Fm-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=1A9IIOkJia11FXDmJ1R4Jn7wGT4ExHiVuBF89mvNt_Q&m=lJot6GRmzUDhw9vNgoD6vYQ9jlakUsBBJ-SIrlCRdoM&s=s8UG4ICswPeGG21gCQFhUrcoh0qFDsgvwKqPups0tRY&e=">https://www.digitalgrassroots.org/
[digitalgrassroots.org]</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Digital Grassroots is a non-profit registered under the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as
<b>Digital Grassroots Global Support Initiative </b>operating globally but with Office base in Lagos, Nigeria. The organization so far has been a recipient of small grants majorly from Internet Society.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our interest in NPOC is to support capacity building for stakeholders and end users on domain name abuse, intellectual property abuse,
privacy and cyber security as it relates to ICANN’s core mission. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We hope that these information helps. Please do not hesitate to reach out if anymore information is required. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Kind regards </span></p>
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<a href="mailto:adisa.b@digitalgrassroots.org">adisa.b@digitalgrassroots.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.digitalgrassroots.org">www.digitalgrassroots.org</a></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Dear Adisa (Digital Grassroots),</span><span style="color: rgb(0,32,96);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Thank you for your interest in the Non-commercial Stakeholder Group.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Please could you let us know what your Organizations’ interest in ICANN and the Domain Name System. Please also stare how your organization is funded.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Please provide as many details as possible to help the Executive Committee with its decision.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Many thanks,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">Maryam Bakoshi</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);"> | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">S</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;color: rgb(0,32,96);">: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | <b>T</b>: +44 7846 471777</span></p>
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