[kictanet] Fwd: Diplo needs your help...

Sat May 10 06:54:25 EAT 2014

Thanks for the info Barrack. Diplo is worth supporting. Where do we
locally send
our contributions (e.g. MPESA)?

On Fri, May 9, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote:
> Hi Colleagues and Friends of Diplo,
> 
> This is a call to action, please respond.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stephanie Borg Psaila <stephaniep at diplomacy.edu>
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 11:42:20 +0200
> Subject: Diplo needs your help...
> To: igcbp at diplomacy.edu
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> Since funding for deserving students to attend courses has become very
> difficult, we are trying new possibilities. Please read about it below,
> and
> help us if you can. Donations and passing this information to others both
> count as helping...
> 
> Diplo has launched its first crowdfunding attempt, through the Pozible
> platform: http://www.pozible.com/project/180875. We are starting with a
> very modest goal: to raise funds for several scholarships for our summer
> courses; we hope this will develop into a substantial fund which we can
> use
> in different ways to support the participation of people from small and
> developing states in our courses. We have also established a page on our
> website to support this fund:
> http://www.diplomacy.edu/aboutus/support/fund.
> 
> 
> The idea of crowdfunding is to collect a large number of small (or
> medium-sized) donations. To do this, we need to reach as wide as possible
> an audience with the invitation to contribute and to share. Please share
> the announcement or the link above; if you know anyone who might like to
> contribute with a small or even not-so-small donation, please invite them
> to do so.
> 
> Your help is much appreciated!
> 
> Best,
> Stephanie* <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org>**
> <http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>*
> 
> 
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> Dear Alumni,
> 
> We are starting a crowdfunding campaign to establish a scholarship fund
> for
> small and developing states. The idea with crowdfunding is to collect
> small
> donations from multiple sources. We are starting with a modest goal, but
> hope to eventually establish a substantial rolling fund to assist many
> people over the long term.
> 
> You know the value of our work in helping to strengthen the voices of
> small
> and developing states at international conferences and negotiations, and
> enable them to better represent national needs and interests. We want to
> build this fund because we know the impact of scholarships for many
> people
> who couldn’t otherwise participate in Diplo’s programmes. Yet the
> financial
> resources available to provide this support are reducing, as donor
> priorities change.
> 
> *How can you help? *
> 
>    - Have you benefited from our courses and would you like to help
>    others
>    do the same?  Please consider making a donation. Donations do not have
>    to
>    be large - 10 euros will make a difference.
>    - Do you know other people who share our vision and have the financial
>    means to help, with a larger donation? Please let them know about our
>    campaign and about how studying with Diplo made a difference for you.
>    - Help us share the news about our campaign widely. You can share it
>    on
>    Facebook or Twitter, and through any networks you are part of.
> 
> 
> For more information or to make a donation please visit our fundraising
> campaign page at
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> 
> Thank you for your participation!
> 
> Hannah Slavik
> Educational Programmes Director
> DiploFoundation
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