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<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 10pt; ">Dear Listers</span> <br><br><div><span color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 9pt; ">The review of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is now over. We are proud to announce the shortlisted candidates. We received excellent projects this year and the consensus of the reviewers is that there is no shortage of good ideas in Kenya.</span></div>
<div> </div><div><span color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 9pt; "><div><span>We know that many applicants to the Tandaa Digital Content Grant will be disappointed when they do not see their name on the shortlist. We received over 700 proposals and had to narrow them down to just 150. It was a very difficult task for the reviewers. There are hundreds of excellent ideas submitted in responce to the Call for Proposals.<div>
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Training</div><br><div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 9pt; ">All shortlisted applicants are invited to a free business plan training at Strathmore Univeristy.</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 9pt; "> </span></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 9pt; ">Details on training and how to sign up will be sent by email directly to shortlisted applicants. Please look out for an email for us at the end of the week.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><strong>Early Oct:</strong> Shortlist announced</span></div><br><div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><strong>Mid-Oct:</strong> Business plan training</span></div><br>
<div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><strong>End-Oct:</strong> Submit Business Plan</span></div><br><div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><strong>Mid-Nov:</strong> Finalists Announced</span></div><br></td>
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