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Dear Civil Society colleagues, <br>
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<p class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal"><span>Those
following/engaging with WIT and ITR related issues please
see below a call for proposals for </span><span>ITU-related
micro-grants by Mozilla to engage and participate at the
upcoming WCIT in December 2012.</span><span><span></span></span><span></span></p>
best<br>
<br>
Alice<br>
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<p class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal"><b><u>Open Internet
Microgrants to Support Civil Society Engagement with the
ITU<span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">On December 3rd, the world’s
governments will begin a ten-day meeting in Dubai to update
a key treaty of a UN agency called the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some proposed changes to that
treaty could threaten Internet openness and innovation,
increase access costs, and erode human rights online. We are
urgently calling for projects that will help give civil
society organizations that support an open Internet a
stronger voice before and during that key meeting, the World
Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).<br>
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<b>What We Want to Support</b></p>
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<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Efforts to engage with
your government in the lead up to the WCIT meeting.</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Costs for civil society
representatives to participate at WCIT in Dubai, provided
you are already a part of your country's delegation or
have otherwise demonstrated commitment and expertise in
this area.</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Provision of basic
technical infrastructure and tools that let civil society
representatives on the ground in Dubai coordinate and
communicate with each other, their home organizations, and
the media.</li>
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<b>The Details</b></p>
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<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">The call for proposal
opens up on Nov. 12 and closes at 12 AM GMT Nov. 15 (i.e.,
midnight the night of the 14th).</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">This is a micro grant
fund. There is a total of $10,000 available. Ideally, we
will be supporting 8-10 projects from that amount. That
means your grant will be approximately $1,000.</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">You need to be able to
receive a wire transfer to a bank account. It can be your
personal bank account. Individuals can apply.</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">We will contact you if we
have any questions or to award you the grant. If you have
not heard from us by November 16, we will have chosen not
to provide support to your project.</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Once a decision has been
made, you will receive a letter from us summarizing the
project you've proposed and agreeing to provide you the
funds. </li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">When the project is done,
you will need to provide us a letter telling us what
happened, how it went, and what you think you
accomplished.</li>
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<p class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal"><br>
<b>The Criteria</b><br>
We will give preference to proposals that:</p>
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<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Ideally, show 1:1
matching support</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Demonstrate your capacity
to effect positive change</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Facilitate regionally
diverse participation in the WCIT</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Can be implemented
quickly</li>
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<p class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal"><br>
<b>What We Need to Know</b><br>
Send an e-mail to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apply@mozillafoundation.org</a>
with the following information. If you are applying for
travel support, be sure to tell us whether or not you are
already included in your country's delegation.</p>
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<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Name:</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">E-mail:</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Organization (if
applicable):</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Country:</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">URL (if applicable):</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Project Title:</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">What are you going to do?</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">Why are you the one to do
it?</li>
<li class="yiv1742768976MsoNormal">How will you spend the
money?</li>
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