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<div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear Friends and supporters,<br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">As we draw closer to the second Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa, please take note of what has grown to be an event we are excited to be pulling together. The Forum is set to take place on September 28 - 29 at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. </font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000">This year, we bring together a wide selection of speakers from <font size="3" style="font-size:14px">civil society, media, business, government, academia, tech development, the arts community, law enforcement, and communication regulatory bodies all of whom have a role to play in advancing the rights of citizens to privacy and freedom of expression in the online sphere.</font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:14px">Have a look at our exciting</font><font size="3" color="#555555" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"> <b><a href="https://links.mixmax.com/b/jWmlyv2oVNONh8cMR?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=gInJ3buE2clBXajBEdllGb1pmI" target="_blank">Programme</a>! </b></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" color="#555555" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#555555"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Use </font><b style="font-size:medium">#FIFEA</b><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> </font><b style="font-size:medium">#InternetFreedom </b><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">to be part on the online conversation, share </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">thoughts and to </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">ask questions. Please use the attached call out too.</font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" color="#ff9900" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"><b>Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa</b></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">2 Days | </font><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Over 60 Speakers | </font><font color="#555555"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">13 Panels | All Day Digital Security Clinics | Report </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Launch</font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">| Cocktail Function | </font></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font color="#555555"><font size="3" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" color="#ff9900" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"><b>Countries represented</b></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Burundi, </font><font color="#555555"><font color="#222222"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Cameroon, Democratic </font></font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Republic</font><font color="#222222"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> of Congo, </font></font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Ethiopia</font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">, Germany, Italy, Kenya, </font></font><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Nigeria, </font><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Rwanda, Tanzania, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">South Africa, </font>South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia</font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"><font color="#ff9900" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Speakers affiliations:</b></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Article 19, Bayimba, Bloggers Association Kenya, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">ICT Association</font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> Uganda (ICTAU), Globaleaks, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">iHub Research (Kenya), </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Internet Society [(Africa) (Burundi) (Uganda)], </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">UNESCO, Facebook, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet),</font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> Makerere University, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Paradigm Initiative Uganda, </font><font color="#000000">Protège QV,<font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> </font></font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Uganda Media Centre, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">UNESCO, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">University of Nairobi, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Web We Want, </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Writivism, Women Of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)</font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px"> and many more!</font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font size="3" face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><font color="#ff9900">Sponsors</font></b><br></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Thanks to our supporters: </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), </font><font size="3" style="font-size:14px">Ford Foundation, Hivos, Open Technology Fund, UNESCO and Web We Want.</font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Registration is required to gain entry to the venue.<b> Register on our <a href="https://links.mixmax.com/b/dVHTraM3yMn24ivIL?rn=IiLhtWdm5WYOBCdllGb1pkI&re=gInJ3buE2clBXajBEdllGb1pmI" target="_blank">Forum page</a></b></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px"><br></font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Kind regards,</font></font></div><div style="max-width:590px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="3" color="#555555" style="font-size:14px">Juliet</font></font></div><div 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