[Imc-finance] FUNDING REQUEST TO SUPPORT IMC REGIONAL MEETING IN NIGERIA

[winters]

POSTED: [Monday 11th November 02]
by [Valentine from imc-ambazonia, Winters from imc-nigeria]
DISCUSSION PERIOD: [November 11th to November 18]
DECISION DEADLINE: [November 18]; Noon GMT 


SUMMARY: 

Proposal to have the global indymedia fund to support a face-to-face meeting 
between members of imc-nigeria and the forming imc-ambazonia to coincide 
with the visit of Jay Sand from the Philadelphia IMC. 

Details: 

The IMC-Nigeria has been a well-established IMC for over a year.  The
imc-ambazonia, in Cameroon, is currently forming as an essential
independent media voice there.  Imc-ambazonia believes that the struggles
imc-nigeria faced and continues to face while organizing independent media
in West Africa will be similar to those imc-ambazonia will encounter, and
believe a face-to-face meeting will be the best way to have imc-nigeria
teach these lessons, and inspire organizing in Ambazonia.  IMC-Nigeria and
IMC-Ambazonia are therefore applying to the imc-finance group to help
support a face-to-face meeting. 

This meeting, to occur from November 25 to November 28 in Benin City,
Nigeria, will include many discussions about topics such has how to
organize an IMC in a place where so few people have Internet access, how to
raise money and otherwise support this kind of organizing, how to run the
technical aspects of an IMC site, and how to most effectively harness the
power of Indymedia to enable independent media to blossom in West
Africa.  The meeting will coincide with the visit of Jay Sand from the
Philadelphia IMC to Nigeria; he will be able to provide perspective on the
global Indymedia network. 

The proposed budget $1,900  and the breakdown is as follows:
$600 To Support   IMC-Ambazonia to attend Meeting.
$1300 to Support IMC Nigeria to organise the meeting. 

IMC-Ambazonia   BUDGET Breakdown: 

338Euros requested for over-ground transportation for of three(3) persons 
from
Ambazonia and Cameroon to and from Benin City, Nigeria(details below) 

117Euros requested to support lodging and expenses on the way and while 
there 

150Euros requested to support an Ambazonia-wide information campaign to 
inform
people about indymedia after the meeting. 

Nigeria IMC BUDGET BREAK DOWN: 

Cost of Flight to enable IMC Nigeria Contact person (Winters) who 
unfortunately is currently out of country, but who’s view and presence is 
very important to the progress of the meeting: $800.
Technical and Internet support for period of meeting: $200
Local Transportation for Nigeria IMCs within Nigeria: $150
Feeding, accommodation and other logistics for Nigeria IMC attendance: $150 

 


We have proposed a discussion period of 7 days, from November 11 to
November 18.
We have submitted the proposal to the translation@lists.indymedia.org
list, and will forward any translations we receive as soon as possible. 

We also encourage local IMCs around the world to participate in this
proposal.  We would like to encourage any local IMC to hold a fundraiser
that has a goal of raising approximately 50 Euros to go toward this
meeting.  If local IMCs are able to raise money, imc-finance will have to
put less of the requested $1900 from the global fund.  This will speak
well for network-wide unity, as several local IMCs will be able to
participate in supporting this regional IMC meeting. 

Thank you, and we look forward to your response."