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

[joseph]

Hi, 

IMC people in Nigeria are not concestrated in one city and when we call for 
meeting only those that can afford it attend, but this is very important 
meting and we want to make as many attend hence the cost within Nigeria. 

For  technical support we need fund to pay for internet access, I mean pay 
for access to the internet for period of meeting to allow training, and 
related cost.Hence the cost. 

Did this answer your questions? 

Thanks ,
Joe
Nigeria
Luis writes: 

> Hi Winters, Valentine and all, 
> 
> I was translating the Nigeria/Ambazonia funding request into portuguese to
> post it on the IMC Brasil mailing list but there were a couple of things
> that I couldn't understand. 
> 
> On the Nigeria IMC budget breakdown you ask for $150 for the local
> transportation for Nigeria IMCistas within Nigeria and more $150 for the
> feeding, accommodation and other logistics for those same IMCistas, right?
> But I don't get it, isn't the meeting going to take place on your own
> city? And if its not, why is it going to take place on another city on
> Nigeria and not on yours? Wouldn't it make the IMC Nigeria budget cheaper? 
> 
> And about the $200 for technical and internet support during the meeting,
> what is it going to be spent on exactly? 
> 
> I'm sorry, I hope you don't mind answering my questions. But I couldn't
> say that I agree or that I disagree with the request if I didn't asked
> those questions first. 
> 
> Thanks a lot. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Luis,
> CMI Belo Horizonte, Brasil. 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "winters" <winters@nigeria.indymedia.org>
> To: <translation@lists.indymedia.org>; <imc-finance@lists.indymedia.org>;
> <imc-ambazonia-contact@lists.indymedia.org>
> Cc: <vally_x@lycos.com>; <winters@nigeria.indymedia.org>;
> <blanky@smurfs.com>; <imc-nigeria@indymedia.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 4:27 PM
> Subject: [Imc-finance] FUNDING REQUEST TO SUPPORT IMC REGIONAL MEETING IN
> NIGERIA 
> 
> 
>>
>> 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." 
>>
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