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

Fri Nov 15 16:31:08 2002

Hi Joe,
Thanks for your reply.
I'll forward your message to the IMC Brasil mailing list.

Later,
Luis,
CMI BH, Brasil.

----- Original Message -----
From: "joseph" <joseph@nigeria.indymedia.org>
To: "Luis" <luis@indymedia.org>
Cc: "IMC-finance" <imc-finance@lists.indymedia.org>;
<imc-ambazonia-contact@lists.indymedia.org>; <imc-nigeria@indymedia.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:45 PM
Subject: [Imc-finance] Re: FUNDING REQUEST TO SUPPORT IMC REGIONAL MEETING
IN NIGERIA

> 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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