The Fund for Internet Research and Education from AFRINIC has benefited seven Kenyans researchers and startups before. More Kenyans can benefit from this is the word goes around. AFRINIC has planned a Tweetathon to promote the FIRE program and ensure the communication on the grants has reached a wider audience within the Continent before the expiry date of 31st May 2016. The idea of a tweetathon is to have as many accounts tweeting at the same time on the same #hashtag (#FIREAfrica) that it may even trend on twitter. This way, we can communicate to our collective audience, with the language our audience understand. The Aim of the Fund for Internet Research and Education is to boost innovative solutions and research that enhance the use of ICT within the continent. Just yesterday, Native Project fro FIRE was in Geneva, Switzerland, at the World Summit on the Information Society meeting to receive the WSIS Champion Certificate for the NatiV Project http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktakingp/en/Database/Search?pId=1447600201. That is the aim of FIRE program. Basic rules for a Tweetathon ——————————————— 1. Use a common hashtag: #FIREAfrica 2. Tweets with images are more visible. You can attach any relevant appropriate image with your tweets 3. Tweet in common days: 5th, 6th and 7th May 2016. 4. Ride on other popular hashtags: currently #FASTAfrica #AIS16 5. Tweet with your personal twitter account 6. Retweet other similar tweets 7. If you have TweetDeck, schedule your tweet to send at certain intervals We have generated some tweets for you. You can compose your own new generic tweets. You can tweet in any language understandable by any community in Africa. If there is any clarification, don’t hesitate to contact me. AFRINIC | EN AVANT ————————————— TWEETS BELOW ————————————— Do you want better Internet in Africa? Apply now for Fund for Internet Research and Education grants (link: http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016) fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbuHAz> #FASTAfrica #FIREAfrica The FIRE grants application can be done in both English and French http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica FIRE encourages Francophone, Lusophone, female-led projects, & projects that support isolated communities #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Where can I get more details about the FIRE Grants? Check the Frequently asked questions http://fireafrica.org/faq #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for internet Research and Education is an initiative of @AFRINIC to increase uptake of the Internet #FIREAfrica How do I make an application for the Fund for Internet Research and Education? Register on this page and then login http://fireafrica.org/users/users/login #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica How do I submit a successful Grant application? Check this link http://www.fireafrica.org/tips_for_successful_grant_submission #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Contact the FIRE Africa Team at fireprogram@afrinic.net if you have any questions about your application #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica What is the deadline for applying for Fund for Internet Research and Education grants? It is 31st May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research and Education is funding upto 9 projects for a total of $240,000 for innovative projects across Africa http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research and Education is part of the Seed Alliance. See past projects from Africa, Asia and South America here seedalliance.net #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Like the Fund for Internet Research and Education page on Facebook https://facebook.com/fireafrinic #FastAfrica #FIREAfrica Tip: Prepare your FIRE application well in advance offline, then copy paste on the application system http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you don’t get an email notification after application, you may need to apply again, or contact FIRE secretariat http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you have attachments, ensure they are submitted with the FIRE application form http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you have any challenge with your FIRE application, the secretariat is happy to help http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Tip: If you make an omission during your FIRE application, you can always resubmit your application again http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Read more about past #FireAfrica grants on the website fireafrica.org <https://t.co/9jIw47XavC> and http://seedalliance.net/ #FIREAfrica The Fund for Internet Research & Education twitter account is @FIREAfrica. Please follow and retweet to your followers @AFRINIC #FASTAfrica #FIREAfrica Le nouveau compte twitter FIRE Africa est @FIREAfrica. S'il vous plaît suivre et retweet à tes followers de #AfricaRising @AFRINIC The Fund for Internet Research and Education is now calling for applications fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbuHAz> Please retweet #FIREAfrica APPLY NOW! #AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the FIRE Programme GRANTS 2016 are opened. Visit fireafrica.org <https://t.co/a9xzNjqOn3> @FIREAfrica APPLIQUER MAINTENANT! @AFRINIC Est heureux d'annoncer que le programme FIRE SUBVENTIONS 2016 sont ouvertes. Visitez fireafrica.org <https://t.co/a9xzNjqOn3> What is the closing date for #FIREAfrica grants? Grants applications close on 31 May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/grant-2016 #FIREAfrica Do you have a projectwith clearly demonstrated benefit for the African community? Then apply for a #FIREAfrica grant fireafrica.org/grant-2016 <https://t.co/nyaIwbMis7> #FIREAfrica has 3 types of grants giving a total of $240k: FIRE Africa Grant, Internet Society Africa Grant, FIRE Africa Scale Up Grants #FIREAfrica <https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/FIREAfrica?src=hash> support projects that use ICT for solutions to Africa's education, access, information, infrastructure, communication needs #FIREAfrica Grants in conjunction with @IDRC_CRDI will provide 4 Grants of up to US$25,000 each per project fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Community Development grant: Innovative projects that use technical concepts to provide solutions http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> #FIREAfrica #FIREAfrica Technical Innovation grant: projects with technical concepts, solutions related to Internet development http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Education grant: Innovative projects that use ICT to solve educational issues throughout Africa http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-grant-2016 <https://t.co/rYurtiwGKB> Appel à #candidatures 2016 #FIREAfrica, #ISOC & @IDRC_CRDI US$25,000 par projet #Afrinic - http://www.fireafrica.org <https://t.co/SgzAqJlA6f> /grant-2016 Who should apply #FIREAfrica? Project proposals from African orgs, university, or research dev institutions and NGOs http://fireafrica.org <https://t.co/9jIw47Fz72> #FIREAfrica announce the @ISOC_Africa Grant where two Grants of US$ 25,000 for Projects within Africa http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4Wefo1> The Internet Society #FIREAfrica Grant offers US$ 25,000 for two projects in Africa @internetsociety http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant is for projects that focus on solutions on CyberSecurity http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant is for projects that focus on Naming: through innovative approaches to DNSSEC http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @SOC_Africa #FIREAfrica focus on Routing: deployment of a secure routing standard – RPKI and BGP http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @InternetSociety #FIREAfrica Grant focus on Access to promote & sustain an open assessable Internet http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa <https://mobile.twitter.com/ISOC_Africa> Access #FIREAfrica grants focus on User experience: Making sure everyone can access the Internet http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa Access #FIREAfrica grants: Infrastructure Contributing to development of infrastructure in ur community http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @ISOC_Africa Access #FIREAfrica grants focus on Cost: Breaking down the financial barriers to Internet access http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @internetsociety #FIREAfrica grants is for projects with an implementation period of 10-12 months http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> Individual @internetsociety members are welcome to apply for the #FIREAfrica grants through their ISOC Chapters http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> @internetsociety #FIREAfrica Grants applications close on 31st May 2016 http://fireafrica.org/the-isoc-africa-grant <https://t.co/Z5mK4VWDZr> #FIREAfrica <https://mobile.twitter.com/FIREAfrica> <https://mobile.twitter.com/FIREAfrica> #FIREAFRICA Scale Up Grants include Technical Innovation projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI FIRE Africa scalp grants projects will benefit from institutional strengthening and capacity building http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> #FIREAfrica Scale Up Grants provides three Grants of $30,000 each to scalp existing projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grant <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW>s @IDRC_CRDI #FIREAfrica Scale Up Grants provides three Grants of $30,000 each for existing successful projects to scale up http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> Community Dev Innovative projects use technical concepts to solve unique problems faced by communities throughout Africa #FIREAfrica FIRE AFRICA Scale Up Grants include Community Development Innovations http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Fire Africa scale up Technical Innovation grants includes innovation in materials, devices, standards for software and content and delivery Technical Innovation are projects that use technical concepts and solutions related to Internet development, security and access. #FIREAFRICA Scale Up Grants include Education grants http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Governance #FIREAfrica address Internet governance & Internet policy issues including privacy, online freedoms, data retention & access FIRE AFRICA Scale Up Grants include Governance Enhancement Innovative projects http://fireafrica.org/fire-africa-scale-up-grants <https://t.co/pzdPbZnmSW> @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_AFRIQUE Where can I get answers on the Frequently asked questions about the #FIREAfrica grants? Check fireafrica.org/faq <https://t.co/1WTh6VNDil> @AFRINIC ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh