Do you know, you might be a member of this list isoc@lists.my.co.ke but you are not a member of Internet Society? Read on to learn how to join Internet Society.

Do you have a project that can change your community? Then we will fund it upto $10,000. If you want to help shape the future of the Internet, we want you to join us! Please read on to learn how.


How to join

You can choose between two types of individual membership .

The Internet Society is YOU. By working together we believe change is not only possible, it can happen now.
Becoming a member, follow this link:  http://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/individuals

Grants & Awards

We encourage innovation and fresh thinking by providing grants and awards to relevant initiatives and outreach efforts that address the humanitarian, educational, and societal contexts of online connectivity.
Find more here: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards

Do you have a project idea? 

If you are an Internet Society chapter or individual member, you can submit your project idea and receive up to $10,000 USD.  Funding will be provided to project proposals that are in line with the programme requirements,  selection criteria, and can be completed in a period of 24 months.

Call for Applications Now Open  3 - 31 March 2014.

Find out more on the $10,000 grand: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/community-grants


What We Do

The Internet Society engages in a wide spectrum of Internet issues, including policy, governance, technology, and development. We establish and promote principles that are intended to persuade governments to make decisions that are right for their citizens and each nation’s future. Everything we do is based on ensuring that a healthy, sustainable Internet is available to everyone – today and for the next billion users.
Find more here: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do

Join a Local Chapter - Kenyan Chapter

An Internet Society Chapter brings together individual members of the Internet Society who share an interest and belief in the Internet Society’s principles and mission and who are committed to furthering the Internet Society’s goals and objectives.
In other words, by working together within Chapters, members can help further our cause to achieve an open and free Internet. An Internet which is for everyone.
Chapters are vital in providing the Internet Society with unique local and regional perspectives on emerging issues.
There are currently more than 80 active Chapters across 6 continents
Join a local Chapter here: http://internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapters/join-chapter-0

Help us spread the word: Send any of the following tweets

Add your voice to a roster of creative, engaging, and amazing thinkers. Join the @internetsociety & be heard http://bit.ly/NEgYzu

Your imagination doesn’t have restrictions, why should your Internet? Join the @internetsociety and create tomorrow http://bit.ly/NEgYzu

You deserve a chance tell the world your own story. Let’s work together to build an #openInternet for everyone http://bit.ly/NEgYzu

With an #openInternet my community can tell its own stories – no matter how much we make or who we are. bit.ly/W7j8rB 

With a free and #openInternet I have the same opportunities online as anyone else.http://bit.ly/W7j8rB

With an #openInternet I can do things like finish my homework at home, and turn it in on time. http://bit.ly/W7j8rB

An accessible & #openInternet means I'm able to do the same things online as everyone else http://bit.ly/W7j8rB #accessibility 

An #openInternet means I can stay connected to my culture, friends, and family http://bit.ly/W7j8rB

Help us fight for the world's right to connect and communicate http://bit.ly/1cilWfy #openInternet #InernetStrong

Please spread the word and share among your networks.

Past Kenyans who have won the community or individual project grant include:

Davis Onsakia
Alex Gakuru
Crystal Kigoni
Alice Munyua
Njenga Wanganga
Jessica Colaco

Come, let us change our community, and the world we live in.

Yours Sincerely,

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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya.
twitter.com/lordmwesh
Internet Society Member.