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 . - Global Member (free) - Sustaining Member (annual fee $75) 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 requirement<https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants/rules-and-requirements> s, selection criteria<https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants/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 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23openInternet> 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, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh Internet Society Member.