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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423">I noticed the proposed Budget reduction by half on the ICANN fellowship program while bonuses for ICANN employees is going up by Millions. This reduction will significantly
affect majority fellows participation in ICANN activities, most of whom are from developing countries where access to the basics are still a struggle. Fellows are volunteering in different forums,and communities within ICANN, they incur costs to access internet
services which are not usually affordable. This reduction will further stifle participation and engagement by fellow. I strongly urge and request the budget team and ICANN Board to strongly consider having the fellowship budget sufficient enough to support
the 60 fellows it used to support. A reduction by 2 new/Planned hires will surely save the fellowship budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423">See the link to joint statement signed by the fellows about the same
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/icann-stop-the-icann-budget-cuts-and-save-the-fellowship-program">https://www.change.org/p/icann-stop-the-icann-budget-cuts-and-save-the-fellowship-program</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#632423">Esther Patricia Akello<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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