[Gnso-sc-budget] [information] ICANN Community Childcare Grants Pilot Program

[Ayden Férdeline]

For information purposes I am sharing a link to this new initiative that ICANN is publicising on social media, which offers families up to $750 per ICANN meeting for babysitting services: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-childcare-grants

I am not sure if there is a cap on the number of families who can claim it. But given the financial pressures the community has faced, with dramatic cuts to CROP and the halving of the spend on community-proposed Additional Budgetary Requests, I found the launch of this new program surprising and intriguing.

I don't think it is particularly egregious, as babysitting costs are high and might be a barrier to participation for some, but I am more curious as to who proposed this program and where the money came from, given I don't remember seeing this in the budget. (Though it is possible I missed it.)

Best wishes, Ayden
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