Hello, 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. See the link to joint statement signed by the fellows about the same https://www.change.org/p/icann-stop-the-icann-budget-cuts-and-save-the-fello... Kind Regards, Esther Patricia Akello This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the addressee(s) named and may contain confidential and or proprietary information. Bank of Uganda does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender by return email.