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Individual membership 

• Non Affiliated persons　recommended by at least one certified African ALS　can become AFRALO members (unaffiliated members)　

• The members of the unaffiliated individuals must submit an affirmation to At-Large Staff indicating that they meet the following criteria:

•   being a permanent resident of one of the African countries/territories

•   being not a member of a certified ALS.

•   Accepting the AFRALO Operating Principles

•   being subscribed to the AFRI-Discuss list,

•   being active in the local Internet end users community

• Ceasing to meet any of the above criteria terminates unaffiliated membership.

• The Unaffiliated members are encouraged to collaborate closely with the AFRALO ALSes of their country of residence.

• Unaffiliated members shall constitute a group inside AFRALO called "Unaffiliated Individuals" assuming that their number is equal or greater than 5 and they come from at least 5 different countries, Otherwise, they remain members of AFRALO with no voting right.

•   The group of "Unaffiliated Individuals" has the same rights and duties as any AFRALO ALS.　

• The "unaffiliated individuals" group will be responsible for selecting their representative who shall vote on behalf of them. Such representative must not be employed or contracted by, or have substantive financial interest with an ICANN contracted party.

• The unaffiliated individuals will adopt a process to ensure that votes cast via their selected representative reflect the views held among their membership.

• The Selection of a new representative of the unaffiliated individuals will occur every 2 years, in the same time of the selection of a new ALAC member by AFRALO.

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Draft Proposal on  "individual affiliation" - by Tijani Ben Jemaa

1.Non Affiliated persons can become AFRALO members (unaffiliated members)

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