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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Below is information on the IFES SMS-based misinformation training course and how to sign up via SMS, WhatsApp or email. We would greatly appreciate if you could share the message below far and wide within your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’ve attached two graphics which can be used to promote the course:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">PDF file – can be shared via email and has a hyperlink which automatically signs participants up via WhatsApp<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">PNG file– can be share via WhatsApp or Facebook. The PNG file must also include the following bitly link in the Facebook post or after the initial WhatsApp message has been sent so participants
can register. The hyperlink does not work in the PNG file. (Bitly link to be attached:
<a href="https://bit.ly/3jbvQsq">https://bit.ly/3jbvQsq</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">MESSAGE FOR CONTACT LIST:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The International Foundation for Electoral Systems is happy to share with you our SMS-based misinformation trainings course. This free and easy to use two-week message course will give you the knowledge and understanding
to protect yourself and your community from online misinformation. You will learn why people create and share false and misleading content, commonly used tactics for spreading it, how to verify images and profiles and how to talk about this with family and
friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Enroll automatically via WhatsApp here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3jbvQsq">
https://bit.ly/3jbvQsq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Enroll via SMS here: <a href="https://bit.ly/2TMpRl2">
https://bit.ly/2TMpRl2</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hillary <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Hillary Hanson | Program Officer, Asia-Pacific | IFES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">2011 Crystal Drive, 10 Fl, Arlington, VA 22202</span><span lang="ES-TRAD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.05pt"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">Tel: +1 202.350.6815 | Fax: +1 202.350.6701
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.05pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ifes.org/"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864">www.IFES.org</span></a></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F3864"> |
<u><a href="mailto:hhanson@ifes.org">hhanson@ifes.org</a></u> | skype: </span><u><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:hhanson@ifes.org">hillaryvhanson</a></span></u><span lang="ES-TRAD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended only for the person(s) or entity(s) to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply-email and destroy all copies of the original message. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems
(IFES) supports citizens’ rights to participate in free and fair elections. Our independent expertise strengthens electoral systems and builds local capacity to deliver sustainable solutions. Since 1987, IFES has worked in over 145 countries – from developing
democracies, to mature democracies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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