<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dear Colleague, </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="" dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><div style="font-weight:bold" dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">Free registration for DRIF closes tonight and if you will be joining us in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire,  we encourage you to register. </span></div><div style="font-weight:bold" dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important"><br></span></div><div style="" dir="auto"><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">We also encourage you to consider purchasing a Supporter’s Ticket for $50. It’s a meaningful way to help sustain and grow DRIF</span><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important"> as a platform for collaboration, research, and advocacy across Africa. </span><b style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://tickets.paradigmhq.org/" target="_blank">Supporter Tickets</a> (from $50) are available until April 16. </b>If you purchase a supporters’ ticket<span style="font-weight:normal"> you contribute co-funding DRIF and get a signed copy of  </span><b><a href="https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-5517-0/" target="_blank" style="">The Paradigm Initiative Story: A Work in Progress</a>.</b></div></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">We hope to connect with you at DRIF.</font></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards,</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">--</span></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;overflow-x:hidden;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:400px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:transparent!important"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(23,147,206);width:259px"><span style="color:rgb(40,154,71);font-weight:bold">Bridgette Ndlovu</span><span style="color:rgb(135,135,135);font-size:10pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><br>Partnerships and Engagements Officer,</span></span></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;width:141px;text-align:right"><a href="https://paradigmhq.org/" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Logo" height="36" src="https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Paradigm-Initiative-Logo-Main-scaled.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:auto;height:36px"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px;border-top:1px solid rgb(40,154,71)"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"><span style="color:rgb(251,174,23)">e: <a href="mailto:bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org" target="_blank">bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px"> </td></tr><tr><td width="200" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(23,147,206);width:200px;height:15px"><span style="display:inline-block;height:15px;font-size:9pt"><a href="http://www.paradigmhq.org/" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(40,154,71)">www.paradigmhq.org</span></a></span></td><td width="200" style="padding:0px;width:200px;text-align:right"><span style="display:inline-block;height:15px">   <a href="https: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