GIMI Graduates are Changing the World

Graduates' News – our warm congratulations go to:

Prof. Costancia Rugumamu of Tanzania, upon her promotion to Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Science Dar es Salaam University, College of Education (DUCE).

Dr. Stephen Opio-Okiror of Uganda and Dr. Gemma Modu of Tanzania on their graduation from the DBA Programme which they successfully completed – this was a joint programme held by Paris School of Business and GIMI.


Dr. Stephen Opio-Okiror and Dr. Gemma Modu

We also wish Dr. Opio-Okiror much happiness and success in his new role as the Commissioner of HR at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uganda 

Dr. Stephen Opio-Okiror

Mrs. Rejoice Delali Afi Anan, of Ghana, upon her appointment as Representative of the Ports of Ghana for the 3 Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso,Mali and Niger.

Mrs. Rejoice Delali Afi Anan

His Royal Majesty, Prof James O.I. Ayatse, upon his elevation to becoming the Paramount Ruler of Tor Tiv V (Begha U Tiv), President, Tiv Area Traditional Council and Chairman, Benue State Council of Chiefs. 

Mr. Robert Matsiko, Managing Director, Numa Feeds Ltd, Uganda, was very proud to share that when he returned home from GIMI, he planted a carrot demonstration garden using his new-found knowledge of irrigation, combined with his own creativity to adapt what he learned, we wish him congratulations on the first harvest. Robert has also taken advantage of what he learned here and bought a heifer named Joy.

Mr. Robert Matsiko with his first harvest

Mr. Matsiko's beautiful cabbage field

Mr. Robert Matsiko with Joy - his first heifer

Tom Kaydor, Adjunct Professor - IBB Graduate School of International Studies, Liberia, upon being selected as an Associate Editor of the “Encyclopaedia of the Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming the World We Want". Thomas is part of the team focussed on Sustainable Development, Goal 16: "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels". 

Adjunct Professor Thomas Kaydor

Prof. Olawumi O. Fapohunda of Nigeria upon becoming a full professor, Dept. of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ekiti State University. 

Professor Olawumi O. Fapohunda

Mr. Joshua A. Okungbowa, upon setting up his own hotel and for becoming a consultant advising on managing other hotels. 

Joscord Hotel founded by Mr. Joshua A. Okungbowa

Prof. Kavwanga E.S. Yambayamba, PhD, JP, upon his new roles: Associate Professor of Animal Physiology (Animal Science) and Dean of the School of Agriculture & Natural Resources at Mulungushi University (MU). President of the Agricultural Institute of Zambia (AIZ).

Professor Kavwanga E.S. Yambayamba

Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, upon his appointment to the Minister of Education, Ghana. We wish him success and happiness in this key role. 

Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh - Minister of Education, Ghana

Rear Admiral Oladele Bamidele Daji, Director of Policy, Naval Headquarters , Abuja, Nigeria, upon his recent promotion.

Rear Admiral Oladele Bamidele Daji

Dr. Michael Amaegberi Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in the Department of Economics of the Niger Delta University in Bayelsa State Nigeria and Dr. Tubo Pearce Okumoko, Bayelsa State Government, Ministry of Finance and Budget were officially conferred with a Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Economics by the University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Dr. Michael Ayibanua Amaegberi and Dr. Tubo Pearce Okumoko

Mr. Dennis Bahati Asingwiire, Manager of Katerera Area Cooperative Ltd. Mr. Asingwiire attended training here that opened his eyes – he is now adding value and is selling maize flour. 

Mr. Dennis Bahati Asingwiire - packaging plant 

Mr. Dennis Bahati Asingwiire - packaging material
containing maize flour

Double congratulations are in order for the Hon. Mr. Alison Barnaba Yacob Mangu, who is now the Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Maridi State, South Sudan.

The Hon. Alison Barnaba Yacob Mangu

The Honourable Minister also told us the wonderful news that after he came to Israel his wife conceived and that they now have a baby girl called Rahama Gelila (Mercy from Galilee).

Mr. Bekele Negussie, upon his appointment to Director General, Federal Integrated Infrastructure Development Coordinating Agency/FIIDCA in Ethiopia. This is a completely new venture that Bekele has been tasked to establish from zero. We wish him happiness and success.

Mr. Bekele Negussie

In honour of International Woman's Day, we were thrilled to see that, the IMO, who sponsored Port Manager Mrs. Noeme Calderon published her story – please click to read the article.

A special word of appreciation for Ms. Epiphania Malingumu, who joined the Mount Kilimanjaro Climbers, whose aim in climbing the highest mountain of Africa was to advocate for "ZERO TOLERANCE OF MATERNAL DEATHS", under the White Ribbon Alliance - Tanzania. 

Ms. Epiphania Malingumu at KINAPA HQ at Marangu Hut.jpg

Mr. Abdul-Rasaq Adeniran, upon his elevation to Director of Revenue, Inspectorate and Compliance at ITF Headquarters, Jos, Nigeria. 

Prof. E. Kwame Asante of Ghana on becoming a full professor of International Education with a specialisation in Teacher Education. 

Professor E. Kwame Asante

Thank you to Mr. Nsubuga Rogers, Principal Welfare and Rehabilitation Officer, Uganda Prisons Headquarters, for sharing his car sticker with his fellow road users in Kampala. 

Nsubuga Rogers's car sticker

Prof. Anselm Ego Onyimonyi Esq (JP) on being elevated to Professor of Animal Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Prof. Anselm Ego Onyimonyi

ACP Frank Mba of Nigeria, upon his promotion to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Lagos State Police Command.

ACP Frank Mba

Mioara Predescu MD, Senior Specialist in Public Health and Health Services Management and Head of the Romanian HIV/AIDS Centre, National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" Bucharest in Romania. We were happy to hear that after attending Health Systems Management at GIMI, she got the opportunity to continue her training in Health Services Management at the Chicago University. 

Mioara Predescu MD

Mr. Godfrey Mugisa Masereka upon being promoted to Head, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation of the NAADS Programme at the NAAADS Secretariat, Kampala under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.

Mr. Badamasi Garba, Director of Finance / Board of Internal Revenue Sokoto State Government, Ministry of Finance, Nigeria was inspired after his visit here to become a farmer of over 65 hectares of land.

Mr. Badamasi Garba with some additional hectars used for winter farming

Mr. Badamasi Garba

Mr. Badamasi Garba's farmland

Mr. Billy Naidi, Chief Executive Officer, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority,
Papua New Guinea, completed a Medical Store, based upon what he learned during his time here. 

Mr. Billy Naidi's new medical storage facility

Dr. Lennie B. Kyomuhangi-Igbodipe of Tanzania, who is now in the United States, working at Johns Hopkins University under their affiliated INGO: JHPIEGO since January 2017 as the Senior Programme Officer to support the Tanzania country programmes. 

Dr. Lennie B. Kyomuhangi-Igbodipe

Rev. Dr. Billy Gama, was appointed by the President of the Republic of Malawi as Board Chairperson of the Malawi Broadcasting Cooperation. 

Rev. Dr. Billy Lickson Gama with Dr. Shevel

Mr. Julius Bawa Parah upon his promotion to Commander of Narcotics, Intelligence Data Centre, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Bauchi State Command, Nigeria.

Mr. Julius Bawa Parah

Mr. Mario Limocon of The Philippines, told us that when he sent his curriculum vitae for scrutiny, the Municipal Mayor saw that he attended GIMI for an environmental management programme. Mario's application was immediately accepted and he was assigned to the ecological solid waste management unit of the municipality as a Coordinator.


Mr. Mario Limocon

Big thanks to our dear Graduate Prof. Dr. Vir Singh, for sharing the beautiful poem, he wrote, about Jerusalem. We also just received the good news that Prof. Dr. Singh's book about his experiences in Israel is going to be released on 8th July, 2017 by Amazon – we hope that everyone will enjoy reading it. The link: My Holy Land Diary 

    
Prof. Dr. Vir Singh

Jerusalem!
O Jerusalem!
You are incomparable,
You are unparallel,
You are an icon of human history,
You are creator of history,
You are the history in yourself.

O Jerusalem!
You have been invaded numerous times,
You have been destroyed a thousand times,
You have been bleeding for centuries
And yet you healed yourself every time.
The more you were humiliated
The more courage you gathered,
The more you were crushed
The stronger you emerged.
Every time you were enslaved
Every time you regained your freedom.

O Jerusalem!
You have experienced the labour pains
During the Birth of Israel.
Remember, you wore a smile on your face
After ages.
With the birth of Israel
You wiped off all the dust of history
And appeared into your new incarnation.

O Jerusalem!
You were reduced to ashes a hundred times
But like the phoenix,
You emerged even from your ashes.
You are the wonder of wonders on Earth.

O Jerusalem!
You hold your existence value,
You hold the power of regeneration,
You owe the guts of resurgence.
You never lost the glitter of your spirit,
You did not diminish your spiritual power.
Raising your head skyward
You have been weaving
The history of human freedom and dignity.

O Jerusalem!
You have still so much in store of the future,
You are now feeling the fragrance of your freedom,
Keep your memories preserved
For they will enlighten the path of freedom and creativity
For all the generations to come.
You have to compose the poetry of human freedom and dignity,
You have to compose music of love and dance,
You have to sing the song of symbiosis, love and oneness.
Your task is not yet over,
You have a bigger onus ahead,
You have to keep awaken,
And make all the times to come
A melodious tune of your music, song and dance!

All glory to you,
O Jerusalem!