Participation at Graduation
ceremonies in Kinaga and Shinyanga Maarifa centres
Kinaga Graduation ceremony:
The ALIN team participated at two graduation ceremonies held at Kinaga and
Shinyanga. This was meant to strengthen the FO’s work and to ensure that
communities take the maarifa centre initiatives on ICT trainings more
seriously. At Kinaga, the graduation ceremony was overseen by all stakeholders
and the Kinaga ward councilor Mrs. Mary Manyambo and the school headmaster Mr.
……………. During a brief speech to the participants, Mr. Noah advised the graduates
to exercise use of their new skills through voluntary work to support schools,
hospitals and farmers to digitize their activities. He further encouraged them
to take lead in using emerging e-opportunities to initiate their own
enterprises.
The participants at Kinaga
were trained by ALIN FO with support of Mwalimu Victor Gilbert. A total of 52 out
of which 33Male and 19 were women were trained
and graduated. According to MS Yunis Paulo Edward she thanked ALIN for the dedication in
offering the training. She’s now competent and got a job at a stationery shop
because her ICT competence. More ICT testimonies are captured in the next
section.
Shinyanga Graduation ceremony:
The Shinyanga graduation ceremony was witnessed by NAFRAC representative as host
institution with some of the advisory committee members. The ceremony was held
at the VIP parlor within Mazingira centre. To crown the excited trainees who had
successfully completed the training, Mr. Omar representing NAFRAC and Esther
Lungahi representing ALIN officially awarded the certificates. More than 104
trainees received their certificates. Majority of the graduates had secured
jobs in stationary shops and as Mpesa agents at Shinyanga hence praised the ICT
training initiative by ALIN as pioneering in their lives!
The graduation ceremony was
graced by various speakers ranging from the Shinyanga Field Officer Mr. Innocent Minja, Advisory
Chairman also representing NAFRAC management Mr. Omar, Esther Lungahi of ALIN
Nairobi. Mr. Noah Lusaka while delivering a key note address explained the need
for undertaking exams from a certified IT institution because the one given by
ALIN is for participation. Additionally he encouraged the graduates to spread
the benefits further by encouraging many people to come and use the Maarifa centre
services. ‘The use of library and internet resources to initiate own projects
or enterprises is quite low!’ said Mr. Lusaka. He thanked NAFRAC management on
the continuous support to the Maarifa centre.
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| Mr Wilison Malongo one of ICT participant holding his ICT Certificate at Shinyanga Maarifa. |
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| Mr Noah Lusaka akimkabidhi cheti Ms |
