As a follow up to my message of last week Friday 1st July 2016, with reference to the CGIAR Transition process update. Please find additional information concerning changes in the CGIAR System at this web site link: http://www.cgiar.org/about-us/our-governance/ I will include this topic in the Town Hall assembly of which the date will be communicated … Continue reading
Last Saturday on my flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi I came across the article in this link in the International New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/world/americas/canada-syrian-refugees.html?_r=0 It is worth a read if you can at all afford the time. It relates to Canada and the ongoing global refugee crisis. Of course, the number of refugees taken in … Continue reading
You will recall my briefings to you at our Town Hall meetings on the Transition process that was on-going over the past year to create a ‘new’ CGIAR System Organization. I am pleased to let you know that as of 1st July 2016, the new CGIAR was put in place. To accomplish this, among other … Continue reading
Please be advised that Eid-Alfater (End of Ramadan) may be on Tuesday, 5 July or Wednesday, 6 July 2016 depending on the sighting of the moon and therefore the date of this holiday is not yet certain. Under this circumstances, ILRI Ethiopia will observe Eid-Alfater (End of Ramadan) holiday on the day as will be … Continue reading
The Government of Kenya declared Thursday, 7th July 2016 a public holiday to mark Idd Ul Fitr Day. ILRI-Kenya will therefore be closed on this day with normal services resuming on Friday, 8th July 2016. We wish all our Muslim colleagues a Happy Idd! Wachira Jane | People and Organizational Development Continue reading
This is just to let you know that we will be conducting a preventive maintenance work on the local telephone system over the coming Saturday July 2, 2016. For this purpose the phone service will be working intermittently from 9:30 a.m. to 11.a.m. If you have already scheduled any work which needs this service please … Continue reading
I am pleased to introduce Ayalneh Mulatu, the newest addition to the ILRI Ethiopia administrative team. Ayalneh will be serving as an administrative officer to support me in the day-to-day management and systems improvement of administrative services on campus. Since 2007, Ayalneh has worked at Africa Humanitarian Action in positions of increasing responsibility including posts … Continue reading
As schools are closing and the summer months have arrived, we would like to remind all campus users that children, age 13 and below, may not be left unaccompanied at the Zebu Club or anywhere else on the campus unless they are registered participants of the summer sports camp. In addition, children may not be … Continue reading
Please be informed that the Engineering staff will held its monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, June 30, 2016 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Therefore, the team will be not be available to handle maintenance jobs during this time. Kindly send any urgent maintenance requirements to our attention by 9.00am tomorrow. For further information: To report any maintenance … Continue reading
This Friday is the last day to tell us what you think · How is the food at the Zebu Club? · Are we getting good value for money from our procurement? · Is recruitment fair and transparent? Answer these question and more on the 2016 ILRI Ethiopia Admin Customer Satisfaction Survey http://www.surveymonkey.net/r/EthAdmin Last Chance … Continue reading
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