Thank you notes, comments and personal messages to KMCA2012 Organisers, received on email post the workshop.
Thanks to all of you for enriching out environment.
_________________________________________________________________________________
George
Kiyingi
Dear
Gada
I
arrived safely in Kampala today. Please`take note that I wa
embarassed by Immigration Officials at the air port when I was
leaving this mornning. While one of them cleared me to go I was
stpped from boarding the plane by another until I pleaded and gave in
your number. Still he did not call you at that time.
That
aside thank you very much for the warm reception and excellent
planning. I will, however, not hesitate to inform you that some
infoormation was not given to us in advance likre for example, that
Crdit cards do not work in Sudan. Secondly, I was not happy that
some of us paid for registration and others exempted!!!! Check this
out please.
I
look forward to continued cooperation.
Dr.
George Kiyingi
dalia
aisa
Dear
Ghada,
I
called u, try to find wards to say thanks , for given those students
all this ( confidence, energy, purpose.......), i believe there some
cannot be account. u did a lot for me too.
Really
i'm very grateful and appreciated
Thanks
Trimble,
John
Gada;
thanks
for all the hard work. Also thanks for including the session on
youth activism. At that session I shared the website of my party
(All-African People's Revolutionary Party) - www.aaprp-intl.org.
Please visit the site, it has an article on Sudan written by one of
our organizer, don't think he has been to Sudan and would like your
opinion on the article and other items on the site.
thanks
again, john t
John
Tharakan
Bianca.
Tena, Kristina and Aleah
First
of all congratulations to all of you for a job well done and a trip
well made. You all continue to impress me with your maturity, self
confidence and spirit. Keep up the great work.
Hope
your journey back home was safe and uneventful. I just wanted to let
you know that Dr. Kadoda gave me four KMCA 2012 bracelets for you all
and I will bring them back with me when I return.
Best
dr.t.
Kristina
Banks
Hello
Dr. Gada,
We
just wanted to let you know we made it back to DC. Thank you again
for everything! We look forward to speaking with you more in the
future!
Thank
you,
Howard
University Engineers Without Borders
Dean
Mulozi
Dear
Gada
I
trust all is well sine we left. I take this opportunity to thank you
most
sincerely for your support during the KM4D workshop in Khartoum.
I
traveled well and had no major problems during departure from
Khartoum.
It
has been a very rewarding workshop and hope you will be able to
make
another one more successful in future.
Convey
my regards to workshop organizers and supporters who made this
workshop
a success.
Enjoyed
my stay in Sudan!!
I
send my regards
Paul
Corney
Dear
Gada (and everyone) firstly can I say what a tremendous honour and
pleasure it was to spend time with so many over you during KMCA 2012.
As
I sat at Khartoum Airport in the early hours of this morning I pulled
together a few thoughts on the event and my observations of the
environment and in the spirit of collaboration I'd like to share them
with you all.
Here
is the link: http://stories-and-organizations.sparknow.net/
Please
feel free to add your own thoughts and Gada I will be sending you a
selection of photos in due course.
Once
again many thanks for accepting me into your community and for being
so supportive when I found myself plunged in at the deep end (which
happened frequently this mission).
With
best personal regards,
Paul
Mohamed
Chouikha
Dear
Gada,
Thank
you so very much for the wonderful time and a great workshop at
Khartoum . This is a city that I will never forget and it is a place
that I will love to revisit. I am very impressed with your leadership
in getting a very difficult task well done. CONGRATULATIONS.
I
had a small thank you gift for you but under the pressure of last
minute travel arrangement I forgot to give it to you.
I
will keep it for you until I see you either in Africa or in the US.
Again
many thanks and please stay in touch.
Best,
Mohamed
Jasson
Kalugendo
Dear
Gada
Thank
you for having me in Khartoum. I thought it ideal that I give you
sometime to breath after the conference. I will come back to you
next week with some ideas. Again thank you so much for all that you
did to make the conference so exciting. Blessings, Jasson
peter
charles woods
Dear
Gada,
sorry
we didnt get to meeat on Saturday night, I am afraid I was asleep bt
the time you got back. Thankfully my chest infection is now under
control, and I want to thank you (and your mother) for you patience
with me.
Normally
I am fully engaged with the conference and I felt bad that I wasnt
fit for all events. I must congratulate you on the efforts you put
into the success of the workshop. I am sure you learnt a lot, not
least you have to get everyone who wants to share the credit locked
in to specific tasks at the outset.We all thought it was a miracle
you kept
going
dealing with matters large and small.
On
other matters I was impressed by the contribution of the Sudanese
students, their work was first rate and they were very perceptive in
their contributions to the discussions. I have carried that message
back to my university to give some background if we get applicants
for postgrad studies. I had a very useful discussion at Future
university and you may
see
me more often as a visiting prof.
Finally
any word on Douglas?
very
best wishes
andrew.j.overton
Dr.
Kadoda,
I
wanted to write to you and express my sincere appreciation for being
able to attend and participate in the conference. It was the first
time I have participated in a conference, so it was new and exciting
experience on multiple levels.
It
was a very enlightening conference in the content. The various
presenters opened my eyes to various ways of looking at managing
information for various consumers and providers. Though I do not get
involved with much inter-organization knowledge management practices,
the same principles apply to the management of information between a
user and computer information system, a field I am pursuing. It has
definitely broadened my thinking on this level.
My
time with the students and faculty of the different institutions has
also been far more enjoyable that I had anticipated. I feel that I
have developed friendships that will continue long after the
conference has ended. While I did not have a negative view of Sudan
prior to the conference, thanks to Dr. Manzoul and Dr. Ali, my view
of your country, particularly its people, has greatly improved. I
found the people to be a great asset to your country in their
kindness, intelligence and desire to improve their country and the
world in general.
It
is my hope that should you visit us in Mississippi that we can show
you the hospitality that you have shown us while we were there. You,
your colleagues and students will forever have a special place in my
heart.
Thank
you so much.
Senam
Aseye Bridget
Hello
Dr. Gada,
Greetings!!!
i haven't been able to mail you since the workshop...how are you
doing? Am good just a whole lot of school stress since i got back.
I
will like to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part
of such a great gathering, I have been empowered beyond measure.
I
really admire your courage and enthusiasm and i look up to you alot.
Will
like to thank you once again for the opportunity.
Regards,
Senam
Addo
Charles
Hello
from Ghana,
Indeed
it did not take me much time to realize you were such a great woman
who can turn the whole African continent round when given the
opportunity.In fact you have really demonstrated to the whole world
that Africans are capable of handling their own affairs, I must admit
without second thought your such a kind, powerful and wonderful
person I need as a mentor. Your people are so hospitable that I did
enjoyed every bit of my stay in Khartoum, I really wish to visit
Sudan again or still make it my second home.
Many
thanks to you Dr. for given us the opportunity and making Africa
proud. I can't just wait to see you in Pretoria again.
Ghana
salutes you! and we love you so much.
SHOKRAN...
Mahmoud
A. Manzoul
Hi
Gada,
Congratulations
on successful workshop. I must say that under your leadership the
team has done a great job throughout the workshop. It is a lot of
work to organize and prepare for the workshop.
On
behalf of Jackson State University, I would like to express my
sincere appreciation for hosting our students during the workshop.
Please extend my thanks to all those who provided support or help to
our students during their stay in Sudan.
I
am hoping for future collaboration between our institutions.
Best
regards,
Jasson
Kalugendo
Dear
Dr Gada
I
would like to think that you have now recovered from 'catch up model'
after the amazing conference. I appreciated for leadership before
and during the conference. Thank you for having me.
I
think it is now an ample time to reiterate some of our discussions.
One of our emails before the conference, you mentioned about the idea
of having a joint project for women. Prof Sondra and I talked about
the possibilities but we needed you in our meeting in order to
understand the context. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to get
your attention during the conference. I believe we can exchange
ideas over the emails and probably can find the niche of our
cooperation.
Also,
I mentioned to Rofaida about the communication (ICT and Radio) to
communicate knowledge and empower community and local authorities to
participate in development. I have developed an idea, which I think
it is what most of African countries currently need. It first targets
Tanzania but it can be framed to fit different contexts in Africa. I
hope Sudan can fit in.
To
bring the concept to your attention, I am attaching a summary
Concept Note which briefly outlines how the project will enhance
upward-downward capacity to promote national development programs.
What is particularly attractive about this initiative is its
potential to create a significant resource for all development
initiatives oriented towards the marginalized, disenfranchised and
impoverished that constitute the majority of the population of Africa
– especially in the rural areas. Please take a look at it and see
if/how possible to customize it for Sudan.
I
look forward to hearing from you.
KINYUA
NGIGE
Gada
I
have heard great praise on the Conference in Khartoum to all those I
have
met, who attended.
Tom
Dalgety
Hi
Everyone,
I
arrived safely in New York last night and loving my dream. To dream
of Africa is to dream a mighty dream. My plane from Cairo came
straight through the Mediterranian that great lake that accepts fresh
water and fish from the mighty Nile (what a love affair!). It crossed
Spain and Portugal then climed higher, as if to test its stamina and
strength, and then did a left turn straight for New York reminding me
of my youth when I ran the forlong (220 yds) on my school ground(left
turn to the tape).
By
the time it entered the Atlantic I had embraced my favourute tune
'Leave the Mountain' and began to dance in my seat. I remembered we
danced on the Nile...the Sudanese, the lady from Rwanda, Mazima from
Zim / Swaziland, the student from Ghana and we from the Caribbean. I
can't recall if the Americans danced...they held on to their cameras.
Half
way over the Atlantic I mummured "to hell was Europe....to hell
was the triangular trade". I was glad I was not giving them an
airport tax (money). In 2010 I did America to Ghana; and now America
to Sudan (land of the Blacks) via Cairo... again, 'to hell was the
triangular route'.
Dancing
the dream,,,,see everyone in Pretoria in November.
Tom
Muhammad
Alkarouri
Salam
Gada,
Thanks
a lot. And thanks for the whole brilliant conference. I hope you have
wound down with no problems. And pass my thanks to Rofaida.
Cheers,
Muhammad
Charles
Verharen 30
Jan
Hi,
Gada
We
can't thank you enough for making it possible for us to go to the
Sudan.
We're
not yet "deep into our work." Rather we're in what a
friend of ours calls "great wracking sobs of re-entry
depression" because we had such a wonderful time in Sudan.
The
workshop was exceptional! You deserve extraordinary congratulations
for putting it together under the most trying conditions. And for
putting up with my perpetual barrage of "visa nervosa."
Our
trip to Nubia was one of the best ever. My talks with Tim Kendall on
Nubian/Ancient Egyptian relations at Jebel Barkal alone would have
justified the whole expedition! And meeting Charles Bonnet at Kerma
was a real treat.
We
just went to a concert by a Nubian woman at the Kennedy Center:
Alsarah and the Nubatones. She was born in Sudan but her parents
exiled to Yemen and then the US. Rebecca plays Nubian music
(Shaggy!) every day.
I
enjoyed talking with your mother. Please thank her for giving you
such remarkable assistance with the conference--to say nothing of
bringing you into the world!
I
hope that we can dedicate a skype call with you and John (Tharakan)
to debrief on the workshop and the Sudan experience. I've already
started lobbying Howard's most prominent Afrocentrist on the urgent
need for him to go to Nubia to study the real relations between the
Nubians and the ancient Egyptians.
Pretoria,
then! I'm trying to convince Rebecca that she should come after the
conference to spend our winter break in southern Africa--Lesoto,
Swaziland, Mozambique, perhaps even South Africa!
Many
thanks again!
Chuck
In fact I must admit without second taught all the work presented were amazing and it has really challenged me to push further in my education to become like you.
On behalf of myself and all students who made it to the conference, I will like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for given us the opportunity to tap knowledge from you it has really added to our knowledge base.
I look foward and hope hope to make it to Pretoria this year. Many thanks to you all.
SHOKRAN...
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