Yesterday, Wed, we arrived from N. Kordofan after an 8 or so hours trip. We left the local office in Um Rwuaba at 7:30 am and were entering the Khartoum office at 3:30 or 4:00 pm. I spent the rest of the day answering to emails. Shibby worked on his application of the Peru visa (the issue is solved and he will be able to apply via courrier to the Cairo Consulate). I went to the hotel and worked until the football match of AC Milan vs Liverpool started (what an unfair victory for Milan!!!)
Note for Lucy: Yasir seems to have his visa already pre-approved and his docs will be sent together with Shibby's. Hamdilillah!!!
Today, well... it is the last day in the office (tomorrow, Fri, is holiday). I talked informally with Evans, demistifying the AMAP project; with Lubna (who happened to be in the office these days); with Shadia, the director of the KIS (Knowledge & Information Sharing) about PV; and with Khalid about tribal issues in the hibiscus project and other production-related questions (Mike: I've got stuff for you!).
As usual, leaving this amazing country and great team gets me in a nostalgic mood.
Tomorrow, I will work in the hotel. My plane is scheduled to leave at 3:40 am on Sat.
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About Me
- Lucho Osorio
- I contribute to the quality and effectiveness of Practical Action's Markets and Livelihoods Program. My roles involve building the capacity of the field teams in participatory market systems development, project design and monitoring, knowledge management, and international influencing. Projects that I have or am managing: USAID AMAP Becoming an Effective Learning Organization; and New Partners for Value Chain Development Learning. I facitate the Market Facilitation Initiative (MaFI) which is a working group of the SEEP with the technical support of Practical Action. I moved from Chemical Engineering into appropriate technologies in 1995 and then worked for seven years in Fundacion Social (Colombia) in the field of International Cooperation. During that period I acquired experience in participatory local development and project design and M&E. I was a fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in two programs; I studied International Cooperation and Development Projects and I have an M.Phil. in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies (UK) where I focused on value chains, innovation systems and social networks.
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Hi Lucho
Just saw your special note for me! Insh'allah - all will be well and both visas will arrive. THANK YOU for helping chase Yasir's too.
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