Dear Prof. Mwinyikione and colleagues,

I have safely returned to Italy and now I am back in office, Biokimica SpA.

I wish to extend my thanks and admiration to the organizers and all participants for the very interesting COMESA/LLPI meeting in Hawassa. I thought it would be an easy thing, but it turned out that I was very busy with the multiple country representatives to have face to face discussions which I enjoyed immensely. These days, I hope before X-Mas, I will prepare a paper for my company in which I will outline my strategy for East Africa. I have clear ideas about it and hope they may be realized. I the coming days I will write to the various players about the many subjects we discussed.

I also hope to receive the various country presentations because they are really of great interest. Pls. let me know how to obtain them.

It is my sincere wish to be present again during the next meeting and I will propose to our Board to participate in the AALF in March as well. I will let you know of course.

Thank you all once more for meeting you and the opportunity to learn more about this great continent – Africa!

Eric Robert Themmen, Export Manager, Gruppo Biokimica
Dear all,
It was such a great honor to be among you at the 10th RLSCT consultative meeting and to be part of the great mission ahead. Thank you Prof. Mwinyihinja, your able team and partners for making it possible. My best regards and God's blessings,
Beatrice.
Dear Prof. Mwinyikione Mwinyihija, Executive Director, COMESA/LLPI I would like to appreciate you for your unique leadership for such an organized and fruitful workshop. I would like to give my sincerest gratitude for the superior jobs you, your management team and the whole COMESA/LLPI staffs have done during the whole fiscal year for the development of the leather sector in the region. Having said these, we want to let you know that we appreciate your future efforts and look forward to continuing your partnership with our training center to implement the seven COMESA/LLPI strategic objectives effectively and efficiently. Together We Will Win!
Ifa Abdi (Skyline Fashion)
Dear All,
The MalawI team has arrived safely with fond memories of the 10th RLSCT. The packaging was infectious so much so that I will join the great family. I particularly feel greatly honoured and my special thanks to you all and the ED in particular and his team. Merry Christmas and Happy new year.
Felix Jumbe. MP, Board Chair ACTESA/COMESA.
Dear Prof. Mekonnen,
Thank you very much for the well organized workshop. We shared and learnt a lot. The tasks before us are enormous, and hope that we shall be able to do our best for the betterment of the sector.
I have got the instruments of Commissioner-ship from H.E the President. Thanks for your prayers. May God bless you all and wish you pleasant X-mas holidays.
Dr.Joshua Mutambi, (PhD), Assistant Commissioner- Industry/SAG-MTIC Project Coordinator Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda
Dear all,
Thanks for your contributions and your humane to fellow human beings. Indeed I found the interaction most educative and well managed. My warmest regards,
Prof Sitwala Mundia PhD, Copperstone University, Zambia.
Dear All,
Warm greetings from COMESA/LLPI, Hope you are doing great and reflecting upon our 10th Regional Leather Sector core team (RLSTCT) and 4th Stakeholders consultative workshop discussions and deliberations.
On behalf of our Executive Director, Prof. Mwinyihija and all LLPI Staff, I would like to say thank you to each of you, for attending the workshop under the theme “Empowering the COMESA SMEs in the Leather Sector to the next level”. We appreciate and thank you for your active participation and the sharing of your ideas and expertise.
You all were a great group and your enthusiasm and positive spirit helped make our time together productive, informative and worthwhile. Thank you also for your comments and suggestions by completing our customer feedback and workshop evaluation questionnaires. We will share the full report of the workshop soon to each of you and also append it our Institute’s website.. With growing confidence the future is waiting for us, and I am wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2017.
Sincerely,
Prof. Mekonnen Hailemariam, Leather Value Chain Expert, Personal Assistant to the Executive Director, Editor in Chief: Journal of African Leather and Leather Products Advances, Chair Occupational and Hazards Committee LLPI.
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