African diplomats, Al Mutamiz Educational Centre staff, and the students during the graduation ceremony held recently.
The Ambassador of Kenya to Qatar H E Paddy C Ahenda has called on Kenyans and Africans in general to continue upgrading their educational and professional status.
Speaking on the sideline of the graduation ceremony of eight Kenyans from the Al Mutamiz Educational Centre who completed a Caregiving programme, the envoy said the embassy would continue to encourage its citizens to improve their skills to attract better job offers in Qatar.
The ceremony was attended by the South African Ambassador H E Faizel Moosa and his wife Anika Moosa; Ghanaian Ambassador H E Emmanuel Enos; the Kenyan Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Washington Oloo; Charge d’Affaires at the Nigerian Embassy Auwalu Jega Namadina; and Central African Republic envoy Hammoudi Al Sheikh.
“This is a fantastic thing, and I thank all my colleagues from the diplomatic corps who came to support the Kenyan community. This graduation is a milestone to provide much-needed skilled labour in Qatar. This is making Kenyans change from unskilled to skilled.
“Most who have graduated now are upgrading to different job grades because the Qatari authorities recognize their certificate. We encourage people to enhance their qualifications, and I am proud of them and will urge other Kenyans to enroll in evening classes to help them achieve their dreams,” Ahenda said.
Last year, the Kenyan Embassy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Al Mutamiz Educational Centre to offer various courses at discounted rates to Kenyan expatriates. The Centre will provide Kenyan community members the opportunity to take its programmes at a much-reduced rate that the embassy negotiated.
The courses being offered are hospitality training, Arabic language, graphic design, caregiver training, etc.
“Caregivers are tasked with the important duty of providing support and encouragement for the patients as well as themselves. I have learned things that I never thought I would do in my life, like holding a syringe, dressing wounds, and knowing the symptoms of chronic diseases that cannot be cured. I give thanks to God and thanks to my tutor Ms. Ahlam for all her efforts in helping me achieve in the caregiver course,” graduate Emmanuel Thuva said.
According to their tutor, Ms. Ahlam, the course involved 20 hours of training. The group was taught about chronic diseases, types of insulin, how to avoid falls, how to take care of geriatrics, disabled, and feeding the patients.
