Fritz Institute/CLIT(UK) certification in humanitarian logistics - student of the year

Our warmest congratulations are due to Eskalem Bogale, the winner of the first ever Certification in Humanitarian Logistics student of the year award.

Eskalem was working for an NGO in Nairobi when he registered on the CHL as part of the pilot programme. After studying for a short while, he carried out a logistics assessment on their operation in Southern Sudan, that his supervisor considered a text book example for future reference.

In September 2006, Eskalem moved to Liberia, where he headed up the logistics operations team for Liberia and surrounding countries – a wide and demanding operation. He was frequently sent on missions lasting 10 days or more but still continued to send in assignments on a regular basis. His work was consistently assessed as being of a high standard, with distinctions being noted on a number of occasions.

Eskalem feels that the CHL is highly relevant to humanitarian supply chain workers and has identified an improvement in the reporting and monitoring practices in his workplace, leading to better management.