Pool of African ict@innovation experts and trainers on Advanced FOSS Business Models

The following Africa-based trainers and experts are part of a pool of trainers, who have acquired training experience and expertise in "African FOSS Business Models for IT-SMEs" through a Training-of-Trainer programme of ict@innovation. They have been qualified in facilitating the course “ict@innovation: Free your IT-Business in Africa”

Feel free to contact these resource persons, when looking for services related to training in Open Source and Business aspects, particularly "African FOSS Business Models".

Below, you will find two sets of data: 

a) Full pool of Trainers per country: For a full overview of the pool of more than 80 African ict@innovation expert trainers from 10 countries, who have been qualified in facilitating the course “ict@innovation: Free your IT-Business in Africa”, please see (a)

b) Lead Facilitators per training topic: For Africa-based trainers and experts who have acquired additional training experience as lead facilitators of the Training-of-Trainers programme of ict@innovation, see (b) Lead facilitators per training topic

Information on the Content Creation Community, who jointly developed the training material on African FOSS Business Models is available here.

a) Full Pool of Trainers and Experts per country

The following Africa-based experts have successfully completed an extensive training on African FOSS Business Models and are available for offering training and support on the following subjects:

• Introduction to Emerging FOSS Business Models
• African FOSS Business Models:  Case Studies
• Communicating FOSS
• Introduction to General Business Skills Module
• Specific Business Knowledge and Skills
• FOSS Training

ETHIOPIA:
Samson Getahun
Asteway Shoarega Negash
Asrat Beyene
Tigist Awoke
Addisu Gezahegn Semie

KENYA:
Fred Akama
John Matogo
Isaac Kigen
Witaba Shisubili Bonface
Alfelt Abio-Gunda

MALAWI:
Charles Fodya
Chaulere Malenga
Patrick Albert Chikumba
Chris Statham
Misheck Stixy Nyaluso
Derek Lakudzala

MOZAMBIQUE:
Mitilage Mariano
Mponda Mulauzi
Pablo Tavares
Nélia Elias
Dr. Márcia Névia Anglado Juvane
Judite Mandlate
Jose Nhavoto
Humayd Hasan Abed
Jonathan Guambe
Augusto Orvaguire
Nelson Chamba
Celso Timana

NAMIBIA:
Roland Meier
Gerhold Benjamin Kooper
Geoff Shakwa

RWANDA:
Felix Akorli
Jawahar Manickam
Jean-Paul Hakizimana

SOUTH AFRICA:
Matshidiso Lebe
Patrick Mokwena
Joseph Neusu
James Njenga
Tshepiso Serote
Vuyani Lwana
Telezita Dooling
Faye Macheke
Tapera Chikamhi
Keutlwile Leso
Coley Zephania
Arnold Pietersen

TANZANIA:
Frank Tilugulilwa
Almasi S. Maguya
Simon K. M Njovu
Atanas Nkelame
Alex Mukurasi
Lawrence Lyayuka
Olympa Lema
Juma Lungo
Lusekelo Mwaipyana
Hector John Mongi
Majid Igangula
Baraka Chuma
Justin Tarimo
Edgar Telesphory
Mariam Ally Tambwe
Titus Tossy

UGANDA:
Alex Canna
Emmanuel Ediau
Margeret Sevume
Richard Okuti
Marion Mpanga
Brian Ssennoga
Omiat David
Paschalia Ouma
Njoroge Kimani
Harrison Tago Ntokote Kanyiko
Josephine Abatoni Makumbi
Robert Nkambwe

ZAMBIA:
Nawa Sakanga
Inonge Imasiku
Dean L. Mulozi
Mwenda Mupashi
Teddy Nyambe
Josephine Chirwa
Lucky Siame Chatengwa
Hilda Mwelwa
James Tembo
Danstan Kaunda
Paul Chikopo Bwalya
Yese Bwalya

Ghana:
Frederick Yeboah
Shirley Akasreku
Kofi Kwarko

b) Lead Facilitators per training topic

The following trainers acted as lead facilitators during four Training of Trainer courses, that were held in Southern and East Africa in 2009 and have additional training expertise in the following modules of the training material:

	Module	Africa-based Trainers / Experts
Module 1	Introduction to Emerging: FLOSS Business Models	James Njenga, Frederick Yeboah, Shirley Akasreku, Kofi Kwarko see also full pool of trainers above
Module 2	African Business Models: Case Studies	Celso Timana, Sulayman K. Sowe, Shirley Akasreku, Frederick Yeboah, Kofi Kwarko see also full pool of trainers above
Module 3	Communicating FLOSS	Yese Bwalya, Frederick Yeboah, Kofi Kwarko see also full pool of trainers above
Module 4	Introduction to General Business Skills	Derek Lakudzala, Arnold Pietersen, Frederick Yeboah, Shirley Akasreku, Kofi Kwarko see also full pool of trainers above
Module 5	FLOSS Specific Business Knowledge and Skills	Arnold Pietersen, Derek Lakudzala, Frederick Yeboah, Kofi Kwarko, Shirley Akasreku see also full pool of trainers above
Module 6	FLOSS Training	Arnold Pietersen, Celso Timana, Paschalia Ouma, Shirley Akasreku, Frederick Yeboah, Kofi Kwarko see also full pool of trainers above