Personal Assistant Award - Africa

2018 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA^TM WINNERS

ANDREW OSUNDWA MAKOKHA, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,    Kenya - 2018 Personal Assistant Of The Year Award^TM  – Africa Winner (US$1500)

MANKHAOLISE AMELIA TSAKATSI, 1st Runner - Up, Ministry of Small Business    Development Cooperatives & Marketing - Lesotho

OUNOI IGNATIUS NAMUJU, 2nd Runner - Up, Office of the Deputy President, Kenya

KHANI TALLI, 3rd Runner-Up, Kibabii University - Kenya

2016 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA^TM WINNERS

ESTHER KINYOKI, County Assembly of Kitui, Kenya -  2016 Personal Assistant of The Year Award – Africa Winner ( Us$1500)

GODFREY B. WAMANI, 1st Runner - Up, Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda

ALFRED ISRAEL KILASI, 2nd Runner - Up, Turkana County Government, Kenya

2015 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA^TM WINNERS

FLORA EMANG LETHIBELANE, Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation, Lesotho -  2015 Personal Assistant Of The Year Award – Africa Winner ( Us$1500)

CECILIE HAOSEMAB TJIKENDA, 1st Runner - Up, Ministry of Work and Transport, Namibia

ALFRED ISRAEL KILASI, 2nd Runner - Up, Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Tanzania

MAMOLIEHI MASOETSA MOEKETSI, 3rd Runner - Up , Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lesotho

MARY LEFULESELE MOTSAMAI, 4th Runner - Up, Ministry of Social Development, Lesotho

2014 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA^TM WINNERS

MATHABO  NALEDI, Ministry of Defence, Lesotho- 2014 Personal Assistant Of The Year Award – Africa Winner ( Us$1500)

LIPONTSENG THERESIA MOEKETSI, 1st Runner-Up, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Lesotho

ESTHER WANDIA MARURIA, 2nd Runner-Up, Parapet Cleaning Services, Kenya

NTHATENG PATRICIA RATSEOLE, 3rd Runner-Up , National Assembly, Lesotho

NTENNE MAMPALE SHALE 4^th Runner-Up, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Lesotho

2013 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA^TM WINNERS

LISEMELO FRANCINA SEKONYELA, High Court Of Lesotho, Lesotho- 2013 Personal Assistant Of The Year Award – Africa Winner ( Us$1500)

‘MATSOANELO LUCIA SEKOPO, 1st Runner-Up, Office Of The Prime Minister, Lesotho

JACQUELINE MWANGI, 2nd Runner-Up, Ministry Of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya

OLIVIA MUSINGUZI BITANIHIRWE, 3rd Runner-Up , Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd, Uganda

2012 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OF THE YEAR AWARD AFRICA™ WINNERS

LIMAKATSO MAFELESI, Prime Minister’s Office, Lesotho - 2012 Personal Assistant of Year Award - Africa Winner (US$1500)

OLIVIA KARUNDU, 1st Runner-up, Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda

BRENDA NAMUDIRA, 2nd Runnerup, Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda

2010 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS AFRICA AWARD WINNERS

MR. EVARIST AHIMBISIBWE, Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda, Uganda - 2010 Personal Assistant of Year Award - Africa Winner (US$1500) and accommodation Gift voucher from Sunbird Malawi Hotels for two MIRRIAM M. MUTATI, Bank of Zambia, Ndola Zambia, 1st Runnerup - laptop by JTM Technology Kenya and Dinner gift vouchers from Sunbird Malawi Hotel for two

As a recognition of the important role played by Personal Assistants in corporate productivity

Date: 24^th September, 2010

2009 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS AFRICA AWARD WINNER

From left: Mercy 2008 runnerup, Hope 2007 Inaugural Winner, Winnie IRC Executive Director, Beatrice 2009 Winner and Fiona 2008 Winner and Imelda 2008 runnerup

Congrats to 2009 Personal Assistant of the year Award winners

2009 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS AFRICA AWARD
WINNERS
BEATRICE J. MKIRAMWENI,
United Nations Development Programme, Tanzania - 2009
Personal Assistant of Year Award - Africa Winner (US$1500
– African Renaissance Centre)

HARRIET R. MUWANGA,
Bank Of Uganda, Uganda,
1st Runner-up - Nokia Cellphone From Telecom Networks
Malawi Malawi

VIRGINIE NIYONZIMA,
Burundi Civil Aviation Authority, Burundi 2nd Runner-up –
Two night accommodation for two at Sunbird Hotels, Malawi

IRENE KABANDA,
Spear Motors Ltd, Uganda
3rd Runner-up – 2 nights Accommodation at Peacock
Millenium Towers Hotel, Tanzania

As a recognition of the important role played by Personal Assistants in corporate productivity
Date: 29th August, 2009

2008 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS AFRICA AWARD WINNER

Congratulations to Fiona Gakwandi for being the 2008 Personal Assistant Award – Africa Winner and taking over as the Ambassador of Personal Assistants. Fiona is the Personal Assistant to CEO, Air Uganda, based in Uganda.

She had this to say " Sir Winston Churchill once said “to every person there comes in their lifetime that special moment when you are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the opportunity to do a very special thing, unique to you and your talents, what a tragedy if that moment finds you unprepared or unqualified for work which could have been your finest hour…”

Being selected for the Personal Assistant of The Year Award, 2008 was for me this kind of moment but the greatest discovery I have made since then is that life offers us many smaller opportunities to do such special things and use all these unique talents everyday and that success comes from a collection of all these smaller opportunities put to good use."

2007 PERSONAL ASSISTANTS AFRICA AWARD WINNER

Award ushers in a new era for Personal Assistants

African Renaissance centre, Swaziland in collaboration with International Renaissance Centre Kenya was proud to launch the Personal Assistant Award – Africa on the 27th October 2007. The award appreciates the important role played by personal assistants. By its nature the award demands personal assistants to exhibit exceptional resourcefulness, innovation, or creativity while providing extraordinary support and continually thinking of ways to streamline processes and improve performance.

Accepting the award in 2007 Hope Kasimbazi, said, "As a pioneer winner, the award came with high standard, status and many benefits despite the responsibilities and challenges associated with it. I was made an honourary member of the Executive Assistant Network (EAN), have to share my experience in seminars and spearhead formation a legal association of administrative professionals in my organization and national one. I have to be a role model. I wish to appreciate the purpose of the award that recognizes the important role played by administrative professionals in raising corporate productivity in Africa. It acknowledges individual performance that deserves special recognition. It is definitely programmed to promote and encourage excellent productivity and commitment. It was very thoughtful of the organization to launch the award."

Hope has spearheaded the formation social group named NAPU (Network of Administrative Professionals Uganda) who meet monthly and discuss different topics.