PH Embassy in Nairobi Personnel Completes Kiswahili Language Course

Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Alex G. Chua (seated, second from left) with Aliphaxe Center Manager Simon Muli, and the Swahili Language Teacher Paul Odhiambo. (Nairobi PE photo)

NAIROBI 02 March 2020 — The officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi have successfully completed the 48-hour Basic Kiswahili Language Course conducted by Aliphaxe Center on 18 February 2020.

All nine participants received their certificates of completion of the course. The Basic Kiswahili Language Course Level A1 was conducted at the Embassy conference room every Tuesday and Thursday from 19 November 2019 to 29 January 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Embassy personnel, despite their busy schedules, have showed their cooperation to learn the Kiswahili language. By the end of the program, they have acquired basic knowledge of the language which helps them communicate well and effectively deal with the local people and accomplish their task with ease and facility.

The conduct of said language course was made possible through the Foreign Language Scholarship Programs under the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) Congressional Initiative. END

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