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የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር(#KIA) አባላት በተማሩበት ሙያ ማህበረሰቡን ለማገልገል በትጋት እየሰሩ መሆኑ ተገለጸ፤
የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር(#KIA) አባላት በተማሩበት ሙያ ማህበረሰቡን ለማገልገል በትጋት እየሰሩ መሆኑ ተገለጸ፤ በኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር ቦርድ ፀሐፊና የአ/ም ዩኒቨርሲቲ መምህርና ተመራማሪ ዶ/ር ኢንጂነር አያኖ ህርቦ ተዘጋጅቶ «#Wings_of_Healing #Ethiopia» በሚባል ድርጅት የገንዘብ ድጋፍ በኮንሶ ዞን ሁለት ወረዳዎችና በካራት ከተማ አስተዳደር የሚተገበረው የንጹህ መጠጥ ውሃ አቅርቦት ፕሮጀክት፣ አስፈላጊውን ቅድመ ሁኔታ እያጠናቀቀ መሆኑ ተገለጸ። በፕሮጀክቱ አስተባባሪ ኢንጂነር ሳምሶን በኮ እና በዶ/ር ኢንጂነር አያኖ ህርቦ አማካኝነት ተግባራዊ የሚሆነው ይህ ፕሮጀክት፤ በኮንሶ ዞን #ሰገን ዙሪያ ወረዳ በተመረጡ ሁለት ቀበሌዎች እንዲሁም #በከና ወረዳ በተመረጡ ሁለት ቀበሌዎች የውሃ ቦኖዎችን የመገንባትና የውሃ ምንጮችን የማጎልበት ሥራዎች
basire balcha
1 day ago2 min read


#የትምህርት_ስብራትን_ለመጠገን_ከጥናት_እስከ_ተግባራዊ_ድጋፍ! #KIA
#የትምህርት_ስብራትን_ለመጠገን_ከጥናት_እስከ_ተግባራዊ_ድጋፍ! #KIA የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) የትምህርት ዘርፍን ለማጠናከርና በኮንሶ ዞን ያጋጠመውን የትምህርት ስብራት ለመጠገን ያለመ ጥናታዊ ሥራ በማከናወን ከምርምር እስከ ተግባራዊ ድጋፍ የሚደርስ አስተዋጽኦ አበርክቷል። ከነሐሴ 22–23/2018 ዓ.ም. በካራት ከተማ በተካሄደው 4ኛው መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤው ወቅት፣ ማህበሩ በኮንሶ ዞን የትምህርት ዘርፍ የሚታዩ ችግሮችን ለመለየትና ለመፍታት ያለመ ጥናታዊ ጽሑፍ አዘጋጅቶ በማህበሩ የጥናትና ምርምር ቡድን ሰብሳቢ ዶ/ር ሲቢሎ ጋሹሬ አማካኝነት ለጉባኤው አቅርቧል። የጥናቱ አቀራረብ በትምህርት ዘርፉ ያሉ ችግሮችን በጥናትና በማስረጃ በመለየት፣ ዘላቂ መፍትሔዎችን ለመፈለግ ያለውን የማህበሩን ቁርጠኝነት የሚያሳይ ነው። ከዚህም በተጨማሪ፣ ማህበሩ በ
basire balcha
Oct 291 min read


Konso’s cultural pride, Ethiopia’s tourism ambassador!
#CONGRATULATIONS_ROUTE_TEWODROS! #Kirita_Xonso_Kutuma_Ke’ha #KIA! ❤️ Konso’s cultural pride, Ethiopia’s tourism ambassador! Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) warmly congratulates Route Tewodros on winning the 2026 G-Power Face of Ethiopia title and becoming Ethiopia’s Tourism Ambassador for the coming year. By proudly showcasing Konso’s traditional attire and rich cultural heritage on a national stage, Route has brought pride and recognition to the Konso community. Her ach
basire balcha
Oct 261 min read


🎓 CONGRATULATIONS, DR. GIRMA GILANO!
🎓 CONGRATULATIONS, DR. GIRMA GILANO! The Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) is delighted to extend its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Girma Gilano on successfully completing his PhD in Public Health and Informatics at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. This remarkable academic achievement reflects your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to advancing knowledge in public health and informatics. Your accomplishment is a source of pride and inspiration to the Kons
Tegegne Tesfaye
Oct 161 min read


የአዲሱ የKIA ቦርድ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባ ተካሄደ!
የአዲሱ የKIA ቦርድ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባ ተካሄደ! አዲስ የተመረጠው የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) ቦርድ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባውን ትላንት፣ መስከረም 3/2019 ዓ.ም፣ በበይነመረብ አካሂዷል። በአዲሱ ዓመት መጀመሪያ የተካሄደው ይህ የመጀመሪያ የቦርድ ስብሰባ፣ አዲስ የተመረጠው ቦርድ በቀጣይ የሥራ ዘመኑ የሚመራበትን ዓመታዊ የሥራ መርሐ ግብር በመወያየትና በማዘጋጀት ተጀምሯል። በስብሰባውም ማህበሩ ባለፉት 4 ዓመታት ያሳለፈው ጉዞ፣ ያከናወናቸው ሥራዎችና ያስመዘገባቸው ውጤቶች በስፋት ተገምግመዋል። በግምገማውም የታዩ ክፍተቶችን ለመሙላት፣ ያሉትን ጠንካራ ጎኖች ለማጠናከር እና በቀጣይ የሥራ ዘመን የበለጠ ውጤታማ አፈጻጸም ለማስመዝገብ አቅጣጫዎች ተቀምጠዋል። በተጨማሪም፣ በሚቀጥሉት 4 ዓመታት KIA ምን ደረጃ መድረስ እንዳለበት በጥልቀት በመመልከት፣ ከማህ
basire balcha
Sep 151 min read


እንኳን ለ2019 ዓ.ም. አዲስ ዓመት በሰላም አደረሳችሁ!
እንኳን ለ2019 ዓ.ም. አዲስ ዓመት በሰላም አደረሳችሁ! እንቁጣጣሽ እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ! እንቁ ለጣትሽ፣ እንቁ ለጣታችን! ለመላው የኮንሶ ምሁራን ያለኝ መልዕክት አዲሱ ዓመት አዲስ ተስፋ፣ አዲስ ጉልበትና አዲስ የሥራ መነሳሳት ይዞ መጥቷል። ይህንን አዲስ ዓመት ስንቀበል የኮንሶ ምሁራን ሁሉ አንድ ላይ ቆመን፣ ተያይዘንና ተባብረን ለማኅበረሰባችን የሚጠቅም ሥራ እንሥራ። ተያይዘን እንሥራ! በአንድነት እንቁም! በእውቀታችን ማኅበረሰባችንን እናግዝ! ምሁራን በእውቀታቸው፣ በሙያቸውና በተሞክሯቸው ለማኅበረሰብ ትልቅ አቅም ናቸው። ይህን አቅም በተናጠል ሳይሆን በመተባበር ስናሰባስብ የምንፈጥረው ተፅዕኖ ከእያንዳንዳችን የተናጠል አቅም በላይ ይሆናል። ተያይዘን ከሠራን፣ የሚወዱን የበለጠ ያከብሩናል፤ የሚጠሉንም ይፈሩናል። ለማኅበራችን ክፋት ያሰቡም የአንድነታች
basire balcha
Sep 111 min read


#The_New_KIA_Leadership
#The_New_KIA_Leadership #General_Assembly_Leaders 1. Mr. Gumachew Kusse — Chairman 2. Mr. Kansite Gelebo — Deputy Chairman 3. Instructor Oshe Lemita — Secretary #Board_Members 1. Dr. Amanuel Kussia — Chairman 2. Assoc. Prof. Ongaye Oda — Deputy Chairman 3. Dr. Eng. Ayano Hirpo — Secretary 4. Mr. Samuel Karafo — Member 5. Instructor Gezehagn Gesesse — Member 6. Mr. Orkido Kusse — Member 7. Miss Betelhem Mengistu — Member #General_Manager 1. Mr. Basire Balcha We wish the new KI
basire balcha
Aug 301 min read


እየተካሄደ በሚገኘው የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ የክረምት በጎ ተግባር እየተከናወ ነው፣
እየተካሄደ በሚገኘው የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ የክረምት በጎ ተግባር እየተከናወ ነው፣ በመካሄድ ላይ በሚገኘው የምሁራን ማህበር 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ የክረምት በጎ አካል የሆኑ የደም ልገሣ መርሃግብር እየተካሄደ ነው። የኮንሶ ዞን ከፍተኛ አመራሮች በወቅቱ እንደገለጹት ደም መለገስ ሊተካ በሚችል ደም ሊተካ የማይችል ህይወትን የማዳን ኃላፊነታችንን እየተወጣን ነው ሲሉ ገልጸው ሁሉም በዚህ በጎ ተግባር የበኩሉን እንዲወጣ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል። በጎ ማድረግ የጽድቅ ስራና የመልካምነት መገለጫ መሆኑን ያስገነዘቡት የዞኑ ከፍተኛ አመራሮቹ፤ለበጎነት እጃችንን በመዘርጋት ድጋፍ ለሚሹ አካላት የድርሻችንን ሊንወጣ ይገባልም ብለው የደም ልገሳ መርሃግብር እንደሚቀጥልም ተመላክቷል። ካራት:ነሐሴ:22/2018 ዓ.ም (ኮንሶ ዞን ኮሙኒ
basire balcha
Aug 291 min read


የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በደማቅ ሁኔታ እየተካሄደ ነው!
የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በደማቅ ሁኔታ እየተካሄደ ነው! “INKOLADEY, MAANAN SAMYTA KODA?” በሚል መሪ ቃል የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) 4ኛ መደበኛ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በኮንሶ ካራት በደማቅ ሁኔታ እየተካሄደ ይገኛል። ጉባኤው በኮንሶ ባህላዊ ኪነ-ጥበብና ጭፈራ እንዲሁም በአባቶች ቡራኬ የተጀመረ ሲሆን፣ የማህበሩ ሰብሳቢ አቶ ጉማቸው ኩሴ የእንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ መልዕክት አስተላልፈዋል። አቶ ጉማቸው በመልዕክታቸው፣ የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር ለኮንሶ ህዝብ ለውጥ የጋራ ሀሳብና ዓላማ ይዞ እየሰራ ያለ ማህበር መሆኑን ገልጸው፤ ለውጥ በአንድ ጀምበር እንደማይመጣ በመጠቆም፣ ማህበሩ ከተቋቋመበት ጊዜ ጀምሮ በጥናትና ምርምር የተደገፉ ስራዎችን በማከናወን የበኩሉን እየተወጣ መሆኑን አስረድተዋል። የኮንሶ ዞን ዋና አስተዳዳሪ
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Aug 292 min read


#To_All_Members_of_the_Konso_Intellectuals_Association_(KIA)
#To_All_Members_of_the_Konso_Intellectuals_Association_(KIA) Dear members of the Konso Intellectuals Association (KIA), warm greetings to you all. The 4th Regular General Assembly of the Konso Intellectuals Association will be held from August 28–29, 2026 (E.C.) in Karat City, the capital of the Konso Zone. What makes this year’s assembly special is that it will be the platform where the General Assembly leadership and Board of Directors members who will lead the association
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Jul 301 min read


Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) Warmly Welcomes Konso Representatives Attending the National Dialogue
Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) Warmly Welcomes Konso Representatives Attending the National Dialogue. Leaders of the Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) in Addis Ababa warmly welcomed the representatives of the Konso people who have traveled to the capital to participate in the National Dialogue, extending a heartfelt "Welcome!" During the reception, KIA leaders expressed their best wishes for a successful and constructive dialogue conducted in a spirit of mutual respe
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Jul 141 min read


Funeral Service Announcement – Professor Christopher R. Hallpike
#Funeral_Service_Announcement – Professor Christopher R. Hallpike Dear KIA members and the wider Konso community, We would like to inform you that the funeral service of our dear friend, Professor Christopher R. Hallpike, will take place on Friday, 31 July 2026, at 1:00 PM GMT. The family has kindly arranged a livestream for those who wish to attend virtually. Please note that the livestream will be password protected and the access link will not be shared publicly. If you wo
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Jul 111 min read


🎓 #Congratulations, Rev, Dr. #Aschalew_Korra_Garra! 🎓
🎓 #Congratulations, Rev, Dr. #Aschalew_Korra_Garra! 🎓 The Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) proudly extends its warmest and heartfelt congratulations to Rev, Dr. Aschalew Korra Garra, Cofounder of KIA, esteemed Board Member, and Director and Owner of Levi Impact Institute, on successfully earning his Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Organizational Leadership from the International Graduate School of Management (IGSM), USA. This outstanding accomplishment reflects a lifelong comm
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Jul 112 min read


Notice of the KIA 4th Regular General Assembly
To All Members of the Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) Notice of the KIA 4th Regular General Assembly The 4th Regular General Assembly of the Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) will be held on August 28–29, 2026 (Nehase 22–23, 2018 E.C.) for two consecutive days in Karat Town, Konso Zone, Ethiopia. Accordingly, we respectfully invite all members of our Association, both in Ethiopia and abroad, to make the necessary preparations to attend the General Assembly. #Important
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Jul 61 min read


#Funeral_Announcement -Professor Christopher R. Hallpike
#Funeral_Announcement -Professor Christopher R. Hallpike Dear friends and members of the Konso community, We have received information from Professor Christopher R. Hallpike's daughter regarding his funeral arrangements. The funeral will take place on Friday, 31 July, at 1:00 PM GMT (4:00 PM East Africa Time). Those who are able are warmly invited to attend and pay their final respects. For those who are unable to attend in person, the livestream details will be shared as soo
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Jul 41 min read


Statement of Condolence on the Passing of Professor Christopher R. Hallpike
Condolence Message from the Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) Statement of Condolence on the Passing of Professor Christopher R. Hallpike The Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Christopher R. Hallpike, a distinguished anthropologist, scholar, and long-time friend of the Konso people. Professor Hallpike dedicated a significant part of his academic life to studying and documenting the history, culture, social institutions, and
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Jun 301 min read


Congratulatory Message from the Konso Intellectual Association to the 2018 E.C. Graduating Class from Ethiopian Universities
Dear Graduates of the 2018 Ethiopian Calendar Academic Year, The Konso Intellectual Association, on behalf of all its members, extends its heartfelt congratulations to you on successfully completing years of hard work, dedication, perseverance, and patience at various Ethiopian universities and reaching this important milestone of graduation. This joyful occasion is not only a celebration for the graduates but also a day of honor for your parents and families. Through their l
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Jun 272 min read


🎓🎉 Warm Congratulations to Dr. Gebresilasea Gendisha Uke! 🎉🎓
🎓🎉Warm Congratulations to Dr. Gebresilasea Gendisha Uke! 🎉🎓 The Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Gebresilasea Gendisha Uke, an active member of the KIA Europe Branch, on successfully earning his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health from Monash University, Australia. This outstanding achievement reflects years of dedication, perseverance, academic excellence, and a deep commitment to serving society through kn
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Jun 41 min read


From a Stalled Project to a Historic Achievement The Result of Konso People's Unity and Persistent Effort
Under the national plan of Ethiopia's Ministry of Education to construct 50 Model Secondary Schools across the country, Konso Zone was selected in 2023/24 as one of the first 16 locations to host a Model Secondary School. However, the project failed to commence as scheduled, causing widespread concern and disappointment among the people of Konso. This frustration was further intensified by previous development projects allocated to the area that had not been implemented due t
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Jun 22 min read
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