#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

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

#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

🎓 #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

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

#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

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

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

🎓🎉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

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

📚🌿 KIA Receives Landmark Research Book on Konso Wild Food Plants

The Konso Intellectual Association (KIA) conducted a ten month performance review meeting through an online platform with the participation of team members, branch coordinators, board members, and members of the General Assembly. During the discussion, the Association’s General Manager, Basire Balcha, presented the performance report and explained that one of the primary objectives of the Association since its establishment has been capacity building. In line with this object

The Konso Intellectual Association extends its warm greetings to all followers of the Christian faith on the occasion of the Glorious Resurrection, wishing you a peaceful and blessed Easter. As we reflect on the Easter and Resurrection holidays, we remember the great sacrifice paid by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who left the glory of His heavenly throne and gave Himself on the cross of Calvary. As scholars, although we live in different parts of the country and the worl

#SupportKonso | #KIA Donates 50,000 Birr The Konso Intellectuals Association (KIA) has provided 50,000 Ethiopian Birr in support of people severely affected by flooding in Segen Zuria Woreda, Konso Zone. It may be recalled that the Association had previously called on all its members both within the country and abroad to contribute according to their capacity to assist those impacted by the flood disaster and to help them secure sustainable, permanent shelter. Following this

የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) ከከና ወረዳ ዋና አስተዳደር ጽ/ቤት ጋር በመተባበር ለወረዳው የመንግሥት ሠራተኞች የአቅም ግንባታ ሥልጠና ሰጠ። በሥልጠና መድረኩ ላይ በ"አስተሳሰብ ለውጥ (Mindset)"፣ "በስሜት ልህቀት"፣ "በሥራ ሥነ-ምግባር" እና "በአገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ተደራሽነት" ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ሰፊ ግንዛቤ ተፈጥሯል። የከና ወረዳ ብልፅግና ፓርቲ ቅርንጫፍ ጽ/ቤት ኃላፊና የመንግሥት ዋና ተጠሪ አቶ ዘርፉ ላቄው በሥልጠናው ማጠቃለያ ላይ ተገኝተው ንግግር ባደረጉበት ወቅት፤ ሥልጠናው ለወረዳው ሠራተኞች እጅግ አስፈላጊ በመሆኑ በቀጣይ በሰፊው የሚሰጥበት ዕድል እንደሚመቻች ተስፋ ሰጥተዋል። የማህበሩ አባልና አሰልጣኝ እጩ ዶ/ር ሳሙኤል በርሻ እንደገለጹት፤ የሥልጠናው ዋና ዓላማ የመንግሥት ሠራተኛው ለችግሮች መፍትሔ ለመፈለግ ከአካባቢያዊ አስተሳ

የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) ከኮንሶ ዞንጨሠገን ዙሪያ ወረዳ አስተዳደር ጽ/ቤት ጋር በመተባበር ያዘጋጀው የሥልጠና መድረክ ተጠናቀቀ። በሥልጠና መድረኩ ላይ "የአስተሳሰብ ለውጥ (Mindset)"፣ "የስሜት ልህቀት"፣ "የሥራ ሥነ-ምግባር" እና "የአገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ተደራሽነት" በሚሉ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ላይ ለባለሙያዎች ጥልቅ ሥልጠና ተሰጥቷል። በማጠቃለያው መርሃ ግብር ላይ የተገኙት የሠገን ዙሪያ ወረዳ የአደረጃጀት ዘርፍ ኃላፊና ረዳት የመንግሥት ተጠሪ አቶ አለምገና አያኖ፤ "የተለወጠ አእምሮ ለፈጠራና ለሥራ ሁልጊዜ ዝግጁ ነው" ብለዋል። ባለሙያውም ከሥልጠናው ያገኘውን ዕውቀት በመጠቀም ለማኅበረሰቡ ለውጥ የሚተጋ መሆን እንደሚገባው አሳስበዋል። አቶ አለምገና አክለውም፣ ባለሙያዎች ሥልጠናውን ወደ ተግባር በመቀየር ለሕዝቡ ቀልጣፋ አገልግሎት መስጠት እን

የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር (KIA) ከኮንሶ ዞን የሠገን ዙሪያ ወረዳ አስተዳደር ጽ/ቤት ጋር በመተባበር ለወረዳው ሲቪል ሰርቫንቶች የአቅም ግንባታ ሥልጠና መስጠት ጀምሯል። በህዝብ አገልጋይ የአስተሳሰብ ቅኝት (Glocal mind set for public servant)፣ በሥራ ስነምግባር እና ሙያዊነት ( Work Ethics and Professionalism)፣ በህዝብ አገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ( Public Service delivery) እና በስሜት ልህቀት (Emotional Intelligence) በሚሉ ርዕሶች ለወረዳው የህዝብ አገልጋዮች ለ2 ቀን የምቆይ ስልጠና መስጠት ጀምሯል። ሥልጠናውን የወረዳው ዋና አስተዳዳሪ አቶ ገዛኸኝ በራቆ በንግግር የከፈቱት ሲሆን፣ ማህበሩ የአካባቢውን የልማት ችግሮች በጥናት ለመፍታትና የአገልግሎት አሰጣጥን ለማሻሻል የሚሠራ "ከእኛ በእ

የኮንሶ ምሁራን ማህበር አዲስ አበባ ቅርንጫፍ ከዋና ጽ/ቤት ጋር በመሆን 130ኛውን የዓድዋ ድል በዓል ምክንያት በማድረግ ከአጠቃላይ አባላቱና አዲስ አበባ ከሚኖሩ የኮንሶ ተወላጆች ጋር ያደረገው ውይይት በስከት ተጠናቀቀ። የውይይቱ ዋና ዓላማ ጀግኖች አባቶቻችን ዘመናዊ መሳሪያ ታጥቆ በሀገራችን ላይ ወረራ ለመፈፀም የመጣውን ወራሪ ኃይል ድባቅ መትተው አንገት በማስደፋት ወደ መጣበት መመለስ የቻሉት፣ ልዩነቶቻቸውን በማጥበብና የውስጥ አንድነታቸውን በማጠናከር በእጃቸው የነበረውን ጥቂት መሣሪያ ከታላቅ ብልሃትና ጥልቅ የሀገር ፍቅር ጋር አቀናጅተው በመታጠቃቸው በመሆኑ፣ እኛ በሀገር ውስጥም ሆነ ከሀገር ውጭ ያለን የኮንሶ ምሁራን እኛን አስተምሮ ለቁም ነገር ያበቃው ታታሪው የኮንሶ ህዝብን ዘቅሰው ከያዙት ዘርፈ ብዙ ችግሮች አላቀን ማሻገር የምንችለው እንደ

🔴 Happening Now! The Konso Intellectuals Association (#KIA), Addis Ababa Branch, together with the Head Office, is hosting a public discussion forum in commemoration of the 130th Anniversary of the Victory of Adwa 🇪🇹 Members and Konso natives in Addis Ababa are gathered to reflect on the legacy of our heroic forefathers how unity, wisdom, courage, and deep love for country enabled them to defeat a modern invading force and secure victory. Inspired by the heroes of Adwa, w