Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition

Intergovernmental Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council Under ECOSOC Resolution 2003/212 Dated 5th of March 2003.
Designated by the United Nations Economic & Social Council Under Rule 79 of the Council’s Rules and Procedures.

IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA SET FORTH AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM FOR A BETTER WORLD

*Ipso Facto is a Latin phrase, directly translated as “by the fact itself”
*De facto is a Latin phrase meaning “concerning the fact” or “in practice”

 
AFRICA AND IGAD COUNTRIES

Mr. Fredrick O. K. Lwamba
Director of Administration
Mr. Lwamba is a graduate from Nairobi University. Starting as a Professor at a national high school, Mr. Lwamba got employed by the mainstream giant national telecommunication company "Kenya Telkom" now "Orange", in the capacity of Assistant Manager for the Network Planning unit.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Eng. Mr. Charles Ochome
Executive Director of CAMP MARADONA®
Mr. Ochome is an Engineer who has been instrumental in the construction of many schools, churches and hospitals in the entire province of Nyanza and beyond. He is currently a community organizer in the Nyanza Province where he founded the nongovernmental organization "Pendeza Africa" (PENAF) which has teamed up with IIMSAM to alleviate the peoples suffering caused by malnutrition. He is also the founder of the best performing primary school "Golden Elites School" in the Kisumu Municipality.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Mr. Job Essombo Kangula
General Assistant to the Directors
Mr. Essombo earned his Masters in Geography from the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique Bukavu in the DR Congo. He was the Principal of a school from 1998 to 2002. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Essombo was the coordinator of "Initiatives Pour la Promotion de la Santé Scolaire" in the D R Congo. Thereafter he joined ANTENA in Goma, DR Congo, responsible for its Water Management Program.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Ms. Grace A. Nyalal
Accountant
Ms. Nyalal is a Certified Public Accountant, by the K.A.S.N.E.B (Kenya accountants and secretaries national examination board) equivalent of associate degree. She currently manages the finances at IIMSAM-ECASP in Kenya. She is a trained Accountant having passed the Kenya Accounting Technicians Certificate I & II and the Certified Public Accounts (CPA 1) examinations.[ READ FULL BIO ]

 

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Geraldine De La Serna
Special-Adviser of the Secretary-General Director of the IIMSAM-Mexico Regional Office for Central America
Geraldine holds a Degree in Accounting and Foreign Languages from the Autonomous University of Aguas Calientes, Mexico. She has worked with orphaned children and the elderly in the field of moral values, malnutrition programmes and the collection and delivery of consumer goods to the homeless population. Ms. De La Serna is currently working on the implementation of IIMSAM's Spirulina Tortillas Programme for the Aguascalientes region.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Dr. Salomón Shamosh
IIMSAM's Spirulina Expert And Technical Director For Regional Office In Mexico & Chief of Spirulina Farm Cultivation in Chile
Dr. Shamosh is a Candidate for doctorate of the Doctoral Program in Philosophy of Science and research fellow in ways of healthy life, across genomic nutrition, microalgae and Mesoamerica's ancient food, in the University Program of Food (PUAL) of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). He is a dental surgeon and specialist in human nutrition. He is also Founder of the Mexican company Essential Food for the Humanity SA.[ READ FULL BIO ]

 

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA/ASIA

Mr. Amgad KhundakjiMr. Amgad Khundakji
Sp. Adviser of the Secretary-General and Liaison to the Ministry of Agriculture and Other Governmental Entities (Ipso Facto)
Eng. Amgad Aref Khundakji is the present Director of Agriculture Crisis Management unit at the Minister of Agriculture in Jordan. He has an extensive expertise and knowledge on agriculture related matters, being the head of the Division Governor Affairs and the head of Directorate Performance/ Monitoring and Evaluation Unit at the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan. [ READ FULL BIO ]

H.E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al AbdullahH.E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah
Ambassador Representative to Jordan (De Facto)
H. E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah is an eminent citizen of the Republic of Iraq and a Naturalized Jordanian who has an MSc degree in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Business Development. Dr. Abdullah has a profound experience in a variety of business activities and is the chairman of the famous Al Dahir Group that has a transnational presence in many countries.[ READ FULL BIO ]

"THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD SO HUNGRY THAT GOD CANNOT APPEAR TO THEM EXCEPT IN THE FORM OF BREAD."

-Mahatma Gandhi