COMESA-Leather and Leather Products Institute organized a retreat workshop to its entire staff from August 28 - 31, 2015 at Haile Resort Ziway, Ethiopia. The objective of the retreat program was to thank the staff for their hard work and appreciable achievements as well as to further strengthen the solid and close work relationship among the staff members.
During the Retreat workshop, all staff were introduced with the newly developed COMESA/LLPI's Ten Years Strategic Action Plan. Presentations and discussions were also made on the activities & Budget performance of 2015, work plan and budget for 2016 QMS/EMS implementation status, 2015 Staff Award Program and the LLPI's 25th Anniversary Celebration plan.
Staff members expressed their happiness for being part of discussion team and being able to express their views and comments in all LLPI activities. The staff thanked especially the Executive Director, Prof. Mwinyikione Mwinyihija for introducing this new culture of involving all staff members across all job categories in the planning and implementation of the institute’s overall activities.
As part of the retreat program, the Staff were also taken to two historical islands situate on the Zeway lake. As a concluding event, a dinner reception was organized and Certificates were handed to those who were trained in Quality Management and Environmental Management System (QMS/EMS).