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White Plains, NY, United States, 07/14/2009 - CareerNation’s Africa Brain Gain Awards Planning Committee today announced the winner of the prestigious Africa Brain Gain Award. The award will be presented during the 4th Annual CareerNation Africa Brain.
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This year’s award winner is H.E. Judge Joyce Aluoch. Judge Aluoch is the first Kenyan Judge to be elected to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Judge Aluoch was elected to the ICC on 20 January 2009, for a term of nine years and took the oath of office on 11 March 2009.. She has been assigned to the Trial Division but with occasional assignments to the Appeals Chamber in particular cases. She was elected from the African Group of States, list A. Judge Aluoch was selected for the Awards based on her leadership in training of judges and magistrates in the provision of regional and international human rights instruments, a program she managed in conjunction with the International Association of Women Judges. Judge Aluoch has also contributed to promoting the rights of the child, as chair of the African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights of the Child, and vice-chair and member of the UN Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
"CareerNation’s Africa Brain Gain Awards recognize ground breaking innovators and achievers that reinforce our belief in the human potential of the Africa continent,” said CareerNation Chief Executive Officer, Victor Madubuko. The Africa Brain Gain Awards are bestowed upon individuals and industries that have made extraordinary contributions to human resources development in Africa. Award recipients are chosen from nominations from CareerNation members and the Award Planning Committee.
Founded in 2003, CareerNation is a full service international human resources management company with offices in the U.S. and across Africa. The Annual CareerNation Africa Brain Gain conference brings together leaders in the business community, representatives of African governments, emerging entrepreneurs, and professionals to discuss human resource issues affecting Africa. The Annual CareerNation Expo hosts series of hiring conferences in various U.S. cities that comprise the largest Africa recruiting events in the United States. The Expo is a well-planned face-to-face assessment with prescreened job candidates. In 2008, CareerNation placed more than 300 professionals into careers across Africa.
CareerNation, Inc. (careernation.com) has recently expanded operations into the East African market with regional offices based in Nairobi, Kenya. Per Bram Ayoo, Partner, CareerNation (EA) Ltd., ‘the positioning of the firm in Nairobi is a significant advancement towards opening pathways for employers and employees in the region to gain value-add services offered by the firm’.
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