Welcome Getu Gebeto and Balqis Moussa to AHCC and to Hartford
Please join the volunteer team (Ed Barlow, Elise Hopkins Gallegos, Kathleen Graham, Cindy McLane, Mitra Sarshuri and Linda Smith) to welcome Balqis Moussa and Getu Gebeto, two new interns from the Hartford International University’s Master of Arts Peacebuilding Program. The team will introduce them to AHCC members and activities, provide transportation, invite them to community events and hold monthly dinners. It is a privilege and an honor to get to know Getu Gebeto from Ethiopia and Belqis Moussa from Tunisia. Please welcome them during the fellowship hour following Sunday September 8 worship service.
GETU GEBETO
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA RELIGIOUS IDENTITY: CHRISTIAN
Getu is married and has four children (two boys and two girls). He has several years of work experience in various organizations (public, private, and nongovernmental) in the areas of organizational leadership and human resources management. Moreover, he has been serving as a Volunteer Strategic Partnership Director of the African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM) in Ethiopia since April 1, 2023. Getu is highly interested in promoting interreligious dialogue to ensure peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and beyond. To this end, he has participated in various interreligious dialogue workshops in Ethiopia that were organized by the Ministry of Peace and Interreligious Council of Ethiopia. He holds an MA in Public Administration, a BA in Management, a Postgraduate Diploma from Maastricht School of Management, and different professional certificates.
BALQIS MOUSSA
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: TUNISIA RELIGIOUS IDENTITY: MUSLIM
As an English major, Balqis pursued an intercultural academic career which has broadened her perspective on dialogue, interfaith reconciliation, and tolerance. There was no better opportunity for her to enhance her skills for peacebuilding than engaging in thought-provoking workshops that helped deepen her understanding of human interactions. Participating in local social initiatives that aimed at empowering youth has motivated her and played a significant role in her professional career as an English teacher. Her short yet inspiring teaching journey enabled her to take part, together with her students, in peace-oriented projects that have nurtured in them the fundamental human values of tolerance, love, and respect. All these life experiences shaped Balqis’ understanding of peacebuilding and motivated her to join the MAP program, which will provide her with an unparalleled chance to be part of an all-embracing intercultural community.