Indeed, RIM is a rising tide in Africa.  In my humble opinion, the RIM 
community in general and ARMA <International> in particular should 
encourage and support this.  In addition to this South Africa opportunity:
   --  The International Records Management Trust (IRMT) is awaiting 
funding to launch its superb RIM curriculum at Africa's leading business 
school at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro.  After years of taking RIM to 
individual countries, Africa soon will have a centralized  resource.
  --  Cohasset Associates are providing RIM education to leaders in 
Lagos, Nigeria, making use of their streaming videos from the MER Conference
  --  The IRMT is actively engaged in a crucial records project in 
Sierra Leone that has already "outed" 600 ghost workers -- unreal 
government workers collecting paychecks.

Africa needs RIM as much as any other part of the world, and the RIM 
community should be engaged and involved.  While the People to People 
program may well be a great experience, my choice would be to use the 
thousands of dollars (or any amount) in support of the IRMT.

Gordy Hoke
Gordon E.J. Hoke, CRM
http://PositivelyRIM.blogspot.com


PKAlbert wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> I am quite familiar with the People to People and I also received two 
> different letters from this year's organizers.  Just as someone 
> mentioned, Fred Diers headed up two or three different trips to China 
> with RM'ers from the US back in the 80's.  I have known several ARMA 
> members who did participate and make the trip and were very 
> enlightened by what they had seen.  In addition, following the US trip 
> the two ARMA Chapters in Washington, DC area at the time, Greater 
> Baltimore and Washington DC area Chapters then hosted a delegation 
> from China to Washington DC.  Harry Ludwick was President of ARMA at 
> the time and we showed them all around DC, including the White House, 
> Library of Congress, National Archives to mention only a few.  They 
> were here for about a week and left very impressed with the ARMA 
> hospitality from the two chapters and International.
>
>
>
> If anyone can afford the price tag, I understand it is a great 
> experience. The AIEF is also making some great in-roads in Africa by 
> sending Records Management books to the Records Management groups and 
> the Foundation also awarded a scholarship to a student in Africa.  He 
> was invited to participate in this year's ARMA Conference by 
> presenting a paper, but unfortunately the African Government turned 
> down his Visa request three times.
>
>
>
> I hope this help to better understand ARMA's past roll in the People 
> to People.
>
>
>
> Phil Albert

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