N O W &E V E R

KOICA Alumni Newsletter December 2010

KOICA Training Program- Marine Product Processing and

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

KOICA Alumni News - Laos- Timor-Leste- Bangladesh

KOICA Training News- Tanzania

KOICA News - Laos- Morocco - El Salvador

PHOTOS- In-Class Photos- Photo Gallery

Korean Culture- Korea’s Healthy Winter

Foods and Teas

CONTENTS

KOICA Training Program --- 2- Marine Product Processing and

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

KOICA Alumni News --- 3- Laos- Timor-Leste- Bangladesh

KOICA Training News --- 5- Tanzania

KOICA News --- 6- Laos- Morocco- El Salvador

Photos --- 8- In-Class Photos- Photo Gallery

Korean Culture ---10- Korea’s Healthy Winter Foods and Teas

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Training ProgramMarine Product Processing and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) (Oct 24 ~ Nov 13, 2010)

Objectives • To share Korea's marine product process technologies and seafood hygiene management system• To identify common issues and constraints in improving seafood safety concerning domestic circulations and

international trade

Contents• Lecture and practice‐ Outline of marine product processing industry in Korea‐ Survey of marine product processing‐ Practical techniques of marine product processing‐ Distribution system of marine product in Korea‐ Management of imported marine product in Korea‐ Comprehension of related laws (including theories of

hygiene management, etc.)‐ Theory and system of HACCP ‐ Practical techniques of HACCP‐ Theory of SSOP

• Observation and field trip‐ Seafood product manufacturing factories and

stocking facilities‐ Seafood markets

Activities

Training InstituteMaritime Affairs & Fisheries HRD Institutehttp://www.mafhi.go.kr/

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Participants’ Comments-Through this program, I learned a lot more than I ever expected.-All of KOICA members did a splendid job! I just want to thank everyone at KOICAand the people that I met during the time I spent in Korea.-I'm definitely absolutely positively going to miss all staff & KOICA people and I reallywant to say thank you from the bottom of my heart!-Thank you very much! Thanks KOICA!

The Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) marked a successful year byorganizing a get-together dinner with theAlumni of the KOICA Training Programs onDecember 17, 2010 in Vientiane.

About 30 Lao Alumni attended the reception,in which Mr.Lee Gun-tae, Ambassador of theRepublic of Korea to Lao PDR, highlighted theimportance of human resources developmentfor the socioeconomic development of LaoPDR and expressed his hope that the KOICAAlumni would contribute to the development ofrelations between the two countries.

Mr. Sung Choon-ki, KOICA Resident Representative in Lao PDR, hoped to enhance mutual understandingbetween the two countries and to share the warm memories of Korea through this reception.

Mr. Houmphanh Soukprasith, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation ofthe Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), said in his replying remarks that the Training Programs wereuseful and this reception inspired networking between training participants for the benefit of their work.

Since 1991, a total of 1,070 Lao officials have participated in various short- and long-term training courses inKorea. In 2010, KOICA invited 118 Lao participants to attend KOICA training courses in various fields, suchas rural development, public administration, health, and vocational training. At this reception, Korea OverseasVolunteers (KOVs) performed the Korean traditional percussion quartet, “samulnori”, and a number of famoustypes of vocal music.

KOICA Alumni News – Laos / Timor-Leste

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KOICA Alumni meet in Vientiane

KOICA Alumni in Timor-Leste have a reunion with the Korean Ambassador

KOICA Alumni in Timor-Leste had a reunion with Mr.Seo Kyoung-suk,Ambassador of the Republicof Korea to Timor-Leste, onDecember 17, 2010 at theOcean View Restaurant inBebonuk.

The objective of thisreunion was to strengthenrelationships between youngpeople of Timor-Leste andKoreans through KOICA-related activities.

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KOICA Alumni News - Bangladesh

The KOICA Bangladesh Alumni Night,the annual get-together program of theKOICA-Bangladesh Alumni Association(KBAA) was held at the BangabandhuInternational Conference Centre (BICC)on November 30, 2010.

Addressing the program, Mr. Cho Tai-young, Ambassador of the Republic ofKorea to Bangladesh and Chief Patron ofthe KBAA, said that KOICA BangladeshAlumni are the linkage between theKorean and Bangladeshi people, andcontribute a great deal to maintaining thefriendly relationship between Bangladeshand Korea.

KOICA Bangladesh Alumni Association (KBAA) Night held

Mr. Lee Jeong-wook, Resident Representative ofKOICA in Bangladesh, Mr. Ehsan Shamim, ImmediatePast President of the KBAA, and members of theBangladesh Public Service Commission were present atthe Alumni night along with many other dignitaries fromthe government and private sectors.

KBAA also announced its new Executive Committeefor the next term at the gala event. Mr. Monzur Hossain,Secretary of the Planning Division of the Ministry ofPlanning, has been announced as the new president, whileMr. Ataul Hoque, a deputy secretary, has been madeGeneral Secretary of the new Executive Committee of theKBAA.

KOICA Training News – Tanzania

Cybercrime experts

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Trainees from the Tanzania Police Force, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB),the Immigration Department, the Attorney General's Chambers and the President’s Office left Tanzaniaon September 24, 2010 for Korea to train on combating cybercrime.

The three-week invitation came at a time when police statistics showed that cybercrime had increasedfrom 351 cases in 2009 to 383 in 2010. Another group of 12 government officials left the next day forSeoul, for a capacity building course on Public Sector Management.

The Head of Cybercrime in the Police Force, ACP Andrew Jumamosi, said the training would helpbroaden knowledge on cybercrime. Another participant, Mr. Adili Elinipendo from the PCCB, said allgovernment transactions were done using information and communication technology (ICT), andfraudsters would definitely change their tactics and follow suit.

The training enabled the participants to advise the government on a proposedcyber draft Bill, said Senior State Attorney Mr. Ponziano Lukosi, who attendedthe workshop. “Proactive measures are taken by the cybercrime experts in thecountry, but there is no law in place to punish such criminals,” he said.Another police officer, John Mwakalenga, said criminals continue to exploit thevacuum in new technology, as prosecutors find it impossible to convince thecourt when tendering evidence against cybercrime suspects. “Those attendingthe workshop will come back with new ideas. They will add input to the cyberdraft bill, which is in the pipeline. The workshop will expose us to investigativeskills, as we study Korean legislation on cybercrime,” he said.

The use of ICT in crime hasdrastically gone up but lawenforces lack adequate knowledge.Accordingly, the KoreaInternational Cooperation Agency(KOICA) is using Korea’scomparative advantage in the ICTsector and cybercrime to assist lawenforcement officials in theirefforts to combat cybercrime inTanzania.

Through its Training Programs, KOICA has been inviting civil servants to participate in variouscourses, including the Master’s Program.

There are more than 400 Tanzanians who have participated in the programs, out of which 43 wereoffered scholarships for the Master’s program.

Ponziano Lukosi

This project will enable the setting up of a response system before and after computer incidents in theadministrative network of the Moroccan government through building a reliable and secure infrastructure ofaccess to information. As for the second convention, it provides Korean support to the Ministry of Employmentand Vocational Training for the creation and equipment of the Institute for Advanced Training in the CarIndustry in Casablanca for the training of multi-specialty technicians in the automotive, automation system andmechanical engineering fields.

The project aims to develop and strengthen the capacity of the car industry in Morocco, through the sharing ofKorean experience in automotive technology. In a statement to the press after the signing ceremony, Akharbachhailed the Moroccan-Korean cooperation, which attaches importance to areas related to Morocco’s industrialemergence and information and communication technology (ICT). These agreements “will quicken the pace oftraining of human resources in the field of car industry and create Moroccan centers of computer vigilance,”she added. For his part, Choi Jai-chul said that “the signing of these agreements is very significant as our twogovernments are making tireless efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields.”

(KPL) A handover ceremony of a water supply plantin Bolikhamxai Province, was held on December 8,2010.

The handover was performed by Mr. Lee Gun-tae,Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Lao PDR,and Mr. Souvanny Saysana, Deputy Governor ofBolikhamxai Province, Witnessing the handover werelocal authorities, villagers and relevant officials ofboth countries.

The plant has been constructed with financingprovided by the Korea International CooperationAgency (KOICA) to Lao PDR (LAK 800 million) andthe Water Supply State Enterprise of BolikhamxaiProvince(LAK 100 million).The construction commenced in September 2010, and

was completed in early December 2010.

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Bolikhanh opens a new water plantKOICA News - Laos / Morocco

Morocco and Korea strengthen cooperation in computer security and vocational training

Morocco and Korea signed, on December 9, 2010 in Rabat,two cooperation agreements in the fields of computer securityand vocational training.

The agreements were signed by Mr. Latifa Akharbach,Secretary of State to the Foreign Minister, and Mr. Choi Jai-chul, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Morocco, Thefirst agreement concerns the creation by the MoroccanMinistry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies and theKorea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) of theMoroccan Centre of Alert and Management of ComputerIncidents "MA-CERT".

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KOICA News - El Salvador Complex of greenhouses for vegetable production and

training is inaugurated

A complex ofgreenhouses was builtwith USD 2, 000,000, infunding from t h eGovernment of theRepublic of Korea, andwill annually producemore than 40,000 kg off o o d a n d providefarming families withtraining in greenhousecultivation techniques.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), theNational Center for A g r i c u l t u r a l a n d F o r e s t r yTechnology “Enrique Álvarez Cordova" (CENTA) andthe Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),inaugurated on December 7, 2010 greenhouses that arepart of the project called the “Development ofHydroponic Vegetables Technology for Greenhousesin the Republic of El Salvador ".

The complex , loca ted in the Cente r fo r theDevelopment of Agriculture (CEDA) San AndrésNumber 1 of CENTA, was initiated in April 2010 andbuilt with funds from the Government of the Republic ofKorea. It has three industrialgreenhouses for hydroponic, fertigation andthe production of Mantis. Vegetables grown include six varieties of tomatoes,

lettuce, and five classes as well as various kinds of sweetpeppers, cucumbers and melons. Among all, it is estimatedthat at least 40 kg of food will be produced each year. Atthe same time, the complex will serve as a model so thatproducing families can be trained by experts of CENTA inKOICA greenhouse vegetable cultivation techniques andthen apply them in their communities.

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Korean Culture – Korea’s Healthy Winter Foods

Like most people, the item at the top of my winter to-do list is staying healthy. Of course, avoiding

seasonal flu is easier said than done when chilly weather forces us indoors where germs abound.

Aside from washing hands and getting sufficient rest, keeping yourself well fed with nutritious

foods can keep sickness at bay. In much of the world, winter is about staying warm with piping hot

soups and beverages. Korea certainly experiences a robust winter of chapping winds, cold

temperatures and shrinking hours of daylight. Despite this, in Korea, hot soups are associated with

summer heat, where “fighting fire with fire” is a hot weather tradition.

Nevertheless, the Korean kitchen is full of hearty soups and stews, traditional porridges and

medicinal teas, all perfect options to help keep you warm and healthy this winter. To give you a

“taste” of what’s on offer, here’s a quick review.

Provided by the Korea Tourism Organization

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In the unlikely event that you tire of Korea’s vast selection of soups and stews, another option

that’s sure to warm your gullet is the traditional porridge, called juk. Made from boiled rice at

about a 1:6 rice-to-water ratio, variations on the soup are popular from Sri Lanka to China, where

it’s known as congee. Frequently advertised as a health food, juk is often served to the very old,

very young and infirmed, since it is mild and easily digested.

Korean juk comes in dozens of varieties, with vegetable and seafood porridge among the most

common. Bean sprout, pumpkin, oyster and pollack are other options. Jeonbokjuk, an abalone

gruel mixed with small pieces of carrot and green onion, is another favorite. If you’d like to spice

up your gruel, add ground nuts or dried seaweed.

Although the colorful seafood options are winter mainstays, my cold weather choice is the red

bean porridge called patjuk. Red beans have a subtle flavor and are packed with fiber, protein

and vitamins. Plus, frequently hiding beneath the purple surface are chewy balls of rice called

birds’ eggs. Often eaten on Dongji, or the winter solstice, the vaguely red hue is said to bring

good fortune and dispel evil spirits on the shortest day of the year.

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Korean Culture – Winter Foods

Provided by the Korea Tourism Organization

Finally, traditional tea has a long history in Korea. It’s been said that a tea offering was made to

the spirit of King Suro some 1,300 years ago during the ancient kingdom of Gaya. Although

daily tea ceremonies among the royals and aristocrats waned during the Joseon Dynasty (1394-

1910), wild tea plants have grown continuously for centuries on Korea’s southern foothills, and

today, tea represents a major regional export.

Although tea comes in many types and colors, all tea originates from the same plant. Despite

their common source, certain preparations are prized for their well-documented health benefits.

For example, in addition to green tea, Yujacha (citron tea), Saenggangcha (ginger tea) and

Ssanghwacha (harmonized energy tea) are frequently consumed as home cold remedies in

Korea. Furthermore, tea served with locally harvested honey can relieve allergies, sore throats

and coughing.

Green tea

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Korean Culture – Winter Teas

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1. We hope you had an interesting, unique andunforgettable experience during your stay in Korea.

2. We would love to hear your story about yourexperience in Korea and KOICA's training program.You can share fun, interesting, or memorableexperiences that you had in Korea. You may sharehow the training that you received affected, changed,or was implemented in your work after you returnedhome. Also, please share any advice orrecommendations that you would like to give to futureKOICA participants or suggestions for KOICA.

3. Your story will help us to understand what isinteresting, unique, and impressive about Korea andKOICA's training program to you, so that from yourstory, we can improve our future training programs!

4. Please submit your story to Training@koica.go.krWe look forward to hearing your stories and hope toshare it with other participants.

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