{"id":1803,"date":"2020-07-14T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T16:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alison.com\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T11:39:27","slug":"john-kiir-ater-kon-alison-courses-change-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/john-kiir-ater-kon-alison-courses-change-life","title":{"rendered":"John Kiir Ater Kon: “Alison courses have change my life.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

“My name is John Kiir Ater Kon. I am from Aweil in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. In 1983, when I was 5 years old, I was displaced during the Sudanese Civil War and I went to a camp school supported by Catholic missionaries in Sudan. I finished my primary and secondary schooling in Sudan in 2006. After that, I worked with the NGO Solidarit\u00e9s International in Darfur. I was working in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) department, and became interested in the studies of geology and water. However, there was no school to study this, as I don’t have any financial support. After working there for three months, I went to the Don Bosco Technical School to study general construction, focusing on masonry and carpentry. I obtained a certificate in General Construction which gave me the skills to work in many INGOs after South Sudan gained independent from Sudan in 2011.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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How did you learn about Alison?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2011, I attended a computer course where one of my teachers taught me about the internet and its advantages – one of which is it can help you find a good educational institution. I was looking for free course online and I discovered Alison. I started my first courses –\u00a0 <\/span>Introduction to Plumbing<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Understanding Drainage and Water Distribution Systems<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your first course on Alison, and why did you choose it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

My first courses were <\/span>Introduction to Plumbing<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Understanding Drainage and Water Distribution Systems<\/span><\/a> because I like working in the water department to improve public health. I’ve also studied <\/span>Project Management<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Operation Management<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Human Resources<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Educational Psychology<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How have Alison courses affected your career?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alison courses have change my life. Through Alison I am now in deep, working in the water department. I’ve gone from zero to 80% of my dream.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite way to relax from studying?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If I find time, even one hour, I can log in and use that time for self-improvement, as education is free with Alison. I now study courses in <\/span>Health and Workplace Safety<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>\u201cThe past has no power over the present moment.\u201d So I keep myself busy with self-education on Alison.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where are you working now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For three years now, I’ve been working with Medair, an INGO, as Senior WASH and Construction Officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you, in terms of education?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To finish my dreams means, either through Alison or other institutions in my country, to get a degree and then my master’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you could learn absolutely anything in the world from an Alison course, what would it be?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything I have learned from Alison has changed my life. Most people in my area call me “Dr” or “PhD” because of my studying so many course in different areas with Alison.<\/span><\/p>\n

What would you say to someone if they asked you about Alison? Would you recommend it and why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alison is the right place for education and it fulfills one of the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that education should be free. Since 2014, I have recommended Alison to my people in Aweil and most people have joined. For me, Alison is the home of education for everyone on the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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