Alimen came to CIE as part of a group of 9 educators sponsored by the Bureau of Non-Formal Education in the Philippines.  While at CIE they studied NFE philosopy and methods and designed a series of training modules.

After returning to the Philippines, Alimen worked as a training officer at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), Kabacan, North Cotabato and in 1998 was promoted to Training Specialist II.  Subsequently in 2007 he became the Deputy Director for Extension at the same university, and then Director from 2009 to 2011.

From 2013 until his retirement in 2020, he served as Vice President for Resource Generation and Entrepreneurial Service at the USM.

During his government service he worked to strengthen the nonformal education (NFE) and extension service program of USM leading to the institution’s recognition as outstanding NFE/extension service program implementer in the Philippines in 1998 and 2000. He also served as Professor of Social/political Science, teaching courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

After retirement he worked as a consultant for the Peace and Development Program of Kabacan Cluster, Special Geographic Area (SGA), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in Southern Philippines. He also was a trainer and coach for alternative dispute resolution for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Philippines, working in North Cotabato and in BARMM. [2-22]

Email: alimen2059@yahoo.com