A KHWAGAeIUS TALE: From Cairo to Cape Town.Two of MaadieIUs best and brightest British teachers are preparing to travel for a year from Cairo to Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. to assist 10 international schools in 10 countries to set up 10 community projects, which, for sheer inspiration, is 10 out of 10. Nadine Bogan and Elizabeth Uprichard from the Maadi British International School have been working for the past 12 months on eIuopening the doors to the international school,eIN as their project is titled. eIuTo date we have been working with a group of street kids on Road 9 in Maadi and a mixed local community group,eIN Bogan said. eIuOur aim is to get pupils from international schools more involved in the communities they live in. We want to develop real links with local communities and establish projects which will be still in action in years to come. eIuAt Maadi British International School, we want to utilize the wide variety of skills and expertise we have around us. For example, our site manager acts as our interpreter A high-level programming language translator that translates and runs the program at the same time. It translates one program statement into machine language, executes it, and then proceeds to the next statement. during weekly workshops and other Egyptian staff are sharing their hobbies and interests with both our students and those we are reaching out to,eIN Bogan said. Bogan and Uprichard, in another decade, may have been spending a year traveling from one backpacking backpacking Sport of hiking while carrying clothing, food, and camping equipment in a pack on the back. In the early 20th century backpacking was primarily a means of getting to wilderness areas inaccessible by car or by day hike. hostel party to another, but in this era of responsible global citizenship Global Citizenship is both a moral and ethical disposition which might guide an individual or groups' understanding of the local and global contexts — and their relative responsibilities within different communities. , they are channeling their wanderlust into an ambitious project that may well leave a sustainable footprint for others to follow. The plan is to acquire a Toyota Land Cruiser  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. , either through
sponsorship or out of their own pockets and visit international schools
in Sudan Sudan Colleges and Universities:
When they arrive at the various international schools, they will help to establish child centered community links; run workshops based on global citizenship, set-up collaborative community projects and distribute monies raised through a charity fund. eIuWe are using international schools as a hub for the community projects because they have a rich bank of human and physical resources which we feel could be better utilized to help the people who live around them,eIN Bogan said. eIuTo develop an international network we aim to create a website that will provide an online resource for all participating schools with ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. capabilities. eIuThe website will be continuously updated with best practice, ideas and project outcomes of Cairo to Cape Town and it is expected that the international school will take on the responsibility of keeping all local participants informed of developments,eIN Bogan said. eIuOur own school, Maadi British International School, has been extremely supportive of our project, providing both administrative help and the promise of both financial and technological support.eIN Bogan and Uprichard are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. further support and they can be contacted via the website address below. This team is looking for the right partner, possibly a local business, someone who shares the same ethos e·thos n. The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: "They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos" Anthony Burgess. and of working at grass roots grass roots pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the. 2. The groundwork or source of something. level. eIuA sponsor needs to be committed to enriching the culture of a school as a center of the community.eIN eIuWe will carry our own ICT equipment, everything will go on the web site and any sponsor will have high visibility,eIN Bogan said. eIuThe Ace Club in Maadi have been very generous, and have provided us with our first funding,eIN he added. eIuWe are very excited about this trip and just last week we consolidated the 10 schools to be visited.eIN eIuThe Toyota Land Cruiser, the Carnet de Passage The Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) is a customs document that identifies a driver's motor vehicle. It is required in order to take a vehicle into a significant but diminishing number of countries around the world. and insurances are our big expenses.eIN Businesses interested in getting involved should contact Bogan and Uprichard who are very willing to give a presentation and have a detailed plan and budget for this trip. In fact, any business would be getting two very motivated women who will provide them with publicity the length and breath of Africa. Your company would be represented and promoted amongst the elite communities in 10 countries, surely this is a marketing dream come true? cairotocapetown@mbisegypt.com pacarrigan@hotmail.co.uk E Daily NewsEgypt 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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