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Camara welcomes the government’s commitment to making Overseas aid more effective
PRESS RELEASE – Camara welcomes the government’s commitment to making Overseas aid more effective
Camara welcomes Irish Aid’s commitment to aid effectiveness as reiterated in its response to today’s budget. According to Cormac Lynch the CEO of Camara “While the €25 million cut in overseas aid is unfortunate, it represents a cut of only 4% which [...]
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Castleknock TWP partners with Hamara
Providing Computers for St Mary’s School, Metcha Boroddo, Ethiopia.
Anniversary Celebrations
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Our Lady Mother of the Church, Castleknock, set up a Third World Partnership (TWP) in early 2008 with the aim of supporting a community in Ethiopia.
The Castleknock TWP have partnered with a region called Metcha Boroddo, north east of [...]
Camara Charity Launches Christmas Appeal
PRESS RELEASE – Camara Charity Launches Christmas Appeal for Money to Transport Computers to Schools in Africa
A €10 Donation Covers the Cost of Transporting One Computer
Camara has launched a Christmas appeal to help fund the transportation of thousands of computers to learning centres across Africa this Christmas. The charity, which provides educational tools to some [...]
Did You Know?
Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod’s “Shift Happens (Did You Know?)” series tracks the progression of globalisation and information technology in a way that shows just how exponentially fast the world is changing. They put into perspective the age of information overload we’re living in, in the hopes of helping us understand the future – but [...]
Volunteer Success Story
My adventure with Camara initially started in September 2008. I was about to pick a company for my one month long work experience at the end of a FÁS course. As I was reading the information about Camara on their website and was amazed by the amount of good things they do for people in [...]
Education For All: Class of 2015
75 million children are out of schoool, and millions more struggle to stay in school. This is a battle we can win – with the right political will and resources Education for All is possible.
This short film was produced for the Education for All: Class of 2015 that was launched at the UN in September [...]
Africa 09 debrief
Camara volunteers who went to teach IT in Africa this summer, were asked at a recent debrief session, to write a word on their hand that had particular relevance to their experience.
Day Six, Tuesday July 5th:
So we had our first full day with Pitseng H.S. today. Sister Juliet, the principal of Pitseng High and a memorable character, joined us today and was well taught by Deirdre.
There is also a very intelligent man called John Tau in our class. He teaches English at the school and has a real dignified air [...]
Camara Videos
Camara Africa 2006
Camara Africa 2007
Camara Africa 2008
Camara Charity Cup
Uganda Shipment in 30 Seconds
Camara Flora Mini Marathon 2009
SecureIT Camara 1 Minute Overview
Camara 5 Minute “What We Do”
Eamon Ryan Speech
Cormac Lynch, CEO Camara Speech
Camara Workshop – Area 2
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Camara’s Learning Shop