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Workshop Saturday Closing

The Camara Dublin workshop will be closed on Saturdays only from 24th July up to and including Sat 28th August.
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Uganda Team Blog

Howdy! Myself and Alex are currently in the hub in Fort Portal. Alex is doing some complicated networking stuff that I don’t understand in the slightest, so I thought I would play my part as a team member and contribute something to the blog It’s been fantastic out here so far. [...]
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2010 Volunteers head to Africa

It’s that time of year again and the first group of 2010 volunteers headed off to Africa last Saturday. Destined for Zambia, Rwanda and Uganda, the country team coordinators have set off in advance of the rest of their team to meet up with the Camara host partners and prepare for the IT training programmes [...]
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Workshop Closed Fri 18th June

The Dublin workshop will be closed on Friday 18th June. It will re-open on Saturday 19th June as normal at 11am. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks The Camara Team
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Carlow man Frank helps to bring computer & IT skills to Zambia

WHEN CARLOW MAN Frank Neenan found himself at a loose end after becoming unemployed, he didn’t sit around feeling sorry for himself. Instead, he travelled to Zambia for five weeks with volunteer organisation Camara, to help teach computer skills in two schools. ‘If you can leave your preconceptions, and your spa treatments, behind for a [...]
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Summer Volunteering Teaching in Lesotho

I had a very rewarding experience, for the month of July last year, teaching computers to teacher colleagues, in Lesotho, Africa, with an Irish charity called CAMARA.  Each year, during our summer holidays, teams of Camara volunteers travel to Africa to train teachers in the use of I.C.T skills, which they can then pass on [...]
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Call for teachers

This year we’ve had far fewer teachers applying for the Africa 2010 programme. No doubt due to the difficulties they are facing this year with reductions in pay and heavier workloads. Unfortunately, this has had a negative impact on Camara as we rely on the experience and skill sets which those in the teaching profession [...]
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Africa’10 Closing Extended

The application date for Africa 2010 has been extended to Friday March 05th!!! If you are interested in spending this summer in Africa training teachers in basic to advanced IT skills APPLY NOW. There is lots of information in the Get Involved section but if you would like to speak to someone about the programme [...]
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Africa ‘10

Recruitment for this years programme is now well underway. Amazing how quickly it comes around! The first selection presentations are due to start next week and it won’t be long until teams are being built and funds are being raised. Closing date for applications is Monday 22nd Febuary and places on this years programme are [...]
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Africa ‘10 Information Session

Camara are holding an information session about this years Africa programme this Saturday 23rd Jan at 1pm at the Camara workshop. All welcome to come down and find out more about volunteering in Africa during this summer. You will: have a tour of the workshop watch a short video from last years trip have the opportunity to ask [...]
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