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Very successful Inaugural Golf event!
Camara held their inaugural Camara Cup charity golf event on Fri. 15th Oct, in Powerscourt Golf Club. In wonderful autumn sunshine the Teams headed out to take on the long, hilly but forgiving West Course. All returned with tales of the good, the bad and the ugly. The play was followed by a wonderful meal, [...]
Camara work with Action Zambia
Action Zambia bought 100 computers from Camara last April. During their visit to Zambia in June/July they signed agreements with 5 schools in Kalomo and Lusaka for the delivery of these computers. They also met with the local Ministry of Education officer ( DEBs) who agreed to oversee the installation of the machines as well [...]
VMM/Camara Orientation Training programme
Our VMM/Camara orientation training programme took place in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow from the 15th to the 20th of August, 2010. The group comprised of a total of 22 candidates and as always they came from all walks of life. The aim of the course was to introduce participants to the work of Camara/VMM [...]
Camara snowboarding at NUIG Freshers Week, Galway
As part of the NUIG Freshers Failte Fest, the Camara NUIG Society held a Wii snowboarding competition and garden party. Lashings of Laura’s homemade lemonade was dished out to thirsty Freshers, as the Wii snowboarders rocked the hub with cheers of successful race-times and groans of hopeless scores. Have a look at the photos on [...]
Cormac’s African Diary 6th-8th July, 2010
Tuesday July 6th 2010
Stone Town – Mombasa
Rob Stringer RIP
Nearly a year ago on August 7th, 2009 at 12noon, I arrived back at
Camara’s workshop in Dublin to be met at the door by Hester Jackman,
our Volunteer Coordinator. She asked me to come up to her office where
two other members of staff were waiting, and [...]
Cormac’s African Diary July 3rd-July 5th 2010
Saturday July 3rd 2010
Arusha – Moshi
The Road to Kilimanjaro
Alex my taxi driver picked me up at 9am to take me on the 1600km round
trip from Arusha to Moshi. He had borrowed a more powerful and
comfortable car for the occasion but soon into the trip I realised
that this may not be such a good thing. [...]
Cormac’s African Diary June 30th-July 2nd 2010
Wednesday June 30th 2010
Lusaka – Dar es Salaam
Benedictine Dinner
I flew early in the morning to Tanzania and was picked up at the
airport by Brother Kizito, a Benedictine monk who drove me to the
Irish Embassy where I met with Nigel Clarke, the Second Secretary. I
wanted to make a courtesy call on Nigel and Anne [...]
Cormac’s African Diary June 26th-June 29th 2010
CORMAC’S AFRICAN DIARY
JUNE/JULY 2010
One of my main objectives in writing this diary is to give people,
unfamiliar with the developing world, some sense of the realities
faced by Camara in trying to deliver our educational program to
schools in Africa. Occasionally the problems we face, and that I
describe in all their gory detail, might paint Africa (and [...]
Inaugural Camara Charity Cup – Golf Event
Join us for what promises to be a fantastic golf event in aid of Camara. It is taking place in Powerscourt Golf Club on 15th Oct.
Teams are priced very keenly at €575 which includes refreshments on arrival, golf, prizes and evening meal. Sponsors also welcome!
Download PDF Inaugural Camara Charity Cup Golf Day
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UNICEF – First In-country computer donations to Camara