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Camara epic poem
This was genuinely for an application. An ‘epic story’ in 2 pages about Camara under the set headings. Yes I am a 12 year old
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Charities under funding pressure
This is from an article in today’s Irish Times
‘Almost a fifth of charities in Ireland fear they will be forced to close their doors within the next year after cuts in funding, it emerged today.
Concerns were also raised that thousands of jobs would be lost and frontline services across health, education and social services decimated [...]
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UPS Team – Fill Container for Zambia
Camara would like to extend its thanks to the team from UPS that volunteered their Saturday off, on 10th April last,to help out in the Camara workshop. A Team of 12 volunteers, started work at 11:30. Working hard in the beautiful sunshine, with lots of fun and banter, the Team filled a 40ft Camara container [...]
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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McCallan appeals for Camara’s Race to Educate
Kyle McCallan, former captain of the Irish Cricket team and teacher and rugby coach at Grosvenor grammar school appeals today for 50 runners/walkers to join Camara in the ‘Race to Educate’ as they launch their campaign to recruit support for their fundraising through participation in this year’s Belfast City Marathon. At the launch outside [...]
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Ramblings of the insane
The purpose of this entry is twofold; one, we’re supposed to write blogs to keep people coming to the site (mission accomplished); and two, I’m writing a deeply boring proposal and this is an excellent opportunity to ditch it until lunch time.
While the primary part of my job is meant to be M&E (which to [...]
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Inaugural Camara Charity Cup – Golf Event