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GM Africa Trip – Third Installment
The meeting in the President’s Office went as well as we could have expected. The ban on the importation of refurbished computers will soon be applicable only to those below a certain specification. This year in Camara we need to bring in 20,000 PC’s to distribute 10,000 so this specification should not be a [...]
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GM’s Africa Trip – Second Installment
The emergency announcement on the Boeing 787 from Lusaka to Addis Ababa was a little more formal than the one we heard previously. Two days before in Ndola on route to Lusaka, the pilot turned around to the seven passengers to tell us where the exits were, oh, and by the way can [...]
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Our GM’s African Trip – First Installment
After six airports in two days, I finally made it to my first destination, our hub in Kitwe, Zambia where I met Douglas (standing at back of photo).
Douglas finished school a few months ago and has started to volunteer in our top performing hub, Camara Zambia. On my arrival and introduction he sought me [...]
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Year End Summary
So as we approach the end of 2010, it is a good time to reflect on what has been achieved this year. Camara Education has been in something of transition this year with a number of additions in personnel and also a number of new Education Hubs coming online. The year has been challenging including [...]
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Give the gift of a computer this Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching and as present lists are being drawn up by young and old we would urge you to set aside just a fraction of your Christmas present budget for a worthwhile charity.
Many great charities are providing a wide varity of fantastic inexpensive gift ideas, from football kits to dairy cows to Christmas [...]
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International Volunteer Day 2010
To celebrate International Volunteer Day, Comhlamh is holding a seminar titled;
“Volunteering: A Stepping Stone to a Career in Development”
The Keynote Speaker is – Humanitarian Don Mullan, followed by Insight from Concern Worldwide’s HR Manager. Advice on careers in the sector will be presented by a panel of speakers followed by a Q & A session [...]
Update from our GM in Africa
Half way down the East coast of Africa there’s a small island called Lamu. It’s no surprise to visitors that Lamu is a UNESCO world heritage site; this is a paradise on earth. If you wander down the narrow streets, avoiding the donkeys (no motorised transport on Lamu) and stumble upon the small main square, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
GM Africa Trip Fourth Installment