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Abbott at Camara for National Volunteering Day – Project Kitchen Make-Over
On Friday 30th Sept it was National Volunteering Day and all over Ireland volunteers were were helping out in their communities. Camara put out a call asking for a company to come and help give them a fresh start in their new location by giving the kitchen a much needed make over. Abbott answered that [...]
Children see computers for the first time
Greetings on behalf of the Pupils and Staff of St Mary’s Primary School Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria. Last summer I collected 40 Laptops from you at Camara and shipped them to Nigeria. They arrived in December and I was able to install them in the School before Easter of this year.
Since there is no electricity [...]
My first impressions in Africa – return volunteer
First impression of Africa by return Volunteer
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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 [...]
UCD Staff Donate 186 computers for Tanzanian Schools
On a cold and wet Saturday morning a few volunteers arrived into to UCD. By lunch we had transported 186 computers, donated by UCD staff, to Camara HQ for refurbishment. The previous week through the combined effort of UCD Volunteers Overseas and UCD Services personnel a major initiative had been put in place to gather [...]
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Did we reach our target for 2008?
You betcha!
5022 computers wrapped and packed this year at Camara Dublin.
That means over 200 schools can now be equipped with computer labs specifically designed for education in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and Lesotho.
Many thanks to all of the donors, volunteers and staff at Camara this year who contributed and supported our organisation. Happy [...]
African Travel Tips 1
Sunday November 16th
For those traveling to Nairobi:
1. Passport control only take US Dollars when getting a visa. If you don’t have said dollars either beg from one of your fellow passengers or trek the long corridors all the way back to departures and hope the Bureau de Change can help.
2. For those staying on the [...]
Camara Volunteer/Staff Christmas Party