LSH 2903 – Community Service – Learning / Exercise #7 =) =) =)
Charity and Volunteering in the UAE - Information and Activities
The UAE is famous
for its hospitality and the desire to give one's time and efforts to help other
people.
Activities
Use the following link to access
the website of the UAE Red Crescent.
Once you are there, see if you can
answer the following questions. This will help you to find out what the
organisation does, what some of their projects are and who are the people
involved in the organisation.
1. The UAE Red Crescent has contributed to a number of building projects
both inside and outside the UAE. Name three projects the UAERC has worked on
a. . Maintenance
and constriction the public type of life
b. . Mosques
c. . Wells
2. Name at least 4 countries the UAERC has worked in to provide various
project assistance
a. Pakistan
b. Palestine
c. Sudan
d. Yemen
3. What was the estimated total cost of projects undertaken in the UAE
during 2009?
180
million .
4. According to the information about the foreign based projects, which
group of projects received funding of 8,373,558 Dirhams?
Projects in health , education and
other infrastructure
5. According to the information about the Foreign Projects, the UAERC is
involved in some very important work. According to the English translation,
these are listed below. Try to come up with an easy explanation for each of the
terms in the grid.
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Translation Term
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My/Our own meaning
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reconstruction
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rebuild
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disasters
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occurrence that
causes great distress
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crises
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a time of intense
difficulty or danger
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rehabilitation
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the restoration of
someone to a useful place in society
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infrastructure
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The basic structure
of an organization , system
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devastation
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To lay waste or make
desolate; ravage; destroy
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public utilities
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an organization
supplying the community
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6. Name three situations which are listed as �natural disasters�.
a. Public
relation committee
b. social service committee
c. Culture committee
7. Crescent Volunteers University
What are the three areas of
training/qualification that university students could work towards?
a. Voluntary works methods
b. First aids
c. International
humanitarian law
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