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.
When I travel
to other countries and talk to people about my job, the students and the UAE in
general, one constant thought I hear repeated
is that the UAE is a very hospitable country and its people are very generous.
People in the UAE often want to do things to help others, whether it is other
UAE Nationals or people from other countries.
is that the UAE is a very hospitable country and its people are very generous.
People in the UAE often want to do things to help others, whether it is other
UAE Nationals or people from other countries.
Within the UAE
we see so many examples of people volunteering and giving to charities to try
and help others. People do this out of the simple goodness of their hearts and
to try to help other people to have a better life than they have at the moment.
An obvious example is TAKATOF which promotes the idea of volunteering within
the country.
Just last
semester (March 2013) we had a major charity fundraising week when students,
staff and teachers of ADMC raised 25,000 Dh to donate to a school in a poor
village Cambodia.
The UAE is also
very strongly represented in the international field of assisting people from
other countries. It may be through the Red Crescent that people donate money,
time or skills to try and help others. So much of the time when we hear about
various international problems, the UAE is one of the first to step forward and
provide assistance.
Activities
Use the following
link to access
the website of the UAE Red Crescent.
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.
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
to a number of building projects both inside and outside the UAE. Name three
projects the UAERC has worked on- a. Constructionprojects - shelters and houses.
- b. Building mosques.
- c. Education projects
2. Name at least 4
countries the UAERC has worked in to provide various project assistance
- a. Philippines.
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- b. Lebanon.
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- c. Palestine.
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- d. Afghanistan.
3.
What was the
estimated total cost of projects undertaken in the UAE during 2009?
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180 million dirhams
4.
According to the
information about the foreign based projects, which group of projects received
funding of 8,373,558 Dirhams?
- · Infrastructure
- · education
- · health projects.
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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Try to come up with an easy explanation for each of the terms in the grid.|
Translation Term
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My/Our own meaning
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reconstruction
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Rebuilding
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disasters
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Caused by nature
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crises
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Caused by man made decisions
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rehabilitation
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Repair and recover
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infrastructure
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Foundation, base
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devastation
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Damage
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public utilities
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Public services
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6.
Name three
situations which are listed as �natural disasters�.
- a. Lack of rain.
- b. Earthquakes.
- c. Storms.
7.
Crescent
Volunteers University
What are the
three areas of training/qualification that university students could work
towards?
- a. First Aid.
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- b. Volunteer work methods.
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- c. The international humanitarian law.
