Wednesday, 26 March 2014


LSH 2903 – Community Service – Learning /  Exercise #7

 

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.       Shu’fat Health Centre in Jerusalem

b.       providing fresh water in its water-well drilling in India

c.       Khan Younis housing for Palestinian refugees

2.                   Name at least 4 countries the UAERC has worked in to provide various project assistance

a.       Lebanon

b.       Syria

c.       Somalia

d.       India

 

3.                   What was the estimated total cost of projects undertaken in the UAE during 2009?

 

Around 188.7 million dirham

 

 

4.                   According to the information about the foreign based projects, which group of projects received funding of 8,373,558 Dirhams?

 

Projects  in areas of housing education, health ,safety

 

 

 

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.

 

 
Translation Term
My/Our own meaning
 
reconstruction
Rebuild things has been destroyed or badly damaged
 
disasters
Natural damage, genocide , international assassination
 
crises
 worldwide negative change
 
rehabilitation
To return something or someone to a good shape and healthy
 
infrastructure
International Basic serves  (the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area)
 
devastation
Ruin and desolation
 
public utilities
Businesses that provide the public with necessities, such as water, electricity, natural gas, and telephone

 

 

 

6.                   Name three situations which are listed as �natural disasters�.

 

 

a.       Earthquakes

 

b.       Tornado, hurricane

 

c.       Volcano explosion 

 

 

7.                   Crescent Volunteers University

What are the three areas of training/qualification that university students could work towards?

 

a.       First aid

 

b.       Volunteer work method

 

 

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