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.       By expanding the camp all the way to Jordan for the Syrian’s refugees.

b.      By implementation of health and the social program of the

Palestinian territory.

c.        By making new projects that are for the Palestinian Red Crescent society for the next three years.

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

a.       Palestinian

b.       Pakistan

c.       Sudan

d.      Syria

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

-          180,830,333 million

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

-          The external 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.

	Translation Term	My/Our own meaning
	reconstruction	Rebuilding
	disasters	Ruins, mischances
	Crises	Disaster
	rehabilitation	Recovery
	infrastructure	Organization, structure
	devastation	Damage, destruction
	public utilities	Values, services

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

a.       Hurricanes

b.       Volcanoes

c.       Earthquakes

7.  Crescent Volunteers University

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

a.       First aid

b.      Volunteer work methods

c.       The international humanitarian law