Day3 IN ADNEC- Volunteer Project

26-3-2014

Wednesday

This time I started my day with Emirets Autism Society and We did an interview with the Head of Abu Dhabi Committee of Emirates Autism society (Fkhrya AlNuamani):

1-  Tell me about Emirates Autism society? 

It is a society with a public interest, it begin when a group of volunteers mothers  “who have a relative with autism” decided to know more about this disability and communicate with other organizations and society who is interested in autism.

2-What are the difficulties that you’ve faced it when you were work on establish the society?

In the beginning we didn’t have enough information about Autism so we started seeking for information from everywhere and we searched for the experience workers that had work with autism children and know how to deal with them.

Then we communicated with ministry of social affairs and apply a request to considerate the society as an official society and it has been accepted in 5^th of May 2012 and we started to present many problems for autism children.

3-Tell me what is your participations in abilities, why?

We went to show that we are an important member in the community and we want everyone to know more about our society. And to benefit from it.

4- What is your next plants and events?

We have a lot of training program and workshop also we have programs like (My Talent) it is a program that look for all kind o children of autism have it. And try to develops it into a product for marking also we have a campaigns in second of April, which is will be in dubai and there will be a lecture and workshop and free time check up for autism children

At this time some guys from desert group were drawing a beautiful painting. this guys work in desert group and they were planting a very nice flowers.

Also some football players visit abilities to support special needs Ismael Matar, Sebastian Tagliabue

On this day my teacher Gregory came to visit us in abilities and we were happy of his visiting :

In the end Eman from ZHO give us our certificate

Actually it was a very good experience and my total hours are 16.And I would like to do it again, Because it give a very good feeling and a new viewpoint of the life=).  

Second day in ADNEC- Volunteer Project

25-3-2014
Tuesday

We start our volunteer day with new task. there was two blind ladies in the conference and our task was to guide them. In the beginning I thought that it will be hard to me to deal with them especially that I never talked with any blind person before that. After the conference is finished Sara and I guise them to the Exit and they were so lovely and kind, and it was I a very good experience.


 This is some of the special needs talented in drawing.

 


After that I went to to the workshop to take registration but this time the participants in the session take their certificate from the conference, and the session was about doctor jamil,he is Lebanese doctor who got CP disease this disease cause physical disability also they talk about his patience and how he complete his life and his job by using a specific program that can use it in computer because he can not move any part of his body except his eyes .After that Shikah Saif Bin Zayad visited abilities to support special needs and he take a tour in the Exhibition. Actually I was so happy to meet him.

     

First day on ADNEC-Volunteer Project

24-3-2014
Monday

In my first day in volunteering I was excited and nervous because it is my first time to volunteer. we got to the place (ADENC) on the afternoon we went to hall number 10 after that we start working with workshop and our job was registration and give the participants in the session the certificates in the end of the session, amd the session was about social  stories (about special needs). The workshop is finished at 4:30pm.




Also there was a visitor which is Abdu Alaziz Bin Baz, he is a famous Emirate guy and his fame comes from his funny videos in instagram, and of course he came to support special needs.

 In the end of day we prepare some souvenirs with Eman from ZHO .And I forgot to mention that on the morning between 10:00-11:00 Am. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak visit abilities and he attend the conference , It was a wonderful day with good mood I think because we were happy with what we did. 

Zayed Higher organization-ADNEC- Volunteer Project-meeting

date:23-3-2014

Sunday

 It is a first time that abilities held in the medial east and exactly in Abu Dhabi it is a very good opportunity to be part of it.before we start a volunteer we had a meeting in ADNEC  with the organizers of abilities first of all they tell us how to treat them for example that we should not help them unless they ask us to help them.and we should understand that they have been like this for a long time and it is nothing new so we should not be petty for them and treat them equal like any normal person also we should be Available all time to provide help after that they take us in a tour in the place which is hall 10,11 and they provide us with some ideas about our job in the three days wich is 24 -25-26 of march.

        

2903 Community Service – Volunteer Project plan form

2903 Community Service – Volunteer Project plan form

2903 Community Service – Volunteer Project plan form

Follow this template to organize the primary details about your volunteer project:

   1.    Title of plan –

Abilities me Conference- Supporting the region’s special needs community.

   2.    Names of group participants:

1-Mahra Al Ameeri   2-Aysha Al Marzouqi

3-sara Al Marzouqi  4-Reem Al Tamimi

   3.    Organization (name) and contact person (supervisor + email):

Zayed higher organization, Eman Al Tamimi , Eman.altamimi@zho.ae

   4.    Purpose / what do you wish to accomplish?

To help special needs people and give them the chance to fuse in the society , through getting into schools or participating in activities and help aware people that they can achieve a lot.

   5.    Time/ schedule: students will volunteer for how many hours / week? Days?

We will volunteer for 4 days from 23-March -2014 unit 26-March-2014, Around 16 hrs .

   6.    To be successful what need to be done?

Ex: In the end, students must be able to type 20wpm English typing.

After this event we need to be able to communicate with special needs people and help them achieve what they are looking for, because we will benefit from this abilities exhibition a lot of things like how to develop our communication skills with normal people or disabled ones and try to get peoples' attention and convince all people that the disabled people appeal to the community by saying for them that they have abilities.Also, be more confident in meeting new people and make relationships with people experienced in this field.

   7.    What are the Benefits to the participants? (Both volunteers and recipients)

To give to our community, develop our organization, problem solving, and Teamwork and communication skills. So if we are success in those skills we will have a good reputation about our volunteering that people would want to benefit from us and be successful people. In addition, we've met and interviewed people working in this field and knew more about them.

   8.    What are the aims of the project

Give people awareness about special needs , their role in society and their abilities to achieve a lot regardless the type of disability.

   9.    Who are the target audience, and why?

People in the society other than special needs, managers of organization. Parents because they are the people that will provide the opportunities and chances for special needs to prove their abilities to achieve in their lives.

  10. What activities would your project involve?

We will be awaring people in stands and be part of the workshops helping others.

  11. Who would be volunteering?

Aysha , Reem , Mahra ,Sara.

  12. What are the benefits your project could bring to the target audience?

It will help target audience to consider special needs more in their activities or any opportunities they would offer.

  13. What problems do you think you might come across and how would you try to get around them?

Difficulty in dealing with deaf people, or if autistic children were present we don’t know how to deal with them if they got anxious due to presence of a lot of people do we get closer or keep for away. Also it would be difficult to deliver our message to the audience that special needs are useful and can achieve a lot even if it was in their own way that we might not understand.

LSH 2903 – Community Service – Learning / Exercise #7

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.

http://rcuae.ae/

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.  Housing projects     
b.  Health projects

c.  Education projects       

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

a. Palestine      

b. Yemen       

c. Syria      

d. Sudan       

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

180,830,333 Dhs

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

                        Health, education and other infrastructure 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	building something that has been damaged
	disasters	great damage
	crises	time of great disagreement
	rehabilitation	return someone or something to a good condition
	infrastructure	basic services
	devastation	damage
	public utilities	services

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

a. heat waves  

b. droughts    

c. floods     

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 

UNICEF + Takatof Activity: Exercise #6

UNICEF Activity 1: Exercise #6

Open the link http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uae_44659.html

List and discus the latest newsline events in the United Arab Emirates

1. Arab Media Award on Child Rights initiated to honour outstanding achievements. (story)
2. UNICEF and Dubai Cares support quality education to break the cycle of poverty (educate 1 m children)
3. Police boost AIDS campaign in Dubai (awareness against AIBS) 

UNICEF Activity 2:

How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.

Ideas of supporting UNICEF	Ways of achieving it	Date of completion
child survival and development	help them by send some psychology and have workshop for good nutrition.	-
Basic education and gender equality	send for them clothes, bags, books and teacher.	-
HIV/AIDS and Children	cooperate with red crescent be send medicine and doctors.	-
Children protection	protect them from weather by build house.	-

1.     Takatof - Exercise #6

Click on the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDUTjeymxk&feature=related

Activity 1

Using Google search for information about Takatof and answer the questions below

What is Takatof?

Organization support people to volunteer in important social causes.   

  

Which year did start? And who started it?
 2007
H.H.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayad  

What volunteer work have they done?

Takatof Ramadan project 
School Makeover Campaign 
 Takatof international volunteer project -Tanzanian...)  


How can you help?
By volunteer 

Volunteering in different spheres of society - Exercise #5

Week 4 - Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.

During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.

Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.

This link is about half way down the page. Then click on 'Hear more radio features' - page 2 Volunteering  - to hear the selection again..

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.                  How old were the Games volunteers?

                  From all ages.

2.                  During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? 
                Game maker. 

3.                  Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a

                profile  and an image that they fully  deserved  but don’t always get.”

4.                  David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? 

            part time volunteers

5.                  Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? 

             Olympic stadium  

6.                  How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? best experience in her life .

7.                  What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.     fun 

b.     improve confident 

c.     meet new people 

d.     feeling satisfied

8.                  Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

           He think that The organization support people from all ages to help the community and the community rely on that. 

 This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Admin and information volunteer
2	Samarah Hashmi	server analyst volunteer
3	Oliver Stannard	copywriter volunteer
4	Stanley Parker	volunteer in market drayton
5	Camilla Williamson	volunteer parliamentary assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

All people from different ages and Ability can help the community by volunteer.