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.       Mosques

b.       Houses

c.       Schools

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

a.       Palestine

b.       Yemen

c.       Pakistan

d.       Sudan

 

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

 

6 Million.

 

 

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

 

                     housing, 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.

 

	Translation Term	My/Our own meaning
	reconstruction	rebuild
	disasters	Damage
	Crises	Sequence of disasters
	rehabilitation	Recondition
	infrastructure	Serving a country
	devastation	Destruction
	public utilities	Public service

 

 

 

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

a.       floods

b.       earthquakes

c.       hurricanes

 

 

 

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.