DukeEngage Cairo
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| Occupation | Students |
|---|---|
| Location | Cairo |
| Introduction | The Cairo program is an exciting, rigorous civic engagement program committed to strengthening the spirit of social entrepreneurship, humanism and volunteerism among students. Spearheaded by Duke Islamic Studies Center and the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the program encourages participants to think creatively about understanding and solving real-world problems. 2010 marks DukeEngage’s third summer in Cairo, so it will be building on existing cooperation and collaboration with local NGOs and community partners.The nature of the program is civic engagement in NGOs whether Western-based organizations or localized Western model of civil society associations. Activities also include regular cultural immersion in socio-historical processes and Arabic practices and instructions. In these contexts, DukeEngage Cairo 2010 will be a continuation of DukeEngage Cairo 2009—geared toward leaning and serving, theory and practice. |
| Interests | Addressing literacy with refugees, supporting youth with physical disabilities, and offering assistance with economic development in the city of Cairo. |