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Back row (L to R):
Denise England, Des Moines; Nancy Lister-Settle, Dallas Center;
Dave Best, Atlantic; Maria Zagar, Perry. Front row: the Magilll/Turnbull
sub-delegation: Margaret Magill, Atlantic; her daughter,
Elizabeth Magill Smith, Des Moines; Ann Turnbull, Brainerd, MN;
and her mother, Dorothy Magill Turnbull. |
Ga'afar: the
rooftops
were storage areas for cooking fuel, for housing chickens and
ducks and for drying clothes. Beyond are the fields.
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One Ga'afar project
is to compost vegetable and animal waste for use on the crops.
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Ga'afar: Cabbage and
other vegetables are being raised for export.
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Ga'afar: Members of
the disabled youth leadership team who are training other
disabled young adults to learn of their rights under Egyptian
law. |
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Ga'afar: A
preschool class at the Sam Habib School that opened in 2000.
Elizabeth Smith hands out pencils. |
. Ga'afar: This
classroom in the Sam Habib School had no pictures or books.
A lot of learning, even at this age, is by rote. |
Ga'afar:
Breakfast at the conference center. The plates were the pita
bread and fingers were the forks. |
Ga'afar: The
delegation members were guests of honor at a party. |
Ga'afar: Children at the party. |
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Ga'afar: A stick dance at the
party. |
Ga'afar: Touring the village |
Ga'afar:
Habitat for Humanity
is remodeling and constructing 545 homes. |
El Fashn:
Dr. Nashat
right, was one of the 2004 team to come to USA to participate in
the JHAH Tacoma conference. They were guests in Iowa as well. |
El Fashn: Members of
the community spoke about their home life and how the projects
of the Ekhlas Association have helped the community. |
