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This document proposes several ideas for using social media to connect businesses and customers. It suggests that repair businesses could tweet when they need parts to see if local dealers have them. It also proposes that small local businesses and artists could use Facebook or Twitter to advertise products to local stores. Additionally, if a retail store doesn't have an item in stock, they could tweet the details to see if other nearby locations have it. Finally, any businesses could tweet service discounts or deals to attract other companies to reciprocate discounts or deals.
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El poema habla sobre la ilusión de la realidad y la dificultad de comprender el mundo y a uno mismo. El poeta Tukaram se siente desconectado de la realidad a pesar de estar en ella, y duda de su capacidad para escribir poesía sin experiencia previa, pidiéndole a Dios iluminación e inspiración.
This document summarizes an article that discusses ensuring tourism is inclusive of people with disabilities. It notes that all people are diverse in their abilities and characteristics. The article advocates applying principles of universal design to tourism to make destinations and information accessible to people of all abilities. It questions whether the tourism industry has taken measures to allow people with disabilities to freely participate.
The document describes a hypothetical city called Zarpom that is transforming into a Knowledge City. It does this through a collage of 32 "Knowledge Moments" happening across 8 knowledge places in the city throughout a typical day. The Knowledge Moments are defined as human experiences where knowledge is discovered, created, exchanged or transformed, and occur at the intersection of people, places, processes and purposes. The summary follows a citizen of Zarpom through their day to illustrate the dense flow of Knowledge Moments enabled by the city's transformation.
This document discusses various concepts relating to culture through definitions and images. It addresses topics like assimilation, acculturation, cultural adaptation, diffusion, sequential occupance, adaptive strategies, built environment, folk and popular culture, material culture, migration, and population density. The images provide visual examples of these concepts, showing how cultures have blended, adapted to their environments over time, and been influenced by population changes.
This document proposes several ideas for using social media to connect businesses and customers. It suggests that repair businesses could tweet when they need parts to see if local dealers have them. It also proposes that small local businesses and artists could use Facebook or Twitter to advertise products to local stores. Additionally, if a retail store doesn't have an item in stock, they could tweet the details to see if other nearby locations have it. Finally, any businesses could tweet service discounts or deals to attract other companies to reciprocate discounts or deals.
This document describes the five major dimensions of personality as defined in the Big Five personality traits model: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Openness involves appreciation for art, ideas, and curiosity. Conscientiousness refers to self-discipline and achievement orientation. Extraversion relates to energy, positive emotions and tendency to seek social interaction and stimulation. Agreeableness indicates compassion and cooperation with others. Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative emotions like anger, anxiety and vulnerability.
El poema habla sobre la ilusión de la realidad y la dificultad de comprender el mundo y a uno mismo. El poeta Tukaram se siente desconectado de la realidad a pesar de estar en ella, y duda de su capacidad para escribir poesía sin experiencia previa, pidiéndole a Dios iluminación e inspiración.
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Greenpeace initially set up a research program to define issues for their Mediterranean campaign, focusing on toxic pollution, destructive fisheries, wildlife habitat threats, and nuclear risks. Their Mediterranean office is now based in Istanbul. Greenpeace Jordan was formed through collaboration between local activists and Greenpeace's Arab World office, and has led anti-nuclear protests in Jordan, engaging communities near a proposed nuclear site to raise awareness of renewable energy alternatives. Greenpeace Jordan aims to strengthen environmental lobbying and alliances in Jordan.
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1) Dania Juma, a 9-year-old Jordanian girl, is helping to organize TEDxYouth@Amman, Jordan's first youth-inspired TEDx event, which will explore the relationship between education and creativity.
2) TEDxYouth@Amman will take place on November 19th at the Cultural Palace in Amman and will feature talks by Jordan's best young minds from various fields, who will share ideas and ambitions about positively impacting society.
3) The event hopes to open up a conversation about "Educativity" and assessing Jordan's education system, while inspiring curiosity and empowering young leaders.
The Princess Basma Youth Resource Center (PBYRC) uses four approaches to community development: civic engagement, economic empowerment, media for development, and creative ICT for development. It operates 50 Community Development Centers across Jordan. As part of its creative ICT program, PBYRC partners with Intel to offer an after-school learning program where underprivileged youth aged 10-18 learn skills in computer science.
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Amman Tech Tuesdays is a monthly tech gathering in Amman, Jordan that was started by six people to create a forum for knowledge sharing between tech professionals. It has grown significantly since its first event in May 2010, now attracting 600-850 people to each event and 880 more online. Each Tech Tuesday includes tutorials, brainstorming sessions, and a keynote talk on topics related to digital art, cybersecurity, and more. The initiative has been successful in bringing Jordan's tech community together and shows the country's rising strength in technology.
Annisa Rochadiat learned public speaking skills through joining Toastmasters International in Jordan. [1] Toastmasters started as an informal club in 1924 to help members improve public speaking and leadership skills. [2] It has since grown to over 260,000 members worldwide who meet regularly to give speeches and provide feedback to each other. [3] Joining a local Toastmasters club is an effective way to overcome the fear of public speaking and build confidence through practice and evaluation.
Right To Play is an international organization that advocates for play and sport among children, especially in disadvantaged communities. It implements play-based programs in Jordan to promote children's holistic development and teach skills like teamwork. The programs are delivered by local coaches and focus on inclusion. Right To Play has reached over 25,000 children in Jordan since 2006 through activities like football clinics and events.
Two Jordanian university student teams have created innovative technologies to help people with quadriplegia use computers. I Can, U Can, created by students from Petra University, developed free open-source software that allows quadriplegics to control a computer mouse and type using only head movements detected by a webcam. Project Horizon, created by a joint team from three Jordanian universities, uses an infrared sensor and Wii remote to enable computer interaction through head movements. Both projects aim to improve the lives of people with paralysis or limited mobility.
The document provides information on several post-iftar spots in Amman, Jordan to check out during Ramadan, including Blue Fig Gardens of Babylon, Carneia at Shaman Gardens, Hooka Lounge little Morocco lounge, and GiveBackJo initiative. The venues will offer entertainment, games, music, tapas, grills and desserts in atmospheric settings for people to gather in the evenings after breaking their fast.
This document summarizes two organizations in Jordan, Al Fawanees and Family Kitchen, that provide charity during Ramadan. Al Fawanees hosts Iftar meals for underprivileged children across Jordan and provides them gifts. Family Kitchen distributes leftover food from hotels and restaurants to feed over 3,000 people daily during Ramadan with only 20 volunteers. Both organizations welcome volunteers and donations throughout the year to continue their charitable work helping disadvantaged communities.
The document summarizes an arts festival called Ayam Beit Shocair that was held in Amman, Jordan to promote community unity through art. The festival was hosted at Beit Shocair, a local arts and culture hub. It featured performances and art from young Jordanians of all backgrounds to celebrate shared humanity. The event promoted cultural heritage and brought community members together across socioeconomic differences. It was organized by the initiatives Beit Shocair and ZilZal Al Mahaba to make art accessible to all.
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1) Dania Juma, a 9-year-old Jordanian girl, is helping to organize TEDxYouth@Amman, Jordan's first youth-inspired TEDx event, which will explore the relationship between education and creativity.
2) TEDxYouth@Amman will take place on November 19th at the Cultural Palace in Amman and will feature talks by Jordan's best young minds from various fields, who will share ideas and ambitions about positively impacting society.
3) The event hopes to open up a conversation about "Educativity" and assessing Jordan's education system, while inspiring curiosity and empowering young leaders.
The Princess Basma Youth Resource Center (PBYRC) uses four approaches to community development: civic engagement, economic empowerment, media for development, and creative ICT for development. It operates 50 Community Development Centers across Jordan. As part of its creative ICT program, PBYRC partners with Intel to offer an after-school learning program where underprivileged youth aged 10-18 learn skills in computer science.
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May—Go Community—Zikra Initiative
1. COMMUNITY
The Memory
Initiative
Zikra Initiative is Jordan’s Ghor Al Mazra’a as one of the Kingdom’s 20
first “voluntourism” project “poverty pockets” in 2007, Zikra Initiative
founder Rabee' Zureikat — then marketing
focusing on empowering manager for one of Amman’s popular museum
the marginalized. Go’s and a regular volunteer — partook in a charity
Annisa Rochadiat explains… drive aimed at distributing aid packages among
members of the 20,000-strong community.
What started off as a traditional philanthropic
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estled among Jordan’s below-sea-level initiative, however, morphed into an innovative,
plains and palm tree grove south of the mutually beneficial exchange between affluent
Dead Sea, Ghor Al Mazra’a, part of urbanites of Amman and the rural economically
the Karak Governorate, is an impoverished deprived residents of the Ghor. Zureikat initiated
enclave of a disaffected indigenous minority the concept of a community-based “exchange
tribe of Afro-Arabs known as the Ghawarna. tourism” by founding the Zikra Initiative.
Recognizable through their darker skin By introducing the notion of exchange,
complexion, the community has had to Zureikat redefines the traditional notion
struggle with years of high unemployment of charity and community service, tipping
rates, lack of resources, and racial prejudices, the conventional “giver-receiver” dynamic
all of which were worsened by the Ghor’s to one that is on a more equal-footing with
natural peripheral location within the Kingdom. the two communities exchanging knowledge,
As adverse as the social and economic experiences, skills, and resources. Zikra,
conditions of the community may seem, things, meaning “memory” in Arabic, is thought to
fortunately, took a turn for the better through the have rooted from the concept of reciprocity.
hands of a passionate West Amman resident. Not Essentially, the initiative aims to produce
long after the government officially declared mutually positive experiences between members
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2. Building Communities
Zikra Initiative operates through
two flagship activities: "Exchange
Tourism" and "Development
through Arts and Culture"
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WebSite
www.zikrainitiative.org
www.facebook.com/
Zikrainitiative
by "exchange tourism," young,
generally well off, residents of amman
get to visit Ghor al Mazra’a for a day
working shoulder-to-shoulder with the
local community on different projects
and activities reflecting the unique
cultural features of this agriculture-
based region.
on “Zikra bandora Day,” visitors are
taken to the valley to learn about the
community’s agriculture sector while
they are given a hands-on experience
of harvesting tomato crops throughout
the five-month season. in return,
participants get to learn the process
EDTOKNOW
NE Zikra’s
of making traditional dishes with
the freshly harvested tomatoes like
hiking trips and the galayet bandora, or tomato stew.
“Bandora Days” are Visitors also get to try their hand at
available to for only making traditional flat arabic breads,
25 JOD and 20 JOD which they get to eat along with the
respectively. Log on to stew for lunch.
their Facebook page Zikra’s other activity branch,
of rural and urban communities through for details. "Development through arts and
facilitating various group activities ranging culture," is aimed at fostering
from hiking trips, to traditional craft-making creativity among Ghor Al Mazra’a
residents while preserving the
activities, to tomato harvesting and skill- indigenous local culture. this
development workshops. branch facilitates skill-development
Zureikat channels all the proceeds made workshops — like traditional
from the initiative’s events, trips, workshops, handicraft and visual arts production
and other happenings into microloans, which — that engage various amman-based
organizations and skillful, talented
help fund local entrepreneurs as they initiate urban residents, while promoting the
small community-based businesses. To date, community’s cultural identity and
over 20 families have benefited from these helping Ghor al Mazra’a residents
microloans and now have sustainable incomes. better manage their cultural resources.
Zikra Initiative has also helped put two young
community members through university.
Having succeeded in putting a previously
unknown community on the national and global
Galayet Preparation:
1. Cut the stew meat into half-inch
tourism map, Zureikat hopes to replicate the Bandora cubes (if applicable).
Try this at home! 2. Season it with cumin and paprika.
Zikra model in other impoverished villages
Recipe
Ingredients: 3. In a saucepan, heat olive oil to
not only throughout Jordan, but also across the 1/2 kg of beef or lamb medium high.
Middle East and North Africa. You too can be stew meat (optional) 4. Brown meat in olive oil, and then
a part of this exciting endeavor. Contact them 3 tbsp of olive oil add jalapeño(s) and tomatoes.
for more information on upcoming activities, or 1 tsp of cumin (to taste) 5. Lower heat to simmer, and cook
1 tsp of paprika (to taste) until meat is tender and sauce is nice
if you have a particular skill to share with the 1–2 fresh jalapeño and thick, but not dried out.
community, go ahead and touch base with Zikra pepper, finely chopped 6. Serve over rice, or as a dip with
to initiate a workshop. 8 tomatoes, peeled. warmed arabic bread.
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