Organic

There is a guy there who opened a very nice eco-hotel/camp, and he started working with the Bedouins and international volunteers to provide better agriculture techniques to them, help eradicate illiteracy among the boys and girls, teach them about the environment..etc. A few years ago, he was able to start bringing some of their produce to Cairo, but it takes a lot of funds to transport them and to market them. This guy is working alone and with his own funds, coupled with the help of his volunteers. This is why I am hoping to be able to contact Fair Trade to help with the funding and know-how. (or maybe look for other sources of funding)

Also, there is a professor at Helwan University who managed with the help of the Germans to register all the plants and herbs in this area and

Pre-Flight Training:

We will have a scheduled Pre-flight training to help familiarize you with WebEx. We ask that you please attend the session, which is TBA! Upon hearing back from TC’s multimedia services, we will schedule this training before class begins. Prior to your WebEx pre-flight training you will need to get the WebEx learning platform downloaded onto your computer. Directions for this will arrive under separate cover.

The First Few Weeks:

The Class Meeting time for the first two weeks of class is set for 9:15 am. This is not an error. We will need additional time prior to class to help everyone get set up The first few weeks of online class can often be technologically bumpy and we want to make sure that by 10:00 am most of the sound/video issues are resolved. Because the technology may be new to some students, and I request that you sign in to class somewhere between 9:15 and 9:30 am. You’ll be provided with a link to that day’s. We’ll be starting early until each student can easily navigate the system. Once we confirm that the technology is set for the class, you may then return promptly at 10:00 am EST for class.

Because the typical issue with the online classroom is setting up audio and video after signing on, I will be offering