What did they say about Namaa Summer School?

" Namaa... Creating and Guiding Leaders"
-Salma Fath, Engineer, Graduate, Namaa'06.

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"For me the summer school was a very good experience. On a personal level, I gained some skills to which I have not been subjected before. Mainly, the benefits of teamwork. The workshops were especially useful but more importantly they gave me time for a lot of self-reflection and self-analysis.
They drove across ideas that I have been echoing for many years, but never fully understood and grasped till I attended this summer school. The field trips were effecective in driving across the reality of our situation. Even, if they acted as a rude awaekening to my rosy perception of our economic and social situationin, hopefully, the right perspective."
-Dania Al-Iraqi, Researcher of Islamic civilization, Graduate, Namaa '06.

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"Namaa is like an oasis of hope in the desert of despair; where I learnt that change, in a cooperative and enlightened manner, is no longer out of reach."
- Hisham Soliman, Teacher Assistant, Faculty of Economic & Political Science, Cairo University, Graduate, Namaa '06.

 

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"To the forever shining sun 'Namaa', I learnt, quarreled, cooperated, interacted, and knew that this what life is about"
- Ahmad Abd Rabou, Teacher Assistant, Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University, Graduate, Namaa '06.

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"Even though my 2006 Namaa lecture was late in the day, participants engaged me in a lively and critical debate about how youth can be taken more seriously in their communities and their nation. I was struck by the high quality of every aspect of the Namaa program. The organizers have succeeded in combining the latest in international development debates with a sensitive overview of Egypt's problems and needs. This is one of the most exciting new training opportunities I have seen in recent years."
-Dr. Barbara Ibrahim, DirectorJohn D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo, Egypt, Speaker, Namaa '06.

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"Nama'a changed my whole perception to the world…Nama'a interfered with my senses, I no longer feel guilty when I listen to Sayd Darwish singing (oum ya masry)… as I'm much empowered by now to build Egypt"
-Nesma Gewily, Journalist, Graduate, Namaa '06.

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"To reach success, you need to climp up the right ladder. Moreover, you have to make sure that that ladder is leaning against the right wall... For me, Namaa Summer school was a very right wall!"
-Kazem Hemeida, Student, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Graduate, Namaa '06.