Vanderbijlpark Rotary hosts Egyptian counterparts
VANDERBIJLPARK – Following Vanderbijlpark Rotarians visiting Egypt two months ago during a friendship exchange, last week the Egyptian counterparts returned the favour and paid an 11-day visit to South Africa.
On April 14, the Vanderbijlpark branch hosted eight members of the Rotary Club of Cairo Kings Valley at Emerald Resort & Casino during a dinner session.
The visit to the Vaal formed part of other selected areas that the Egyptians planned to visit for experience, tour, and learning how South Africans live.
Starting the night with their regular processions, and later into a dinner, the clubs exchanged sashes to officiate their visit.
Speaking to Ster, Vanderbijlpark Rotary President Adri Roos told the paper why the visit was important to their branch. 'Two months ago, two members visited Egypt through our friendship exchange.
This is after we hosted Canadians who toured our country.' Highlighting the importance of the visits, Roos added that they use the programme to learn from each other.
'These visits allow us to share information on the different projects in different countries. While we share the same vision, it is also important to learn certain things from other countries, such as sharing how they conduct certain projects, needs, and ideas in making sure we serve our communities.'
Kings Valley President Ashraf El Manawy shared his reaction to their stay in South Africa.
'This is our second day in the country; however, I feel like I've been here for a while now. We already feel like family since our arrival at the airport and how we've been hosted,' he said.
Touching base on some of the project highlights they recently did, El Manawy spoke of a renovation project close to his heart.
'Our big project thus far is the renovation of one of the most competitive schools in our country. We shared a presentation with our fellow counterparts, because we are proud of how big the project turned out, and hopefully they can magnify their projects in that regard,' he explained.
'This school was established in 1954 and has 238 talented students from all over the country. The facility is old, and the school is a government school, hence, we chose it. We spent 2m Egyptian Pounds,' El Manawy said proudly.
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