Inner Wheel Club D95

District 95 (Egypt and Jordan)
IW Clubs of Alexandria.
International Tourism Day/Peace Day.

On Saturday, 28th September 2024, under the theme “Heartbeat of
Humanity”, The IW Clubs of Alexandria (Alexandria, East, El Nozha,
Sporting, Mediterranean and Capital) in collaboration with the “Ministry
of Tourism” and the “Yacht Club of Egypt”, celebrated the International
Day of Peace & Day of Tourism at the Yacht Club of Egypt. This reflects
on the profound connection between tourism and peace.

The celebration started by planting an olive tree “Wish Tree” and
included a mural for peace and tourism painted by Kemet Institution’s
youth and art exhibition by “Sohbet Fann” group. The art exhibition for
peace provided children and youth with a temporary escape from
destructive conflict and simultaneously provides them with an outlet for
their emotions, opinions, and hopes for the future.

The celebration also included Indian folklore dance by “Mawlana” centre,
Egyptian Pharaonic dance by “Tafanin Academy” and a bazaar for
traditional pharaonic, Indian and Russian handicrafts.

Finally, a seminar for peace and tourism was held where the following
topics were covered “Peace building” and “The role of art in promoting
tourism and peace.” The speakers in this seminar included: Prof. Mervat
El Azzouni – Vice Chairman of District 95, Mrs. Mona El Hakim –
President of Peace Committee Rotary Egypt/President of IWC Alexandria,
Mr. Mario De Pascoaly – Honorary Consul of Italy, Mr. Arsini M. –
Director of the Russian Cultural House & Deputy Consul General of
Russia, Ms. Farrah El Dibany, super soprano, and Eng. Hassan Wasfy –
Syndicate of Fine Arts.

The celebration was attended by Dr. Amel El Ghitany- District 95
Webmaster, the IWC’s of Alexandria Presidents, Mrs. Magda Sallam (IWC
Alex East), Mrs. Heba el Kady (IWC Alex ElNozha), Mrs. Amany Selim (IWC
Alex Sporting), Mrs. Heba Aboul Nasr (IWC Alex Mediterranean), Mrs.
Nevine Abd El Rasoul (IWC Alex Capital), Mrs. Soheir Fahmy (IWC Alex
Cleopatra) and Mrs. Zahra EL Lakany (IWC Damanhour).

District 95 Egypt& Jordan
Support Education.

 On Monday, 23 September, IWC of Alexandria Sporting headed by Amani
Sleem, and secretary Hala Ghitany visited EBS school ( El Naser
Alexandria school for boys) and donated a sum of money for students who
are not able to pay the school fees to complete their middle school
grade.

Sporting IWC
On February 17, 2024, Sporting IW Club, led by Mrs. Raina Allam, with
Mrs. Reem Khalaf as the organizer and Mrs. Reem Al-Milady as the
honorary secretary, hosted a seminar featuring Professor Dr. Karim
Rafla, a plastic surgery consultant. The event showcased the latest
modern techniques in plastic surgery, with Dr. Rafla sharing valuable
insights. Attendees engaged with questions, fostering a sense of
camaraderie and learning among all present, making it a memorable and
enlightening gathering.

Alexandria Sporting IWC.
Under the leadership of our colleague Raina Allam and several club
members, the Alexandria Jazera Club organized a clothing exhibition on
February 25th and 26th. This event aimed to support individuals with
limited income, where 200 winter jackets valued at 40,000 Egyptian
pounds were donated alongside new clothes and shoes contributed by
factories. The exhibition took place at the Center of the General
Administration for Youth Welfare and the University Student Union.

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace in line with the national project for District 95 (Egypt and Jordan) which was dedicated for environmental preservation, The six IW clubs of Alexandria (Alexandria, East, Nozha, Sporting, Mediterranean, and Capital) and the IWC of Damanhur planted 16 ‏Poiciana Royal Trees in Ayadi El Mostakbal Oncology Hospital 4040 and Shatby Children’s Hospital.

On September 30th, the Six Alexandria Inner Wheel Clubs ( Alexandria, East, Nozha, Sporting, Mediterranean and Capital ) with Damanhour IW club worked on achieving the goal of the Awarness Seminar under the Slogan (Save the Earth)

The Seminar started at 1:30pm ،by the Egyptian & Jordanian National Anthems. Then a recorded welcome speech of the IIW President Mrs Trish Douglas was displayed. Mrs. Viola Ramsis vice chairman and organizer of Seminar welcomed the audience and simplified the program .

It was now Mrs Mona Aboelfetouh district 95 speech, followed by the Under Secretary of Ministry of Environment Mr. Sameh Riad. Then the Speakers started:

• Prof. Mona Gamal El Dine Dean of School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Egypt-Japan University Tackling Climate Changes: Toward green environment
• Prof.Essam Wahba Vice dean For Graduate Studies and Research Faculty of Engineering University of Alexandria Renewable energy and Climate Changes
• Prof.Boshra Salem Department of environmental Sciences Faculty of Science Alexandria University Sustainability Transformation
• Dr.Bakr Gomaa Assistant Dean of Education Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport Greening Cities
• Dr. Shaimaa El Gobashi assistant Professor of Architecture and environmental design at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Marine transport Interior Design Inspired by surrounding environment to limit climate Change crisis.

Pinning of 3 new members to IWC of Mediterranean took place.

Finally lunch was served.