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CCQ further enhances international community service partnerships

As part of the Community College of Qatar’s continued commitment to be a beacon of community service in the region and beyond, CCQ has formed a development partnership with a secondary school in the small village of Makunduchi, on the south of Unguja island, Zanzibar.

Between January 26 and February 2, faculty members from the Community College of Qatar traveled to Zanzibar to engage in a special community service project. During this most recent visit, CCQ faculty worked with staff and students, delivering stationary supplies, teaching English classes and helping to paint the older classrooms, many of which stand at over 100 years old. The head of the project, CCQ faculty member Thomas Hodgson, organized the trip which was the second of its kind in 9 months.

Since the partnership was formed in April 2017, funds had been raised to improve the physical attributes of the school. Enough money was raised to construct a block of 3 brand new classrooms, which were formally opened on January 29 by Mr. Idrissa Kitwana Mustafa, the District Commissioner of Southern Zanzibar, and his accompanying delegation.

Mr. Mussa Kinole, the Headmaster of Makunduchi Secondary School thanked the CCQ faculty from both visits and stressed his keenness to exploring more ways to further strengthen and harness the relationship between the two institutions.

In the coming years, CCQ will continue its efforts to enhance this partnership through taking CCQ students to Makunduchi as part of their service-learning education programs, which is expected to be a life-changing experience for them.

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