City Walk | Al-Hattaba+Closing event of al-Khalifa Summer Camp 5
15 Sep, 2018
The day includes two consecutive events:
12:00 – 14:15 Closing event of al-Khalifa Summer Camp
14:30 – 17:00 City Walk | al-Hattaba
About City Walk | al-Hattaba
Description
The tour aims to present the area and history of al-Hattaba by conducting an interactive guided tour on foot in the streets and alleys of the area, starting from al-Rumayla Square (Salah al-Din Square) and Bab al-‘Azab and ending with Bab al-Wada’ and al-Hattaba garden.
Tour route
The tour starts from al-Rumayla Square (currently Salah al-Din) and Bab al-‘Azab, leading to the dome of Rajab al-Shirazi and Zawia of Hassan al-Rumi, then to the Citadel’s Babal-Jadid. Once there, the tour continues through the streets and alleys of al-Hattabah ending at al-Hattaba garden which was established by BEC Megawra in cooperation with Cairo Governorate and the Ministry of Antiquities and funded by Chipsy to serve the neighbourhood’s children and women.
– Tour guide: Maisa Mustafa.
– The tour is organized by Athar Lina in cooperation with the Department of Historic Cairo, Ministry of Antiquities.
Reservation, registration and gathering point
Meeting point: Salah al-Din Square in front of Bab al-‘Azab, at 2:30 pm
The tour begins at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Limited number – 30 participants only
Participation fee: 80 EGP
Payment through Vodafone Cash: 01003937134
Or on the same day of the walk. Please fill in the form to confirm attendance
https://goo.gl/forms/U0nWLy05v6i89cI13
For more information about the tour, please call from 9 am to 5 pm: 01067021656.
*** 20% of the proceeds of the tour are allocated to the Heritage School that serves the children of al-Khalifa for free.
#HattabaCityWalk
About the closing event of al-Khalifa Summer Camp 5
Athar Lina initiative celebrates the completion of the activities of al-Khalifa Summer Samp, which is organized for the fifth consecutive year free of charge for the children of al-Khalifa neighbourhood.
This year, the closing event includes an interactive exhibit in which the participating children will present the experiences and inventions that they learnt about through the program of al-Khalifa Lab for Heritage and Science, accompanied by performances and a products exhibition.
The program
12:00 – 01:00 al-Khalifa Lab for Heritage and Science exhibition.
01:15 – 02:00 Performances
02:00 – 02:15 Handing of Certificates
Event is public, no registration.
The Summer Camp aims to establish and strengthen the ties between children and their neighbourhood’s heritage, creating a safe haven for play and learning through their engagement with a wide range of interactive activities related to heritage. Children learn about their heritage and participate in guided tours, art, sports, craft , health and educational activities that enhance their skills. These free activities are organised daily for two months in cooperation with the Ministry of Antiquities and the participation of residents of al-Khalifa and volunteers .
This year, 50% of the camp’s activities were devoted to topics related to science and heritage, focusing on four main themes: water, land / soil, light / energy and air / wind.
About Athar Lina
http://atharlina.com/
About the summer camp
http://atharlina.com/en/projects/khalifa-heritage-school/
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