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Camara

Camara \Ca"ma*ra\, n. [Pg.] Chamber; house; -- used in

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Câmara

Câmara (meaning " chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to:

Camara

Camara may refer to:

  • Camara (surname)
  • Camara (social enterprise), an Irish social enterprise and charity
  • Lato pros Kamara or Camara, an ancient city on Crete
Camara (social enterprise)

Camara is a social enterprise that sends refurbished computers and provides digital literacy training to schools and other educational institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda, Lesotho, Tanzania, Jamaica, Haiti and Ireland. It was set up in 2005 in Dublin, Ireland and has since grown with offices in the UK and USA. Camara have shipped over 40,000 computers and provided training to 11,000 teachers in 2,000 schools. This has resulted in over 500,000 students from disadvantaged communities becoming digitally literate. Camara monitoring and evaluation research indicates that 21 students are made digitally literate per computer.

Camara (surname)

Camara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Usage examples of "camara".

Behind the great headland westwards lay the Camara de Lobos: seals were said to breed there.

La Venta by Carlos Pellicer Camara, a local poet and historian who intervened forcefully when he discovered that oil-drilling by the PEMEX company jeopardized the ruins.

I took shelter in the giant shadow cast by one of the Olmec heads Carlos Pellicer Camara had rescued from La Venta.

Para mejor efectuar su negocio, a los 11 de Junio de 1606 estando en la baya, que beniamos de una isla que estaba cerca, bino a las ocho de la noche el viento Sul algo fresco, conque los amotinados pusieron por hobra su mal intento, y siendo de noche, y lejos de nosotros alsaron en popa, sin berlo ese hablador por estar en su camara de popa.

El Rei, para que possa mandar um exercito que, se desfiler pelo deserto e pelas montonhas e mesmo sobrepujar os bravos Kukuanes e suas artes diabolicas, pelo que se deviam trazer muitos padres Far o Rei mais rico depois de Salomao Com meus proprios olhos ve os di amantes sem conto guardados nas camaras do thesouro de Salomao a traz da morte branca, mas pela traicao de Gagoal a feiticeira achadora, nada poderia levar, e apenas a minha vida.

El Rei, para que possa mandar um exercito que, se desfiler pelo deserto e pelas montonhas e mesmo sobrepujar os bravos Kukuanes e suas artes diabolicas, pelo que se deviam trazer muitos padres Far o Rei mais rico depois de Salomao Com meus proprios olhos ve os di amantes sem conto guardados nas camaras do thesouro de Salomao a traz da morte branca, mas pela traicao de Gagoal a feiticeira achadora, nada poderia levar, e apenas a minha vida.