Check out of the hotel. Interesting to see the final bill is not that expensive (35 GBP per night including food! and this is a 4 star Cairo hotel!)- especially to note that the amount paid for the "trip costs" is likely to have covered all of the different costs (hotels, bus, guide etc) - so all of the donations will have indeed gone to the Habitat projects and not paid for our pyramid vists....
We head off to visit the RefugeEgypt project back at All Souls. The problems in the Sudan mean that there are a lot of Sudanese that come to Egypt. As its not officially recognised by the government as a war zone, there is very little official help for them.
The project is very well organised : they cover medical help, UNHCR form filling, crafts to generate income and a micro finance system to help start businesses. The entire church basement is used for the different craft operations... They operate a cafe during the day which gives contacts and a place to come. The Sudanese cannot offically work in any job other than as domestic servent; very poorly paid and generally only possible for the women....
We have a lunch snack at the hotel, and then head for the airport. My flight is rearranged as Milan airport is on strike or something. We say our goodbyes (their SwissAir flight leaves pretty much at the same time). Very happy to have done this with this team - all very welcoming and good spirited!
Eventually get home at 1am via Rome (with a special baggage inspection just for the 4 of us continuing to Geneva.....).
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