Just nine months after the last visit, Johannes Curio, Nik Raupp, Adrian Kreuser (all RAC Köln) and Michael Stegelmann (RAC Aachen) returned to Cairo for another eventful week, from 24 to 31 January 2008, to foster the friendship between the two clubs and to work on the details of our common project.
Once again, we were warmly welcomed by our Egyptian hosts and given attention 24/7 during the whole trip. Every day, a different member of RAC Kasr el Nile took care of us, showed us the cafés, restaurants and shopping malls of Cairo as well as taking us to meetings of both Rotaract and Rotary Kasr el Nile and even a costume party (thanks, Assem!).
As all of us had been to Cairo before, the touristic part of the trip was somewhat less relevant this time, however we got to know some other historical sights around Cairo, including the citadel and Saqqara pyramids.
During a day trip to Alexandria we were able to learn about the impressive efforts some Rotaractors of RAC Alex Cosmo are putting into a similar project. Thanks to their commitment, they have been able to impact the lives of hundreds of people in an Alexandria suburb. Their experience gained from several years of providing microloans and alphabetisation classes is going to be invaluable for our own activities.
One of the highlights was the return to Gezirat Mohammed. RC Kasr el Nile regularly holds „Medical caravan” days there, thus giving the dwellers access to basic medical care thanks to donations and the support of many selfless Rotarians and Rotaractors. It’s great to see, how the project evolves step by step, and even a camera team from an Egyptian TV channel was there to document the event.
We are more than grateful for RAC Kasr el Nile for their hospitality and looking forward to come back as soon as possible and work together successfully!
Adrian Kreuser, RAC Cologne
While it rained a lot in Germany, I spent the whole of the three days outside in the sun. 
