Semester check: Units 1–5 Read part of a series on innovative charities, and choose the correct part (A–J) for each gap (1–7). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Reading 1 First of all, think about what you have learned up to now. Are you close to “I can do this well” or closer to “I need to work on this”? Put a mark where you think you are at the moment. Then do the tasks and check your answers with the key on p. 205. Put another mark in a different colour where you see yourself after you’ve done the task. Reading i i I can understand a text about a business concept. I can understand information on company structure and finances. Charities that change the world: FogQuest FogQuest is dedicated to (0) for rural communities in developing countries. We have made it our mission to help people get clean water in dry areas. Our innovative fog collectors as well as effective rainfall collectors make optimum use of natural sources of water. How FogQuest Started Frequent requests for projects to provide water in places where conventional sources such as wells, rivers and pipelines were not available led to the formation of FogQuest in the year 2000. Dr Robert (Bob) Schemenauer had been involved in environmental engineering projects for more than a decade and strongly felt like (1) to improving people’s lives. Bob Schemenauer and Sherry Bennett founded FogQuest in Ontario, Canada, as a non-for-profit limited liability corporation and a registered charity. Schemenauer and Bennett did not start the charity to make a (2) ; they both had jobs in Environment Canada. In the new charity Schemenauer’s degree in cloud physics proved very useful. Sherry Bennett’s skills were essential for FogQuest’s social media presence and fundraising. They started (3) in 2001 to tackle uncountable project needs. For example, one of FogQuest’s projects located in Ethiopia urgently required a fog-water supply for a monastery of about 700 monks and nuns, but the German sponsor first wanted to see that there was adequate fog water in the dry climate south of Addis Ababa. So, the charity workers ended up (4) all the way from Chile to evaluate the fog collection potential. All the project locations pose special challenges, including areas in Chile, Nepal or Morocco. How FogQuest Operates FogQuest is an all-volunteer organization. It is more about the mission than the money. No salaries are paid. In addition, they avoid (5) , travel or publications. In many cases, travel is paid or subsidized by the volunteers working on the project. This allows the charity to spend at least 90% of donations received directly on fog-water projects. The Government of Canada requires charities to show that they are spending funds on the core objectives of the charity. FogQuest receives its operating funds from three sources: grants from institutions for projects, donations from individuals and corporations, and annual membership fees paid by individuals. Please check the background of volunteer staff at FogQuest if you are thinking about (6) and projects. This will give you an idea of our expertise and experience in solving water problems. A significant fraction of the staff are based in Chile. Their language skills, intimate knowledge of Latin America and access to the region provide major benefits to the people served by our projects. 68 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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