Sonoma July 4th Parade 2009
The Three Sisters belly dancers were a popular addition to the July 4th parade.
The Sonoma Aswan Sister City Committee and the Sonoma Sister Cities Association tied for first prize based on best […]
Sonoma Aswan Sister Cities Committee & ARTescape Present
Aswan Family Fundraiser –Fundraiser event to benefit three families in Aswan, Egypt was held on Sunday November 10, 2013 at ARTescape, Sonoma. Event Details & Flyer
Local High School Student Raises Funds for Educational Center in Aswan, Egypt
Sonoma Valley High School senior James McKale welcomed nearly 40 guests to a special midday screening of the HBO documentary In Tahrir Square this past Sunday at the Sebastiani Theatre. James produced this event as a fund raiser for his senior project, which is to construct a new Aswan Center for Education (ACE) in the […]
Gala Theater Night – “Murder on the Nile” – September 25, 2010
Gala Theater Night – Murder on the Nile – Saturday, September 25, 2010 was a great success.
We thank all of our very kind supporters, especially:
The Silver Moon Theatre
Highway 12 Vineyards & Winery
Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Village Markets
MacArthur Place
Sonoma Meritage Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Bram Pottery
Our Beautiful Water (2010)
“Our Beautiful Water” was the first successful project with the Aswan-Sonoma committee and was designed and implemented by Art and Culture sub-committee Chair, Arlene Sukolsky. Sonoma historian and Education sub-committee Chair, George McKale, implemented this project with the Sonoma Girls & Boys Club.
Winners of the art project were determined by a distinguished panel of judges: […]
Funding For Projects And Exchanges (2010-2011)
In 2010 and 2011, 25 Sister City partnerships representing 13 African countries and 16 U.S. states were competitively selected to participate in AUPAP. Through these partnerships, community members in the African cities, along with members of civic, municipal, and private organizations in both the U.S. and Africa, selected projects in the areas of water, sanitation, […]
African Urban Poverty Alleviation Project (2010-2013)
Sister Cities International’s Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program (AUPAP) is designed to address urban poverty through water, health, and sanitation projects developed collaboratively by U.S. and African sister city programs. This includes participation and support from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, municipal governments and traditional leaders in Africa to provide sustained technical assistance […]
Casablanca, Morocco (2011)
In February of 2011, Farrel Beddome traveled to Morocco to participate in a seminar focused on developing projects in Aswan, Egypt. Other US recipients of the AUPAP grant monies joined her. Magdy Rabie, Chair of the Aswan-Sonoma Committee and Soad Karmy, flew in from Egypt, though their country was still in political and social chaos […]
Medical Project (2012)
The project focused on the Health Sector and proposed to purchase medical equipment for the Aswan Cancer Center. The Aswan Cancer Center primarily serves Egypt’s southernmost governorate of Aswan. The Aswan Cancer Center serves both rural and urban patients of various ethnic affiliations including Egyptian, Nubian, and Bedouin peoples.
The Aswan Cancer Center maintains and operates […]