China-funded technical skill contest fetes African students

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China-funded technical skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-funded technical skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Africa Technology Challenge 2. various of celebrations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIAM SWALE, Competitor from Egypt 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CYNTHIA DIANA, Competitor from Uganda 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EZEKIEL MACHOGU, Cabinet secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZHOU MEIFEN, Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Kenya STORYLINE: The awarding ceremony of the seventh Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) competition, sponsored by the Chinese firm AVIC International in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. ATC, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) youth empowerment project, was launched in June 2014. This year's competition, which began in July, drew 259 young people in 65 teams from six African nations. They were trained and certified in the reading and drafting of

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