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Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future

STORY: Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dance center 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia STORYLINE: In a corrugated iron structure in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, West Uarije, a professional dancer, is using his professional performance skills to help youngsters in the area dance to a better future. Uarije opened West Dance Center in 2018 after noticing a need for more conducive activities for children in the area, especially after school and during the holidays. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia "The aim of the center is to make sure that we take care of the kids, or take them out of the street life or the bad community so that they cannot end up where some of our community members end up, like in jail, use drug and alcohol abuse or gender-based

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 24, 2018.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 24, 2018.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 24, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Members of the South Korean women's curling team (front) celebrate after winning their semifinal game against Japan at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 1 Kyodo - Officers stand with flags at the launching ceremony of a police security unit for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Jan. 24, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 1 Kyodo - Police officers stand in formation during the launching ceremony of a security unit for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Jan. 24, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 1 Kyodo - An officer and a police dog perform a demonstration during the launching ceremony of a police security unit for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Jan. 24, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 1 Kyodo - A SWAT team performs an antiterrorism operation demonstration during the launching ceremony of a police security unit for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Jan. 24, 2018.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan (R) talks with her apprentice Liu Bin aboard a bus in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan checks her blood pressure before starting her shift at a bus service office in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan seeks suggestions on the application of charging piles in bus terminals from a representative of the State Grid Electric Vehicles Service's Tianjin branch at a bus service office in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan (1st L) talks with colleagues at a bus service office in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan (R) checks a passenger's health code and body temperature aboard a bus in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan poses for a photo aboard a bus in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan poses for a photo aboard a bus in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan poses for a photo at a bus stop in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan (R) talks about the application of charging piles in bus terminals with a representative of the State Grid Electric Vehicles Service's Tianjin branch at a meeting room of a bus service office in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NPC DEPUTY-BUS DRIVER (CN)

(220228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan checks the batteries of her bus at a bus stop in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 24, 2022. Tianjin bus driver Wang Yan is a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy. Since taking on her duties in 2018, Wang has continued to submit suggestions to the NPC, covering a variety of areas, such as transportation and health care. As a bus driver, she makes the most of her job, listening to her passengers' opinions, while formulating suggestions that can have an influence on government policies. This year is the last year of her term of NPC deputy, Wang will put forward a suggestion on boosting electric vehicle charging services in expressway service areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Xinhua Headlines: Excitement running high with one month to go until Beijing 2022

(220105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- John Shuster (C) of the United States competes during the men's curling final against Switzerland at the 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangnueng, South Korea, Feb. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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Photo exhibit of Filipino "comfort women"

Filipino photographer Richard Dy (R) speaks in Manila on March 3, 2018, about his photos of Filipino "comfort women" which are on display at an art exhibit from Feb. 24 until March 31, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Members of the Japanese women's curling team celebrate with coach J.D. Lind (L) after defeating Britain in the bronze medal game at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Members of the Japanese women's curling team celebrate after defeating Britain in the bronze medal game at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

People visit facilities set up near the venues of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018 for Olympics-related events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

People watch the snowboarding parallel giant slalom competitions at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

A woman poses at a venue of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Volunteers leave the venue for the men's snowboarding big air competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018, after the event finished. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi acknowledges the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's mass start at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Volunteers pose while leaving the venue for the snowboarding competitions at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018, after all of the snowboarding events were finished. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Volunteers pose while leaving the venue for the snowboarding competitions at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018, after all of the snowboarding events were finished. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's mass start at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi (bottom) wins the gold medal in the women's mass start at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Women's speed skating mass start gold medalist Nana Takagi of Japan celebrates during the medal ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda returns to Japan squad for World Cup warm-ups

File photo taken Feb. 24, 2018, shows Pachuca's Keisuke Honda (L) being challenged by a Leon player during a Liga MX match in Pachuca, Mexico. The Japan Football Association said on March 15 that Honda will return to the national squad for World Cup warm-ups against Mali and Ukraine in Belgium later in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani (far L) of the Los Angeles Angels meets the press in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Home of suspect in severed head case

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018 shows the home of Yevengiy Vasilievich Bayraktar in Long Island near New York City. The American national is being questioned by Japanese police in connection with a severed human head found on Feb. 24 at a lodging facility in Osaka, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani leaves the bench during his first training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout during an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia (C) pulls pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) during the second inning in his first training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia (2nd from L) pulls pitcher Shohei Ohtani (L) during the second inning in his first training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani high-fives teammates in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018, during his first training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman's severed head found in Hokkaido

Senior officers of the Hokkaido prefectural police speak at a press conference in Sapporo on Feb. 24, 2018, after they found the severed head of a 19-year-old woman and arrested two men in connection with the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Fans who flew from Japan watch Shohei Ohtani's spring training debut, against the Milwaukee Brewers, from the stands in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout after his first spring training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo