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Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth

STORY: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 9/Nov. 21/Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kavita training students 2. various of Kavita showing documents and photos that he had in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHIAS KAVITA, Kenyan acrobatics coach 3. file photos from Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe of China 4. various of Kavita training students 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATHIAS KAVITA, Kenyan acrobatics coach 6. various of acrobatic performances 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ERIC MUSYOKA, Acrobatics trainee 8. various of Kavita training Liu Libo 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU LIBO, Chinese working in Kenya 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MATHIAS KAVITA, Kenyan acrobatics coach STORYLINE: Mathias Kavita, 52, went to China to study acrobatics at an early age under a China-Kenya cooperation agreement. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHIAS KAVITA, Kenyan acrobatics coach "They we

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231213) -- BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita shows his diploma of acrobatic study from China and a photo of his time in China at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 11, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs students to practice acrobatics at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs a student to practice lion dance at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita gives a high-five to a student at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita (3rd R, rear) communicates with children after training at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita (3rd R) instructs students to practice acrobatics at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 21, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita shows his diploma of acrobatic study from China and a photo of his time in China at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 11, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs students to stretch at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita works at his office at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs students to stretch at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs students to dance at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita (3rd L) instructs students to practice acrobatics at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE TRAINED-ACROBATICS COACH

(231212) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mathias Kavita instructs students to practice headstand on head at Sarakasi dome in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mathias Kavita, 52, was among 24 youngsters who in 1983 secured a scholarship domiciled in the China-Kenya cooperation agreement to study acrobatics in China at the tender age of nearly 12, paving the way for a bright future ahead. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-trained Kenyan acrobatics coach passing life-long skills to local youth" (Xinhua/Han Xu)