The Chinese embassy in Kenya and Chinese firms have donated Christmas gifts including food, soccer balls and sportswear to children in Nairobi's Mathare slums.
NAIROBI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in Kenya and Chinese firms operating in the country on Wednesday donated Christmas gifts that included food, soccer balls and sportswear to children in Nairobi's Mathare slums.
Guo Ce, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese embassy in Kenya, and Li Changgui, chairman of Kenya China Economic and Trade Association (KCETA) presided over the donation.
Guo Ce(L), economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese embassy in Kenya, donates soccer balls to the students of the Mcedo Beijing School in Nairobi's Mathare slums, Kenya, Dec. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Xie Han)
During the donation ceremony held at the Mcedo Beijing School that is sponsored by Chinese embassy and enterprises operating in Kenya, Guo said the donation was intended to wish children a wonderful Christmas. Pupils at the school also received a projector donated by StarTimes which is a member of KCETA.
Children of Mathare slums receive their Christmas gifts including sugar and flour donated by the Chinese embassy in Kenya and Chinese firms in Nairobi, Dec. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Feng Yiwei)
Li said the Christmas donation worth about 1.4 million shillings (about 14,000 U.S. dollars) was part of the corporate social responsibility of Chinese enterprises to help improve the livelihoods of Kenyan communities.
He said Chinese firms are committed to helping Mathare children realize their dreams despite financial constraints. ■
