China sends its first batch of 12 volunteers to Ethiopia Thursday. It's the first time China has dispatched young volunteers to Africa.
China sends its first batch of 12 volunteers to Ethiopia Thursday. It is the first time the country has dispatched young volunteers to Africa.
The 12 volunteers will stay in Ethiopia for half a year to help local residents develop the use of methane gas, improve physical education, develop information technology and upgrade medical treatment.
They will also teach people a little Chinese.
China does not often send professionals working in natural gas technology and physical education abroad.
Of the 12 volunteers on the trip to Ethiopia, four are professionals in natural gas technology and three are specialists in teaching physical education.
The project was jointly launched by China's Ministry of Commerce, the Central Committee of Communist Youth League and the Chinese Youth Volunteers Association.
The Chinese Youth Volunteers Association has previously dispatched people to some Asian countries.
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China sends its first batch of 12 volunteers to Ethiopia Thursday. It is the first time the country has dispatched young volunteers to Africa.
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