STORY: China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center advances cultural, socio-economic development in local communities 
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:44
LOCATION: Harare
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of children's paintings
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DONALD RUSHAMBWA, CZEC general manager
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO KE, Chairman of China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center
4. various of children receiving stationery and food groceries

STORYLINE:

The China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center (CZEC) on Wednesday donated a consignment of food, stationery, and various art painting materials to the IAM Zimbabwe Trust Children's Home in Mbare, south of downtown Harare. 

After days of painting training, the children showcased their talents and produced various artworks that portrayed China-Zimbabwe cultures. 

Donald Rushambwa, CZEC general manager said their initiative aims to provide training to children, access to free education, and develop talents through art, and eradicate poverty within communities.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DONALD RUSHAMBWA, CZEC general manager
"This initiative seeks to boost development in communities by giving children access to free education, access to training their talents and alleviating poverty through using and utilizing these talents to give them income."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO KE, Chairman of China-Zimbabwe Exchange Center
"Those children are the hope of Zimbabwe, those children are the hope of the whole nation, so from now on we need to help them recognize their dream, build up their dreams and also to encourage them to face the challenges and tell them they are not alone, they have people, they have a community, they have Chinese, they have Zimbabwe, they have all the international people who love them and behind them."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harare.
(XHTV)