As of June 15, the Amity Foundation has donated 164,400 medical surgical masks, 4,800 medical isolation masks, 1,500 sets of personal protective equipment, and 100 protective kits to the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Angola, and Namibia, according to the foundation.
As a 35-year civil organization with influence at home and abroad, the Amity Foundation set up offices in Ethiopia and Kenya in 2015 to serve local needs in the areas of poverty alleviation, education, and health care. After the outbreak in Africa, the Amity Foundation received calls for help from friends in Africa.
In addition to material assistance, Amity together with other Chinese social organizations, has worked with organizations in Ethiopia and South Africa to organize the "Online Sharing communication of Experiences of civil society organizations along the Silk Road Cooperation Network" for these two African countries, and to share China's unique experience in fighting the epidemic with African civil society organizations through online communications.
Qiu Zhonghui, director of the Amity Foundation, said that human beings live in a global village, where they are a community of destiny. The Amity Foundation is willing to work with the motherland, integrating their own years of international practical experience and various types of resources.
On the evening of June 17, a special summit on China-Africa solidarity against the epidemic was held in Beijing. The summit was initiated by the countries of South Africa and Senegal, which co-chair the Forum on China-African Cooperation of the African Union, according to CCTV news reports.
- Translated by Heirs Han
爱德基金会支持非洲五国抗疫
据央视新闻报道，6月17日晚，由中国和非盟轮值主席国南非、中非合作论坛共同主席国塞内加尔共同倡议的中非团结抗疫特别峰会在北京视频召开。
中国与非洲之间深厚的传统友谊，也持续推动着中国的民间力量与非洲人民的友好往来和资源分享。
作为一家有着35年历史和在国内外具有重要影响力的民间组织，爱德基金会从2015年起先后在非洲埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚设立办公室，在扶贫、教育、医疗等领域为当地有需要的人群提供服务。新冠疫情在非洲爆发后，爱德基金会陆续收到了来自非洲友人的求助。
截至6月15日，爱德基金会累计为非洲埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚、马达加斯加、安哥拉、纳米比亚等五个国家捐赠医用外科口罩164,400只、医用隔离面罩4,800件、医用防护服1,500套、爱心包100份等医疗防护物资。
除了物资援助，爱德基金会与中国其他社会组织一起，先后携手埃塞俄比亚、南非的社会组织共同合作，举办针对这两个非洲国家的“丝绸之路沿线民间组织合作网络抗疫经验线上分享交流会”，与非洲民间组织通过线上交流会的形式分享中国独特的抗疫经验。
爱德基金会理事长丘仲辉表示，人类同住地球村，是命运相连的共同体。爱德愿与祖国同频，运用自身多年来的国际化实践经验，整合各类资源，分享战疫心得。
As of June 15, the Amity Foundation has donated 164,400 medical surgical masks, 4,800 medical isolation masks, 1,500 sets of personal protective equipment, and 100 protective kits to the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Angola, and Namibia, according to the foundation.
As a 35-year civil organization with influence at home and abroad, the Amity Foundation set up offices in Ethiopia and Kenya in 2015 to serve local needs in the areas of poverty alleviation, education, and health care. After the outbreak in Africa, the Amity Foundation received calls for help from friends in Africa.
In addition to material assistance, Amity together with other Chinese social organizations, has worked with organizations in Ethiopia and South Africa to organize the "Online Sharing communication of Experiences of civil society organizations along the Silk Road Cooperation Network" for these two African countries, and to share China's unique experience in fighting the epidemic with African civil society organizations through online communications.
Qiu Zhonghui, director of the Amity Foundation, said that human beings live in a global village, where they are a community of destiny. The Amity Foundation is willing to work with the motherland, integrating their own years of international practical experience and various types of resources.
On the evening of June 17, a special summit on China-Africa solidarity against the epidemic was held in Beijing. The summit was initiated by the countries of South Africa and Senegal, which co-chair the Forum on China-African Cooperation of the African Union, according to CCTV news reports.
- Translated by Heirs Han
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