On August 7, the launch ceremony of the 2nd China-Africa People-to-People Public Welfare Exchange Forum and the 8th Carnival Series of Events was held in Nairobi. Ambassador Guo Haiyan, Secretary-General of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) Hao Zhongwei, Vice Chairperson of the Shaanxi Provincial Women’s Federation Yang Le, Deputy Secretary of the Xi’an CPC Committee Li Jing, Principal Secretary for Gender Anne Wang’ombe, MP&Secretary-General of the Kenya-China Friendship Association Hon.Beatrice Elachi, and MP Hon. Pamela Njeru, among others, attended the ceremony and delivered remarks.

Ambassador Guo said that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations between China and African countries, as well as the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. As a key activity of the Exchange Year, today’s event provides a valuable platform for implementing the outcomes of the 2024 FOCAC Beijing Summit and deepening China-Africa people-to-people and civil society cooperation. She expressed the hope that all parties would take the event as a new starting point, work to translate the signed MOUs into concrete outcomes, and ensure that the fruits of cooperation benefit grassroots communities and ordinary people in Kenya more effectively.

Kenyan guests spoke highly of China-Kenya and China-Africa cooperation in the field of non-governmental sector, expressing the belief that the various activities under the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges would further deepen people-to-people bonds and promote mutual understanding and mutual learning between Chinese and African civilizations.