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To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (198638)	5/7/2023 7:21:17 PM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By marcher Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218020

am told that Team China must try to improve the lot of Africans by way of full engagement of the battery metals and the Belt & Road, so as to have a chance to correct the hundreds of years of exploitation and depravity of colonisation by others in such a narrative, any and all nay-saying can be lens-ed through the China China China angle and too easily dismissed as such so lets watch & brief and see how the efforts go narratives vs narratives, love it all let's follow along the narratives

To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (198638)	5/7/2023 7:39:38 PM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By marcher Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218020

took wrong turn on the internet and went down a rabbit hole invasion colonisation brain-gains gain training for the ancestral land future spies etc etc narratives can be plenty, otoh but, otoh assuredly family values diligent study investment in education readying for the world is their oyster okay, back up the rabbit hole. and out but not before another detour ... at $300 per might, 365 nights per year, is a lot of education resources spent not exactly on education

To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (198638)	5/7/2023 7:58:45 PM
From: TobagoJack	3 Recommendations Recommended By Arran Yuan Julius Wong Pogeu Mahone Respond to of 218020

marking the copybook re one Chinese, Hong Kong, in Africa :0) unicef.org Performing arts education as a foundation for youth empowerment A young Hong Kong dancer's reflections on South African arts NGOs Erita Chen Erita Chen/2020 25 February 2022 Jazzart inspired me to work hard. It made me confident in myself, allowing me to reach my dream of being a dancer. Jazzart student I was sitting in a steaming rehearsal tent in Cape Town, South Africa when my performance partner started telling me about how she fell in love with dance. A 19-year-old from townships, this young woman had been on the cusp of dropping out of school when she was recruited by Jazzart Dance Theatre, a UNICEF SA implementing partner and local dance NGO that provides conservatory training to underserved youths. For the first time, I began to see the human impact that arts education could have on others. I had come to South Africa two weeks before in February 2020 to dance in an arts charity fundraiser. The performance included Jazzart and the Amoyo Performing Arts Foundation, another UNICEF partner and arts NGO. As I rehearsed alongside local dancers from the organizations, we would exchange dance tips and life stories. I then learned from these students about Jazzart's professional dance training and Amoyo's extracurricular arts programs, and what a difference these organizations had made in their lives. One of my fellow performers told me how she contemplated dropping out of school before joining Jazzart. Another was dealing drugs before he found a passion for drumming with Amoyo. Later, some students shared that they, and many of their peers, would be the first in their families to graduate from high school. When we performed at the benefit, I could feel their passions as they threw themselves into the music, moving with grace and fervor. Within those few weeks, it was clear that the arts had truly transformed all my fellow performers' lives, giving them purpose and meaning. Erita Chen/2020 Then, COVID struck. Just two days before I meant to go home, South Africa went into one of the world's strictest lockdowns. As the days dragged on, I reached out to my dance partners and their NGOs to see how they were doing, including Kim Conley, the founder of Amoyo. The shuttering of arts venues meant that Amoyo was in financial trouble and risked closure. That could not happen – Amoyo had given purpose to so many through dance. I knew I had to do something. I realized I could connect these South African arts NGOs with my Hong Kong community, leveraging our resources to make a difference and keep the organizations afloat in a time of crisis. Still locked down in Cape Town, I spoke to potential Hong Kong donors over Zoom. I told them about Jazzart and Amoyo, detailing the personal stories of my collaborators and what they had told me about their friends. These cases, I put forward, showed how successfully these programs uplifted youths in underserved communities. Though the narratives moved many donors, some questioned: "how exactly can the performing arts be responsible for this empowerment?" I racked my brains and came up with more tales, but anecdotes simply were not enough. To make the most compelling pitch possible, I needed to back up my examples with hard evidence: how could the NGOs use the arts to transform their students? How did they achieve the results I had seen? Over the next few months, I observed and took part in Jazzart and Amoyo's classes, interviewed the NGOs' students, and dug into secondary sources on arts education. I compiled my findings into a research paper, synthesizing the relationship between the performing arts and youth development. I had already seen that Jazzart and Amoyo used their programs to change lives, but now, I understood how they worked. Although they cater to different age groups, Jazzart and Amoyo follow similar methodologies. They build trust between participants and instructors to teach not only artistic technique but also communication skills, job preparation, stress management, and how to make positive life choices. And, since the NGOs partnered with UNICEF South Africa's Safe Parks – protected areas where township youths can go to after school – these NGOs have been able to reach more students in need. My research paper has been attached to this article. I hope it will show you that arts education is a necessary and effective tool for uplifting underserved youths, equipping them with the skills and confidence to chart their own ways in the world. *UNICEF South Africa is grateful to Erita Chen for engaging with donors and in sharing this research.* About the research paperJazzart and Amoyo: Performing Arts Education as a Foundation for Youth Empowerment This paper investigates the role performing arts education non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in empowering impoverished youths in South Africa. UNICEF South Africa supports civil society to strengthen arts-based programming which provides a safe environment for young people to express themselves and engage with their peers and adults on relevant issues. The safe environment established in lessons builds trust between students and the organizations; the NGOs then leverage this trust to teach life skills and provide resources targeted towards community-specific issues like truancy, teen pregnancy, and drug use. Together, this methodology forms a three-pronged approach to the NGOs' programming—teaching the arts, communication, and health—and successfully deters students from high-risk behavior. https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/media/6046/file/_ZAF-performing-arts-education-foundation-youth-empowerment-Feb-2022.pdf Jazzart and Amoyo: Performing Arts Education as a Foundation for Youth Empowerment Erita Lee Acham Chen

To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (198638)	5/7/2023 9:25:30 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218020

latest development t.me in comments field ... the FT article cited in the DD posting, and I doubt Germany and France would go thumbs' up, but who can know until known The sanctions list needs unanimous approval from the 27 member states before it can be enforced. ft.com Brussels plans sanctions on Chinese companies aiding Russia’s war machine Penalties under review by Brussels likely to raise tensions with Beijing 3 hours ago The European Commission has avoided targeting China until now © REUTERS Brussels has proposed sanctions on Chinese companies for supporting Russia’s war machine for the first time since the conflict in Ukraine began, in a development likely to increase tensions with Beijing. Seven Chinese businesses accused of selling equipment that could be used in weapons have been listed in a new package of sanctions to be discussed by EU member states this week, which has been seen by the Financial Times. Some of the companies have already been placed under sanctions by the US. The EU’s move is likely to rankle with Beijing, which is anxious to keep Brussels from siding with Washington in their battle for global influence. Brussels has until now avoided targeting China, arguing that no evidence showed it was directly providing weapons to Moscow. The sanctions list needs unanimous approval from the 27 member states before it can be enforced. Two mainland Chinese companies on the list, 3HC Semiconductors and King-Pai Technology, have already been placed under sanctions by the US. Two companies based in Hong Kong that are on the EU list are already on the US Treasury list: Sinno Electronics and Sigma Technology. The sanctions proposal from the European Commission said: “In view of the key enabling role of electronic components for use by Russia’s military and industrial complex for supporting the war of aggression against Ukraine, it is also appropriate to include certain other entities in third countries involved in the circumvention of trade restrictions as well as certain Russian entities involved in the development, production and supply of electronic components for Russia’s military and industrial complex.” It accused 3HC, which makes computer chips, of “attempting to evade export controls and acquiring or attempting to acquire US-origin items in support of Russia’s military and/or defence industrial base”. King-Pai provides microelectronics to Russia that “have defence applications that include cruise missile guidance systems”, the US Treasury has previously said. Brussels is also proposing sanctions on some Iranian companies involved in the manufacture and supply of drones to Russia. The EU is seeking to tackle the circumvention of sanctions more generally. The draft includes measures that would allow the EU to restrict sales of certain products to third countries if diplomatic pressure did not change their behaviour. Member states would have to approve individual measures against companies or countries. There are also powers to ban oil tankers that conceal their location without good cause from EU ports. The FT has reported that ships have been circumventing an embargo on Russian seaborne oil imports by pretending their loads are from elsewhere. The commission has also proposed widening the range of banned exports to Russia. Finally, it is loosening restrictions on asset transfers to sanctions-hit entities to allow western companies in joint ventures with them to sell up. The commission declined to comment.