△ This is the 475th China Mosaic
By the Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway, 5-foot-tall Girma looks tiny in front of the giant locomotive; but when she walks into the driving room, the only proper description for her would be calm and professional. In Ethiopia, Girma is the first ever female electrified train driver. ↓
A few years later, seizing the opportunity to join a joint training program between China and Ethiopia, Girma got to finish her training in China as the only female trainee among her peers, through which she could obtain the qualification to drive the electrified train solo.
[from China Daily]
The story of Girma and her train tells how this African girl has made her dream come true, and it also serves as a microcosm of people’s pursuit of development.
During these projects, Chinese companies have in many cases helped the local people revamp roads and bridges, dig wells, and set up lighting poles, thereby solving practical transportation, lighting and water-drinking problems that are relevant to people’s lives. The companies have also hired labor locally, providing them with vocational skills training, so that they can be equipped with the tool kit to pursue better personal development, while growing more capable of building their country. What’s more, for women like Girma, these projects may in a way empower them to live their dreams, and unlock more possibilities in life.
Similar stories have also happened elsewhere.
Tanzanian farmers learn to make soymilk [from Xinhua]
In Brazil, experts from both China and Brazil have worked together to reproduce and release the fish fries, building up the resilience of the local ecosystem, while offering solutions for the survival of endangered fish species. In Sudan, a country famous for cotton production, Chinese scientific researchers have collaborated with local institutions, and cultivated more adaptive cotton varieties with higher yields, which largely enhanced the farmers’ income…
Three years ago, China first proposed the Global Development Initiative, but its efforts on this cause have extended far beyond three years. It has been helping other developing countries with grand infrastructure projects as well as “small and beautiful” projects, lending a hand to them with a mentality of building a global community with a shared future.
In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace, and Partnership” are listed as the “5P” Principles. Looking ahead, China will keep up its efforts in practicing the Global Development Initiative, and safeguarding the journey of turning this vision into reality.
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