Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) co-awards USD 18250 in prizes as part of “My Dream” Painting Competition for African Youth (linked to Record ID#106114)

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On March 8, 2023, the Secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the China Manned Space Engineering Office (recorded in Record ID#106114) co-announced a painting competition for African youth, including teenagers from Ethiopia, Cote D'Ivoire, Mozambique, Namibia, and Senegal, on the theme of "My Dream". The competition aims to support African youth's interest in outer space exploration and their aspirations to "fly to space"4. On May 29, 2023, the winners were selected (10 First Prize, 15 Second Prize, 25 Third Prize among all entries). Besides trophies, first-prize winners will be awarded 550USD, second-prize winners 350USD and third-prize winners 300USD. Moreover, 10 awarded entries will be brought to Tiangong space station by the Shenzhou crewed spacecraft within this year, and be exhibited on social media platforms to reach a wider audience.