In recent years, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more China-Africa cooperation projects have taken root. While deepening investment cooperation with Africa, Chinese-funded enterprises actively fulfill and assume social responsibilities, help local economic and social sustainable development, and promote the construction of the "Belt and Road".

Support local education and personnel training.

The village of Sachitaimo can be reached by driving about 1 hour from Huambo, the capital of huambo in central Angola. A brick-red building stands out on the vast savanna, which is particularly eye-catching. This is the Hope Primary School in Taizhou, Angola donated by Jiangzhou Agricultural Co., Ltd., a Chinese-funded enterprise. "It was just handed in last September. You see, everything is new! " Principal Naximando Cartonbera pointed to the new classroom with bright windows. The school resumed classes at 5438+00 on June, and the students listened carefully in the classroom.

The scene a year ago is still vivid. Gong Tao, Ambassador of China to Angola, and Zaparo, Vice Governor of huambo, cut the ribbon for the Hope Primary School in Sachetemo village. Nearby villagers came to the school and danced on their heads with potatoes, cassava, sugar cane and pumpkins to express their joy and blessings.

Hope Primary School has 7 classrooms, as well as teachers' offices, kitchens, bathrooms and other facilities. Cartoon Bella introduced that the new school building and the original primary school together formed a complete school with primary and secondary schools, and more than 700 students have a comfortable and safe learning environment since then. "This is the basis for us to train outstanding students." Bella, a cartoon, said that nearby villagers live in poverty, and China enterprises have set up a number of scholarships, so that children can not only go to school nearby, but also reduce the burden on their families.

Villager Santos has two children who go to primary school here. "In the past, there were few classrooms in schools and the classrooms were crowded. There are not enough tables and chairs, and the children take turns in class. Senior students have to walk for several hours to go to further schools. " Santos said. Because of the poor school conditions, he simply let his eldest son farm at home. But it's different now. The school is in the village, and both children can go to school. "The new school is the most beautiful building in the village!" Santos sincerely admires.

In 20 14, Jiangzhou Agriculture and Wanbo cooperated in agricultural development, which created more than 180 direct employment opportunities for the local area. At present, the cultivation of maize, soybean and sisal seedlings has been completed, and the planting area of high-efficiency cash crops has begun to take shape. In the first half of this year, the output of corn, soybeans and other food crops on the farm exceeded 5000 tons, and various crops have been planted in the second half of this year, which is gratifying.

Zhu Jinlin, chairman of Jiangzhou Agriculture, said that the company pays attention to agricultural development and local talent training. At present, seven people are studying in China. This year, Mu Anda, who graduated from Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, became a freshman of Nanjing Forestry University. Moanda said: "We study agricultural knowledge and technology hard and hope to return to Angola to build a beautiful hometown."

Zaparo said: "Agricultural development needs talents. China enterprises' support for local education is very important, which is of great significance for improving farmers' agricultural production skills and promoting planting income. "

Build nature reserves and strengthen ecological protection.

In the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa, every August, turtles roaming in the depths of the ocean return to their "hometown" one after another, ready to give birth to their next generation. 10 month, the little turtle hatched, and Ameya Yabuyau, an animal protection expert in Ghana, was very busy. He patrolled the beach with volunteers from enterprises in China to ensure that turtles could return to the sea smoothly.

Gantry cranes and cargo ships in the distance are faintly visible in the sea fog. The container terminal project in Ma Xin, Garnert, contracted by China Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. (China Harbor for short) affiliated to China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. and undertaken by No.4 Navigation Bureau, was fully completed in June this year. Tema Port is the largest port in Ghana, which undertakes more than 80% of the port logistics in Ghana and is an important shipping hub in West Africa.

In order to protect the turtle neighbors in the harbor, Chinese and Canadian builders set aside a special area on the beach, built a small nature reserve-"turtle breeding center", and hired experts to participate in the protection. In the past three years, nearly 20,000 turtles have been hatched and released. Yau, an expert from the center, said: "With the help of the project department, the hatching rate of turtles has been greatly improved. It is my happiest moment to see the turtles return to the sea smoothly. "

During the spawning period, under the guidance of Wu Ya, volunteers from the project department collected turtle eggs on the beach, marked them in chronological order by region, and buried them on the beach in the reserve, tracking and monitoring the incubation time. After a natural incubation period of 45 to 60 days, the baby turtles hatch out and are released to the sea by the staff of the turtle breeding center.

"Whenever I put forward some environmental protection requirements, the project team will seriously discuss, understand the details and arrange resources to cooperate." Plaven Kumar, manager of the environmental protection department of the project, said that the project department also went deep into communities, schools and fishing villages to carry out environmental publicity, such as inviting turtle monitoring experts to train villagers on the protection of turtles and marine mammals, and inviting community residents and students to visit the turtle breeding center where the project is located.

Andy, liaison officer of Ghana Wildlife Department, said: "China enterprises are committed to ecological protection, supporting the monitoring of turtles and marine mammals, and monitoring and research of marine benthos, which have made important contributions to Ghana's economic construction and ecological protection." Ni Anyangla, Mayor of Tema City, also spoke highly of it: "China Port not only helped us to build a world-class wharf, but also protected the turtle spawning grounds, and also sent environmental protection equipment and environmental protection knowledge to the children in community schools."

Building Bridges to Solve Residents' Traffic Problems

In Maputo, the Mozambican capital, when it comes to China, locals often mention two bridges, one big and one small, which were built by China Road and Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd.

The bridge is Maputo-Katembe suspension bridge, with a total length of 3 kilometers and a main span of 680 meters, which is the longest suspension bridge in Africa. Spanning the bay, this magnificent bridge is a striking landmark that local people are proud of.

This small bridge is a footbridge located in the western valley area of Maputo city. Although the scale and length are not comparable to the cross-sea bridge, this bridge has a special position in the hearts of local people.

With the rapid development of Maputo traffic, the number of vehicles has doubled and urban traffic accidents have occurred frequently. In the section of Sunset Valley, Sunset Valley Primary School is very close to the road, especially when children go to school, the local people are very distressed. In order to solve the traffic safety problem, Maputo Municipal Department contacted China Road and Bridge Project Department. The project department solemnly promised: "In order to protect the lives of children and residents, a steel footbridge will be built within one month."

Investigate the site in the morning, materials will enter the site in the afternoon, the construction plan will be determined in the early morning of the next day, personnel and equipment will be in place immediately, and the project will start at full speed. The project department coordinates other materials under construction to ensure the emergency project; The construction time is concentrated in the period with the least traffic at night, so as to reduce the impact on the main road traffic. Chen Xiaohui, an engineer, said that the overpass is stable in structure, and the combination of steps and long slopes is adopted to meet the traffic needs of all kinds of people.

A month later, the overpass was completed as scheduled. Residents nearby sang and danced across the overpass to celebrate. David seaman Ge, Mayor of Maputo, said: "The overpass not only solves the safety problem of travelers, but also becomes a beautiful scenery."

During the construction of Maputo-Katembe suspension bridge, there are also many stories of friendly cooperation. Participated in capsizing rescue, demolition of dangerous buildings, reconstruction after hurricane, emergency repair of water supply pipelines, etc ... The project department actively solved local problems, hired more than 5,000 local laborers, and trained a large number of experimenters, surveyors, welders and drivers, which were widely praised by local people.

(Johannesburg, this newspaper)

People's Daily (2020, 65438+1October 30th, 04 edition)