(Recast) Chinese embassy aids children's home in Kenya
Xinhua, June 1, 2016 Adjust font size:
The Chinese embassy in Kenya on Tuesday donated foodstuffs and school supplies to a children's home in the capital Nairobi, ahead of Children's Day on Wednesday.
Li Ping, wife of the Chinese ambassador to Kenya, handed over the donations to the Thomas Barnados Children's Home, which cares for orphans, destitute and abandoned children.
"Caring and taking responsibility for children is a virtue of the Chinese people," Li said.
She said Chinese companies had in the past aided schools in Kenya, some constructed or renovated school buildings for them and some made donations.
She said the Chinese embassy would continue to support the children's home.
The chief administrator of Thomas Barnados Children's Home, Agnes Kiraithe, expressed gratitude to the Chinese embassy.
"We appreciate the goodwill and kind gesture from the Chinese people for remembering the home. Whatever you have given us will reach these needy children," Kiraithe said.
The children's home takes care of more than 500 children, with some 200 of them boarding at the facility, according to Kiraithe. Endit