Over the years, African youth have expressed strong interest in the outer space and their desire to “fly to space” some day in the future. We are ready to actively support these “African Dreams” of exploring the vast universe.

The Secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the China Manned Space Engineering Office are co-hosting a painting competition on the theme of “My Dream” starting from 1 March, 2023. Lesotho teenagers are invited to put their dream into drawings and submit their works. The Chinese and African sides will jointly select 10 First Prize, 15 Second Prize, 25 Third Prize among all entries. Besides trophies, first-prize winners will be awarded [4000 yuan], second-prize winners [2500 yuan] and third-prize winners [2000 yuan]. 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.

Please submit your entry to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Lesotho（Email：chinaemb_ls@mfa.gov.cn）before 25 March 2023, and provide name, contact information, the title and a brief introduction of your work (about 200 words). The texture of the paper on which the painting is created is not subject to any limitations but the paper size shall not exceed A3 format i.e. 420mm*297mm.

Secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of FOCAC

China Manned Space Engineering Office

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Lesotho

1 March 2023