The 6-people friendship delegation, headed by Céphas Germain EWANGUI, Chairman of Congo Human Rights Federation, paid a visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong from Apr. 9th to 15th, at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).

The delegation were formed by leaders of 6 Non-governmental Organizations, namely the Congo Human Rights Federation, the Congo Assistance Foundation, the Congo Association of Helping Unmarried Mothers, the Congo Education Development Action, the Youth Association of Preserving the Forests in Central Africa, the Congo-China First Friendship Association. The delegation were treated a meeting and a banquet respectively by Vice President of the CPAFFC Feng Zuoku, Executive Vice President of Shanghai People’s Friendship Association Wang Xiaoshu and Vice President of Guangdong People’s Friendship Association Hu Wei.

During their stay in China, the delegation paid a call on the All-China Women’s Federation, the NGO Research Center of School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University and the Education Bureau of Guangzhou Municipal Government. They also took a study tour to Shanghai Hugong Welding Gourp Co., Ltd., the “Agritaiment” program in a loquat orchard in Qingpu District of Shanghai and Guangzhou Career Capacity Training Center. They also paid a visit to the Memorial Exhibition of the Shanghai World Expo.

As one of the series of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of China-Congo diplomatic relations, this visit aimed at learning China and its experience, spreading friendship, promoting the exchange and cooperation between the peoples  represented by the NGOs, so as to add some new elements to the bilateral cooperation and to make the people-to-people exchange a beneficial supplement to the governmental cooperation.