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Children from disadvantaged groups, suffering from poverty or disability
and yet with much artistic talent, may finally be able to realize their
dreams thanks to a "Global Saving the Talents" initiative that was
launched in Beijing on Oct. 21. The initiative, which was proposed by
Mark , initiated by the 21st Century Foundation, Love
Foundation and supported by the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP), gathered people of all circles who are enthusiastic about public
welfare and the arts and aims to pursue a better world where talented
children with some form of disadvantage are no longer reduced to
obscurity. " Mark gave a key-note speech calling for universal attention to the needs of
disadvantaged children. "Artistically talented kids are worth
attention. They are our future and I am honored to join this initiative
with UNDP to do just that," he said. To show the global relevance of art, he
displayed his own handwritten copy of Lantingji Xu, a masterpiece of
Chinese calligraphy.
The initiative is expected to hold a series of charity activities after Feb. 1, 2016. |
![Mark Obama Ndesandjo, brother of the American President, shows his work of calligraphy at the launch ceremony of the 'Global Saving the Talents' Initiative on Oct. 21 in Beijing. [Photo by Guo Yiming/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20151022/7427ea210acc1792e9cd2d.JPG "Mark Obama Ndesandjo, brother of the American President, shows his work of calligraphy at the launch ceremony of the 'Global Saving the Talents' Initiative on Oct. 21 in Beijing. [Photo by Guo Yiming/China.org.cn]")