Newsletter29 by Venezuelan Embassy in Nairobi

The weekly

newsletter VOL. 2: ISSUE. 29 - 1st August 2016

Ministry of People’s Bolivarian Government Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Office of the Deputy Minister for Africa

Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Kenya Concurrent to Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations Environment programme (UNEP)and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat).

To Chávez our best tribute ... En route to NAM This is how we denominate the enthusiastic meeting that l held on Thursday, 28th July at the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Nairobi, Kenya.

cooperation. It is up to us to advance a comprehensive action plan to publicize the history of NAM, the ideas of the forerunners in Bandung, Indonesia.

We convened this day for the purpose of the 62nd birthday of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chavez. We met in Nairobi on this date to review some of his speeches where his views and concepts on the South are reflected; we found it a good tribute to his memory.

On the table that brought together various student leaders from Nairobi some potentials of the South were identified, as well as the threats and risks that are similar; hence we set to clarify the origins and so make characterizations for future meetings.

Conversing last 28th July on Chavez and his proposals towards Africa, South-South cooperation and complementarity allowed us to renew our ideas so that we can undertake the task that lays aheads from September 2016, when Venezuela will chair the Non Aligned Movement (NAM).

With Different interventions heard, the young people committed to the destiny of the South we could corroborate that in Nairobi, as it presides over the NAM from September 2016 Venezuela will not be alone.

In the Conversation-dialogue various opinions, proposals, initiatives emphasizing the political and pedagogical task were demonstrated. A dozen students took on the role of all proposals that were evaluated. What is the relevance of NAM today? This question served to clarify questions, to exchange concepts and define tasks.

Embassy of Venezuela Nairobi, Kenya

To identify common problems as people in the South encourages us to clarify the role of this multilateral organization (NAM) capable of pushing sovereign proposals for the South-South

Inside this Issue!

Pg 1. To Chávez our best homage .... on the route to NAM

Pg 2. In Venezuela more than 11 million books edited 12 years

Pg 3. 11 states released the Venezuelan film ‘Maisanta‘

Pg 4. Promoting the Unknown about Africa: Athletics Kenya nominats a team of 50 athletes to Rio Games. -Team Tanzania will officially be flagged off ahead of its trip Rio

In 12 years Venezuela has edited more than 11 million books property, he detailed while participating with the mayor of Caracas, Jorge Rodriguez, at the opening of the 7th Book Fair of Caracas.

Minister of People's Power for Culture, Freddy Ñañez, said on Friday that since 2004 more than 11 million books in Venezuela have been released, of which 20% were distributed free and the rest through the public network of bookshops selling texts at low prices.

In this regard, he stressed that the origin of the editorial policy of the state is founded in the Robinson Mission, the social program created by Chavez that provided the tools so that more than one million people learn to read and write.

The massive edition began with the Basic Theme Library, a collection of books of the best writers in the country, integrating topics to understand to be Venezuelan, with texts on identity, territory, indigenous cultures, science, social issues, etc. After that, the editions of books increased to reach more than 11 million, edited only by the Ministry of Culture and which does not include publications of various state institutions and ministries such as Information and Communication. Since its inception in 2004, it has allocated part of its eﬀorts to editing texts for understanding and media criticism. Ñañez noted that of the more than 11 million books, one million of them were copies of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, distributed in 2005 for free in all Bolivar squares in the country, an act unprecedented in publishing history of the nation. 500,000 free copies of Les Miserables were also distributed, the greatest work of French writer Victor Hugo. The minister said that all these editorial policies are based on three premises dictated by Commander Hugo Chavez: democratization, massiﬁcation and decentralization of cultural

"The Robinson Mission accomplished this miracle that was to bring all those comrades to be residents of the word, language and performers of reading. The Mission Robinson created new paradigms for editorial policy because they were new readers and new producers of knowledge" he analyzed. He remembered the Basic Library Theme and from there the milestones that have emerged from this policy that has achieved that 80% of Venezuelans read regularly and routinely. "Venezuela has become a country of readers and the involvement of the state is paradigmatic, there is no state that has the publishing success of Venezuela," stressed the minister in a VTV transmission. He said that the State participation in publishing demolished the myth of those who said that this would generate losses and even unfair competition in the space of independent or alternative publishers. He said that "it has not happened but state intervention in popularizing the book has generated a much stronger dynamic distribution."

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born the legend

The Venezuelan film ‘Maisanta’ born the legend premieres in 11 states On Friday 29th July 2016, the Venezuelan film, Maisanta, born the legend, premiered in 11 states, which will be screened in 35 theatres to show the history of this important figure in the revolutionary struggle. During the premiere of the film, in the theatre of the Opera of Maracay, in the State of Aragua, the Minister for Communication and Information, Luis Marcano, said after the projection that it is an extraordinary production with Venezuelan talent, which will delight all the people. "It is a work for Commander Chavez, for culture, for growth and recovery of our values and our history. We invite all the people to attend the film and support our local talent. It is one of the best films that have been produced in recent decades, " he said. Marcano emphasized that the character of Maisanta, known in history as one of the revolutionary guerrillas who fought for the emancipation of the oppressed people and relative of Commander Chavez, was an example of strength and unity. "This is proof of what we are, a wrestling people, fighting which when united, organized and conscious knows how to win. This is how Maisanta won and so we will win," he said.

The head of the Ministry of Communication and Information, said that the national cinema has increased its capabilities, since they have released over 200 films through the Film Villa Foundation. Franklin Araujo, the Youth coordinator of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Jpsuv) in the Joaquín Crespo Parish, said the expectation of the film meets all parameters of Maisanta’s history and all the anecdotes known by Commander Chavez. "This story chronicles the experiences of our plains and the so-called class struggle as denoted in the direction of the betrayals that have been generated. The war is not over because we are currently in an economic war that we must win," he said. For their part, another resident of Aragua, Rosmel Guzman, who enjoyed the premiere of the film, said the film was a great demonstration of Venezuelan talent, which recreates part of our history and feeling of the people. "This movie is part our idiosyncrasy, where we can identify as part of those expressed by Commander Chavez at the time, as part of their ancestral values. We are proud and satisfied," he said. Guzman said that it is a quality Venezuelan production, with beautiful scenery and a combination of world recognized talent and new figures in the Venezuelan film. www.avn.info.ve

Promoting the Unknown about Africa Athletics Kenya nominates a team of 50 athletes to Rio 2016 Olympic Games. National champions Alphas Kishoyian (400m) and Mike Mokamba (200m) will be out to reach the finals of their respective events in national record-breaking times. Kishoyian will team up with Raymond Kibet and former junior prodigy Alex Sampao while Mokamba will line up alongside record holder Calvin Nkanata in the 200m race.

The team features all seven of Kenya’s world champions: David Rudisha, Asbel Kiprop, Ezekiel Kemboi, Nicholas Bett, Julius Yego, Vivian Cheruiyot and Hyvin Kiyeng. Additions can be made to the team before the 11 July deadline, pending any further qualifiers. A third runner in the men’s 5000m will also be named at a later date.

World 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett will be hoping to put behind the low Diamond League season with a performance that will erase what critics are now calling him a one-hit wonder. Mucheru will be partnering with his twin brother and Africa 400m hurdles bronze medallist Harun Koech and Africa 400m hurdles champion Boniface Mucheru, who also won the national trials.

The athletics programme at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will run from 12-21 August.The second batch of Team Kenya athletes comprising sprinters and race walkers left the country on Sunday morning for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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‘TEAM Tanzania’ will officially be flagged off ahead of its trip to 2016 Rio Olympics The Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) Secretary General, Filbert Bayi said that the event aimed at wishing the team good luck as they embark on a tough journey in search for Olympic medals.

Athletes in the team are Fabiano Joseph, Said Makula, Alphonce Felix and Sarah Ramadhan, who will all compete in marathon. Other three athletes have also booked their tickets for the Rio Games on universality merits.

He said Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Nape Nnauye, will officiate at the ceremony, in which he will present the national flag to the team’s captain, ready for the quadrennial event set to start on August 5 to 21, this year.

They are swimmers Hilal Hilal and Magdalena Moshi both for the 50m freestyle category and Judoka Andrew Mlugu. According to Bayi, the country envoy to Rio games will comprise 12 people, which include the seven athletes and three coaches from the athletic, swimming and Judo teams, Francis John, Alexander Mwaipasi and Zaidi Hamis Omar respectively plus the team physician Nassor Matuzya.

Tanzania will send yet another smallest delegation to the Games, with seven athletes lined up to compete, trying to amend odds by winning Olympic medals for the first time after 36 years.