The Association for Barbados-China Friendship (ABCF), which recently celebrated its first anniversary, is committed to building bridges between Barbados and China and its peoples.
President of the Association, Mr. Delisle Worrell, says the association was born of a commitment by a small group of people to deepen personal interaction and mutual understanding between Chinese and Barbadians.
“We are strong in our conviction that this is necessary for us, individually and as a nation, to improve our well-being and cope successfully with the challenges we face”, he said.
Over the past year, there have been several opportunities for the Chinese population in Barbados and Barbadians to get together over drinks, eats, cultural events and various discussions.
Here are some glimpses of interaction between the two communities.
The ABCF mission is to build a deeper understanding between the Chinese people and Barbadians and Caribbean people from all walks of life. The association’s focus is on personal experiences, people-to-people contact, cultural exchanges and exchanges of ideas, and the facilitation of travel, business and study. From the outset we aim to learn from and build on the experiences of the Caribbean and China, and to develop mutual understandings and support that will be to the benefit of both sides.
