Buddhism and kung fu in Malawi orphanage

Name: Buddhism and kung fu in Malawi orphanage
Uploaded: 2014-02-19T16:38:22.000Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Near Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, a Chinese-run orphanage looks after around 300 children. Besides the standard curriculum, they learn Buddhism, Chinese and kung fu.

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Near Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, a Chinese-run orphanage looks after around 300 children.

Besides the standard curriculum, they learn Buddhism, Chinese and kung fu.

Aubrey Kalonga from the Amitofo Care Centre, and one of the orphans, told BBC Africa their story.

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19 February 2014