给我们一个家给我们一个希望—专访新加坡ACC会长庄燕华

Give Us a Home, Give Us Hope

去年6月30日，27名来自马拉维（Malawi）ACC圆通学校的非洲孤儿青年在新加坡嘉龙剧场上演了中华名著《西游记》之“非洲篇”，吸引了众人目光。在台上，他们就像孙悟空，个个身怀绝技，七十二变样样精，在台上打起中国功夫，浑身是劲，让人惊叹。更让人惊喜的，是他们一口流利的华语，对答自如，还能唱出多首中外名曲，赢得满堂掌声。
今年7月，该校另外四名孤儿学生再到新加坡表演才艺。他们带着梦想和奋斗的故事，与新加坡28所中小学和高中学生展开“乐学华文，点亮心灯”活动，一同品味学习华文的乐趣。

On 30 June last year, 27 young Africans from Amitofo Care Centre’s (ACC) Yuan Tong School in Malawi came to Singapore. They gave a dazzling performance of the Chinese classic Journey to the West: An African Interpretation at the Kallang Theatre. These youngsters were a sight to behold. On the stage, each and every one of them was as spectacular as the King of Monkeys himself. Their display of Chinese martial arts was full of skill and vigour. What was even more remarkable was their proficiency in Chinese. Not only were they fluent in Chinese, but they were also able to belt out a number of songs in Chinese and other languages that drew spontaneous applause from the whole audience.