The Confucius Institute(孔子学院) helps make African young people's dream come true. The(story) of Meheta and Krishna are examples.
Meheta, a girl from Mussoorie, is thankful to the CI. It is the starting point for all her dreams. Her parents always asked her (learn) Chinese at the CI. Meheta got a chance to visit China she studied there. And she entered the Chinese Bridge, a competition for foreign college students. She was the (one) African to make it to the final(决赛). After that, her life has changed.
Krishna, from Kenya, is fan of Chinese kung fu films and lion dance. So far, he has studied Chinese at the CI for nearly two years. He (join) the Chinese kung fu club. After that he got the chance to travel to China a summer camp program. "I never thought one day I would be able to visit China. That was (happy) moment of my life, " he said.
Chinese is very popular in Africa. In recent years, the number of students at the CI has increased a lot. Learning Chinese gives (they) more chances. Many young people can go to China to experience a different life. They can (easy) get jobs in their countries.
The CI creates possibilities for students and helps to develop the friendly cultural exchanges between China and Africa.