Sudan Gazette

Introducing the MarcoPolo700 Foundation: Fostering growth through cultural exchange, art and education

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 January 2024 – Today’s launch of the MarcoPolo700 Foundation as a charitable organisation dedicated to fostering growth through cultural exchange, art and education marks the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s passing. The Foundation seeks to address a world facing complex challenges and geopolitical tensions, holding up high Marco Polo’s important legacy of promoting understanding, appreciation, and collaboration across different cultures.

Mission

The MarcoPolo700 Foundation is working towards building a transformative travelling exhibition that retraces Marco Polo’s journey from Italy to China. The exhibition will blend virtual technology with physical artefacts, bringing to life the cultural exchange and trade that Marco Polo facilitated between the East and the West.

A key component of the Foundation’s directive is the involvement of schools through visual arts competitions, and engaging students in the exploration of cultural diversity and historical connections.

Kevin Adeson, CEO of MarcoPolo700 Foundation, expresses the timely importance of the Foundation’s mission, stating that “the MarcoPolo700 Foundation unites people through the positive acknowledgement of our shared history and cultural diversity. By engaging with Marco Polo’s journey, we inspire and celebrate collaboration among all generations and geographies.”

UNESCO Partnership for Culture and Arts Education

The MarcoPolo700 Foundation plans to participate in the UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education in Abu Dhabi, from February 13-15, 2024. The Foundation’s proposal to UNESCO is to showcase its Digital Arts Competition, as part of a panel discussion on Marco Polo’s enduring power to inspire inclusion and diversity. The Foundation envisages a long-term partnership with UNESCO.

Dr Helen Chan, who has previously worked with UNESCO and is responsible for the Annual Digital Arts Competition, announced: “I am pleased to be working closely with UNESCO again for such an amazing international initiative and with such a diverse group of cultures.”

Yiline Zhao, Associate Programme Specialist, Cultural Policies and Development, Culture Sector, UNESCO, acknowledges the Foundation’s commitment to cultural exchange and endorses a long-term partnership with the MarcoPolo700 Foundation. She sees a particular alignment of values in the Foundation’s initiative to play a crucial role in fostering mutual understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage, transcending the tensions present in today’s world.

For media inquiries, please contact:

contact@marcopolo700.org

For more information on the Foundation:

www.marcopolo700.org

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Friday spent his day at his residence in Tripoli, engaging in a series of meetings and discussions addressing the city’s situation and the broader conditions in the northern region.

The PM welcomed various delegations and reviewed their demands, which are primarily related to service provisions.

Moreover, the Prime Minister held a phone discussion with the Caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, concerning the “Educational Guidance Middle School” in Zgharta district. The school’s licensing decree was revoked by the Cabinet due to some of the licensing documents being deemed illegal.

Following the discussion, property owners of the school building were contacted, reaching an agreement to allow teaching activities to continue until the end of the current academic year.

This decision aims to facilitate students and teachers in completing the academic year.

Source: National News Agency-Lebanon

A citizen found an unexploded rocket on the beach of the southern Lebanese town of Kharayeb, our reporter said on Tuesday.

Source: National news agency – Lebanon