Indian yoga and coconut farming in Caribbean!
Examples of aid spending by the EU...
JUGGLING IN TANZANIA
£1 7,740 on arts education for youngsters in Dar es Salaam, including weekly samba, acrobatics, juggling and trapeze lessons (2013-1 )
AFRICAN DANCING
£581,152 on preserving and promoting ‘the unique culture heritage of music and dance in Northern Tanzania’ (2014-17)
CARIBBEAN COCONUTS
£1million on helping the coconut industry ‘achieve its full potential’ in the Caribbean, including advising farmers on how to boost quality of their produce (2014-18)
SERENGETI CONSERVATION
£354,20 on helping wildlife management in the Western Serengeti (2012-17) Examples of aid spending by Whitehall last year...
YOGA CLASSES IN INDIA
£8 , 1 on testing whether yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programme reduces likelihood of further heart attacks
STRENGTHENING IRAN TIES
£77 ,033 on projects in Iran to boost culture and education through building connections with the UK
SUSTAINABLE RICE RESEARCH
£742,2 7 on research programme between UK, China, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines on ensuring rice is affordable for everyone
CHINESE DEMENTIA CARE
£19,724 to improve dementia care in Qingdao, including a study to compare services with those provided in the UK
CUTTING SALT IN CHINA
£8 ,254 on research into whether targeting Chinese schoolchildren with information on reducing salt intake helps cut consumption in their families
EEL CONSERVATION
£11 , 31 on improving biodiversity in the Philippines through conservation of eels
MARINE TURTLE SURVIVAL
£52,125 on promoting the long-term survival of turtles in Madagascar
INDIAN FEMALE SCIENTISTS
£100,000 on encouraging women working as scientists in India to ‘realise their potential as developing leaders’ through a five-day visit to Cambridge University