Indian yoga and coconut farming in Caribbean!
EXAMPLES OF AID SPENDING BY THE EU...
CARIBBEAN COCONUT PRODUCTION
£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)
JUGGLING LESSONS IN TANZANIA
£167,740 on arts education for youngsters in Dar es Salaam, including weekly samba, acrobatics, juggling and trapeze lessons (2013-16)
AFRICAN DANCING
£581,152 on preserving and promoting ‘the unique culture heritage of music and dance i n Northern Tanzania’ (2014-17)
CONSERVATION IN THE SERENGETI
£354,206 on helping wildlife management in the Western Serengeti (2012-17)
EXAMPLES OF AID SPENDING BY WHITEHALL LAST YEAR... YOGA CLASSES FOR HEART PATIENTS IN INDIA
£86,616 on testing whether yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programme r educes l i kel i hood of f urther heart attacks
STRENGTHENING TIES WITH IRAN
£776,033 on projects in Iran to boost culture and education through building connections with the UK
SUSTAINABLE RICE RESEARCH
£742,267 on research programme between UK, China, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines on ensuring rice is affordable for everyone
DEMENTIA CARE IN CHINA
£19,724 to improve dementia care in Qingdao, including a study to compare services with those provided in the UK
CUTTING CHINESE SALT INTAKE
£86,254 on research into whether targeting Chinese schoolchildren with information on reducing salt intake helps cut consumption in their families
FRESHWATER EEL CONSERVATION
£116,631 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
WORKSHOPS FOR 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