Overview

China grants funds for Cuba’s First Front Museum at Castro Center

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•CubaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CubaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 13, 2023

Start (actual): Apr 13, 2023

End (actual): Apr 13, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project provided a grant to support the creation of the First Front Museum. The museum is also known as the Museo del Primer Frente Oriental José Martí and it is located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10217678.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Cuba

Loan desecription

China grants funds for Cuba’s First Front Museum at Castro Center

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 13, 2023, Chinese Ambassador Ma Hui and Cuban officials signed an agreement at the Castro Center in Havana, confirming a Chinese government grant to support the creation of the First Front Museum. The museum is intended to honor Cuba’s revolutionary history, particularly the activities of the First Front led by Fidel Castro.

Staff comments

1. The grant amount was not disclosed in the public announcement.