Overview

Chinese Government donates 1,300 books, laptops, and printers to Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF Party

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 15, 2023

Start (actual): Dec 15, 2023

End (actual): Dec 15, 2023

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The purpose of this project was the donation of 1,300 books, laptops, and printers to Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF Party, their headquarters are located in Harare, Zimbabwe. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/407738028.

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

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Chitepo School of Ideology

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 1,300 books, laptops, and printers to Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF Party

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 15, 2023, the Chinese Government donated approximately 1,300 books—covering topics such as politics, development, culture, Chinese history, financial reforms, and foreign affairs—along with laptops and HP printers to Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF Party. The donation was formally handed over by Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding to Munyaradzi Machacha, Principal of the Chitepo School of Ideology, during a ceremony held at the ZANU-PF headquarters in Harare. The monetary value of the donation is unknown. The donated materials are intended to furnish the library of the newly completed Chitepo School of Ideology, which serves as ZANU-PF’s ideological training center. Ambassador Zhou noted that the gift reflects the strong party-to-party ties between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and ZANU-PF, and aims to support the school’s mission to broaden students’ understanding of global political and development issues. ZANU-PF Secretary for External Relations, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, praised China's long-standing support for Zimbabwe’s political education and national development.