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Overview

Chinese Government funds Kolokolo Clinic construction in Solomon Islands through Constituency Development Fund support

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Solomon IslandsDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Solomon IslandsSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 31, 2021
Start (actual)
Dec 31, 2021
End (actual)
Apr 26, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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Kolokolo, South Vella La Vella Constituency, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

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 the Solomon Islands

Loan desecription

Chinese Government funds Kolokolo Clinic construction in Solomon Islands through Constituency Development Fund support

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 26, 2023, the Kolokolo Community in South Vella La Vella Constituency officially opened a newly constructed rural health clinic funded through the Solomon Islands Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which receives financial support from the Chinese Government. The completed facility was handed over in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Chinese Ambassador Li Ming, Western Province Premier Billy Veo, South Vella MP Fredrick Kologeto, and representatives from the Ministry of Rural Development, the Ministry of Health, and the Western Provincial Government. The new facility replaces the old Kolokolo Clinic building, originally established in 1963, and features two wards (male and female), four patient beds, a pharmacy, clinical sinks, and lavatories. Construction began in late 2021 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. China is the only donor partner providing CDF support to the Solomon Islands Government since 2019 – 2022.

Staff comments

1. AidData has coded the financing agency as “Unspecified Chinese Government Institution” because official sources identify the Kolokolo Clinic as being financed through the Solomon Islands Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which has received direct financial support from the Chinese Government since 2019.