Chinese Government provides LSL 9.62 million grant for Rural Schools Construction Project

Project narrative

According to a press release from the Government of Lesotho, the Chinese Government provided a grant worth LSL 9.62 million to the Government of Lesotho in 2006. Officials from the two government signed an exchange of letters in September 2007 to allocate funds for the construction of two rural schools in Thaba-Tseka district and Qacha’s Nek district (also see: Aug '12 Embassy speech). Shandong Qilu Construction Group was the contractor responsible for project implementation. China International Engineering Design and Consultation Company (CIECC) was the contractor responsible for project supervision. Yanjian Group carried out project inspections on behalf of the funder of the project: China’s Ministry of Commerce. Construction began on October 15, 2008 and ended on April 15, 2009. The official project handover certificate was signed on May 28, 2009. This project was part of a larger Chinese Government pledge of support for 100 schools in Africa that took place at the 2006 Beijing Summit of China-Africa Cooperation Forum.