China pledges to construct 120 schools in Darfur
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Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sudan
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Grant
Concessional
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On May 22, 2007, Liu Guijin, Chinese special envoy to Sudan, announced that China would build 120 schools in Darfur. During the inauguration of a primary school in Nyala (Project #2187), South Darfur State, the Deputy Governor of South Darfur State, Abdel Aziz Adam al-Hilu, said that the 54 primary schools donated by the Chinese government to South Darfur State were being completed and put to use one after another.In December 2008, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen visited two of the schools that had been constructed in North Darfur. The current status of this project and the amount of funding provided by China are unknown.
Number of official sources
2
Number of unofficial sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No