Project ID: 24845

Chinese firm Poly Technologies Incorporated (PTI) donates sports complex to the Ghana Armed Forces in Accra

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Poly Technologies [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Ghana

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2011-01-01

Actual start

2011-11-01

Actual complete

2011-11-30

Geography

Description

In November of 2011, a major Chinese arms firm, Poly Technologies Incorporated (PTI) donated sports and gym equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces in Accra. As well as an Olympic-size pool, complete with sun loungers, there's a gym, with weights and cardio equipment, and a studio where soldiers and civilians mingle overstep aerobics, the Tae Bo fitness system, a weight loss program, and African dance. There are tennis courts, seven-a-side football pitches, volleyball, beach volleyball, and a restaurant run by the Southern Fried Chicken franchise.

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Ghana Armed Forces [Government Agency]