Project ID: 30307

China State Council Information Office donates computers and media materials worth $300,000 USD to Tanzania's National Central Library

Commitment amount

$ 352237.0673777535

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 352237.07

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China State Council Information Office (SCIO) [Government Agency]

Recipient

Tanzania

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Mixed (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-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

2012-09-24

Actual start

2012-09-24

Actual complete

2012-09-24

Geography

Description

On September 24, 2012, the Chinese State Council's Information Office donated computers and Chinese publications worth $300,000 USD to Tanzania's National Central Library for its newly-opened China Library. The total donation included 20 computers, 1000 paper publications such as books and DVDs, 100,000 digital publications, and some furniture. The media materials covered Chinese history, art, science, economics, politics, and culture. The China Library was co-established by China's State Council Information Office and Tanzania's National Central Library. The opening ceremony for the library was a part of a series of cultural exchange events called "Experience China at Tanzania" that happened throughout September. The Chinese sponsors of the library were to maintain it for three years.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Tanzania National Central Library [Miscellaneous Agency Type]