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Overview

Chinese Government provides $3.8 million grant for Erafaile Elementary School Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,118,508
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•EritreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EritreaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2012
Start (actual)
Jun 20, 2013
End (planned)
Jul 1, 2014
End (actual)
Jun 20, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of a primary school in the town of Erafaile (عرافيلة). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/458378320

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 Eritrea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Education
  • Eritrea Ministry of Education

State-owned companies

  • Nanchang Foreign Engineering Company Ltd.

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $3.8 million grant for Erafaile Elementary School Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In or around 2012, the Chinese Government agreed to provide a $3.8 million grant to the Government of Eritrea for the Erafaile (عرافيلة) Elementary School Construction Project. Nanchang Foreign Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNFEC) signed the implementation contract on September 11, 2012. In April 2013, a cornerstone-laying ceremony took place. Construction took place between June 20, 2013 and completed in June 20, 2014. An official inauguration ceremony took place on June 21, 2014 and the school was renamed the China-Eritrea Friendship Primary School.

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 中非友好小学项目 or 我援助厄特中非友好小学项目.