Overview

Chinese Ministry of Culture offers pottery workshop in Lesotho (Linked to Record ID#55965)

Commitment Year•2009Country of Activity•LesothoSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2009

Start (actual): Jan 13, 2012

End (actual): Feb 17, 2012

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

China Ministry of Culture

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Lesotho College of Education

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Guangdong Berlin Ceramic Art Research Institute

Loan desecription

Chinese Ministry of Culture offers pottery workshop in Lesotho (Linked to Record ID#55965)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 13 January 2012, the Lesotho College of Education hosted an opening ceremony for a Chinese-sponsored pottery training course. The Chinese Ministry of Culture sent three ceramics experts from Guangdong Ceramic Art Institute to teach 20 Basotho artists. The closing ceremony and final product exhibition took place on 17 February 2012. The Chinese Ministry of Culture also donated pottery-making equipment (#55965). This project falls under a 2009-2012 China-Lesotho Cultural Cooperation Agreement (中国和莱索托文化合作协定2009-2012年执行计划) signed 7 September 2009.