Project ID: 33

Chinese Government donates $120,000 and computers to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)

Commitment amount

$ 243833.89023080445

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 243833.89

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

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

2006-09-07

Actual start

2006-10-21

Actual complete

2006-10-21

Geography

Description

In September of 2006, while on a three-day visit to Botswana, Chinese officials allegedly pledged $120,000 and computers to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). According to an official Chinese source, four sets of Lenovo desktop computers were donated to Mapouka primary school for their 106th anniversary celebration. On October 21, 2006, at the invitation of Botswana's Minister of Presidential Affairs Skolemeni, Ambassador Jiang Zhengyun went to Ramokowibana Village, near the border with Zimbabwe, to attend the construction of Mapuka Primary School held there. Bo High Court Chief Justice Ngnunu, thanked the Chinese Government for their donation of computers on October 21, 2006.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Botswana Democratic Party [Miscellaneous Agency Type]