Project ID: 47053

Chinese Government pledges $27.3 million grant for Phase 2 of TIVET Project (Linked to Project ID#46982, #59494)

Pledged amount

$ 32269025.60442019

Adjusted pledged amount

$ 32269025.60442019

Constant 2021 USD

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Kenya

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

Pipeline: Pledge (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-03-25

Planned complete

2020-03-20

Description

In 2016, the Chinese Government announced that it would finance Phase 2 of the Government of Kenya’s Technical And Vocational Training Laboratories (TIVET) Project with a loan and a grant. $27.3 million of Chinese government grant funding was reportedly scheduled for disbursement with more funding on the way. Avic International Holding Corporation was the contractor responsible for the implementation of the project’s second phase. The project involves the equipping of 134 institutions of technical, vocational education, and training across the country. 1,500 teachers are to be sent to the field and 150,000 students are to be trained by 2020. Under the terms of the Government of Kenya's contract with Avic International Holding Corporation, all equipment is to be delivered before the closure of the contract on March 20, 2020. A China Eximbank loan for Phase 2 is captured via Project ID#59494. A China Eximbank loan for Phase 1 is captured via Project ID#46982.

Additional details

1. The Chinese project title is 中肯职业教育项目 or 中肯职业教育合作项目 or 肯尼亚职业教育项目.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

8

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Kenya [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

AVIC International Holding Corporation [State-owned Company]