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Overview

China conducts 2017 training course on handicrafts and sewing skills in Samoa

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•SamoaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Aug 11, 2017
End (actual)
Sep 10, 2017

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 Commerce

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Samoa

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Hunan Vocational College of Foreign Trade

Loan description

China conducts 2017 training course on handicrafts and sewing skills in Samoa

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 11th, 2017, Chinese Ambassador Wang Xuefeng attended the opening ceremony of the "Training Course on Creative Handicrafts and Sewing Skills" (or 萨摩亚创意手工艺品和缝纫技术海外培训班) in Samoa. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce sponsored this course but it is unclear when they committed the financing. The value of this project is unknown. This project aimed to help Samoan women learn more skills in handicraft and sewing to prepare for more job opportunities. Hunan Vocational College of Foreign Trade provided four interpreters and five teachers as well as 80 sewing machines and other necessary materials such as scissors, rulers, and cloth. In total, 80 women from four Samoan villages participated in the four-week training course. The training course was hosted in collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese Embassy in Samoa, Samoan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Samoan Ministry of Health, and the Samoan Ministry of Women, Community, and Social Development. The closing ceremony took place on September 10th, 2017. See Record ID#64868 for the 2018 training course.