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Overview

Chinese Government provides $1.83 million grant for Matautu Primary School Reconstruction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,577,456
Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•SamoaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SamoaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 5, 2008
Start (actual)
Dec 21, 2009
End (actual)
Jan 8, 2011

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the reconstruction of a primary school in the village of Matautu (also known as Mata Utu or 马塔乌图小学) in the Lefaga neighborhood. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6630572385

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Samoa

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Samoa

State-owned companies

  • Shanghai Construction Group General Co.

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $1.83 million grant for Matautu Primary School Reconstruction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 5, 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Samoa signed an exchange of notes, which reportedly committed $1.83 million of grant funding for the Matautu Primary School Reconstruction Project. The purpose of this project was to reconstruct a primary school in the village of Matautu (also known as Mata Utu or 马塔乌图小学) in the Lefaga neighborhood. Shanghai Construction General Company (SCG) was the contractor responsible for implementation. On July 8, 2008, a design contract for the project was signed. Then, on December 21, 2009, a groundbreaking ceremony took place. Acting Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and China’s Ambassador to Samoa, Chongren Ma, attended the ceremony. The construction period was projected to take 7 months. The school was ultimately completed and handed over to the local authorities on January 28, 2011.