Chinese Government provides $16 million grant for community and technical colleges (Linked to Project ID#52446, #69223, #57910)
Commitment amount
$ 18892872.133735474
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 18892872.13
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Malawi
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On January 21, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government Malawi signed letters of exchange for three separate projects: five community technical colleges (Project ID#57910), Mzuzu Youth Centre (Project ID #69223), and procurement of police vehicles (Project ID #57775). One of these agreements provided for a $16 million USD grant for five community technical colleges in Mzimba, Ntcheu, Zomba, Mulanje, and Nsanje districts. In addition to the grant, China provided an $8 million loan for the same project (Project ID#52446). The five community technical colleges project entered implementation on November 24, 2018. The contractor responsible for project implementation is China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Around September 9, 2021, the company announced the completion of the project.
Additional details
1. The Chinese project title is 马社区技术学院和姆祖祖青年体育中心项目.
Number of official sources
7
Number of total sources
11
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Malawi [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (CRCC14) [State-owned Company]