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Overview

Chinese Government provides $10 million grant for Adi-Keih College of Arts and Social Science Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$16,615,645
Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•EritreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EritreaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 23, 2007
Start (actual)
Sep 25, 2008
End (actual)
May 21, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project was to expand the College of Arts and Social Science in the town of Adi-Keyih (Adi Keyh or عدي قيح). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/586589823.

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 Eritrea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Eritrea

State-owned companies

  • Shanxi Construction Engineering (Group) Corporation

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $10 million grant for Adi-Keih College of Arts and Social Science Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 24, 2007, the Government of Eritrea announced that it had signed an agreement with the Chinese Government related to the Adi-Keih College of Arts and Social Science Construction Project. The Chinese Government reportedly committed $10 million of grant funding for this project through its Ministry of Commerce. Then, on June 17, 2008, a project implementation agreement was signed. The purpose of the project was to expand the College of Arts and Social Science in the town of Adi-Keyih (Adi Keyh or عدي قيح). Shanxi Second Construction Group Co., Ltd was the contractor responsible for implementation. The project commenced on September 25, 2008 and was completed on May 21, 2010. The College was officially inaugurated on June 11, 2010.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the College of Arts and Social Science Expansion Project and Phases 1 and 2 of the College of Arts and Social Science Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 阿迪凯人文社科学院项目 or 厄立特里亚社会艺术学院.