Overview

Chinese Companies Offer Assistance to Rescue Trapped Workers after Building Collapse in Rwanda

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•RwandaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 3, 2012

Start (actual): Apr 3, 2012

End (actual): Apr 3, 2012

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (BCEG)
China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC)
China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (BCEG)
China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC)
China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC)

Loan description

Chinese Companies Offer Assistance to Rescue Trapped Workers after Building Collapse in Rwanda

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 3, 2012, three Chinese companies assisted Rwandan national police officers after a building collapsed, trapping some construction workers. Three Chinese companies took part in rescue work with cranes and excavators. An eyewitness identified the companies involved as the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the China Geo-engineering Corporation, and Beijing Construction and Engineering Group.