Project ID: 59154

Chinese Government donates over 1,000 books to Lusaka National Museum Library

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zambia

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2017-01-01

Geography

Description

On March 2, 2017, the Chinese Embassy in Zambia donated over 1,000 books to the Lusaka National Museum Library. This donation including Chinese classics, books about Chinese culture and history, Mandarin dictionaries, and even a collection of essays written by Chinese citizens in Zambia and Zambian citizens in China. The value of this donation is unknown. The Chinese Embassy also provided funding for the refurbishment of the library reading room and set up a children's corner 'with the help of Chinese construction companies.’

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Zambia [Government Agency]