Overview

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

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Mar 2, 2017

End (actual): Mar 2, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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Lusaka National Museum Library is located in Lusaka. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/288801150 and https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lusaka+National+Museum/@-15.4219281,28.2890252,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1940f3504c2ab89d:0x9e0f3efe5b5c6974!8m2!3d-15.4219333!4d28.2912139.

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Zambia

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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.’