Project ID: 59167

Chinese Embassy in South Africa donates books to South African youth

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Africa

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

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

2010-01-01

Actual complete

2010-04-29

Geography

Description

On April 29, 2010, the Chinese Embassy donated a set of 243 books to South African youth through the Library and Information Association of South Africa (中国驻南非大使馆向南非青少年赠书). The books were in English and introduced Chinese culture and literature, including ancient folk tales as well as novels of famous Chinese authors. The donation was made through the South African Library and Information Association. The decision to donate books was made during South Africa Library Week with the theme "Reading Changes Life" from 22 to 27 March 2010.

Additional details

The total cost of the books donated is unknown.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

1

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Cofinanced

No