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Overview

China granted $10 million for the Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages Project (Linked to Record ID#57618)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,554,381
Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•UgandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UnknownSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
Start (actual)
Jul 20, 2018
End (actual)
Jul 20, 2018

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 Uganda

State-owned Funds

  • Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund

Loan description

China granted $10 million for the Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages Project (Linked to Record ID#57618)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 20, 2018, the inauguration ceremony of Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages Project was held in Uganda. The project was funded by a 12 million USD grant from the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund. 500 villages across Uganda are now connected to digital satellite television in a move to widen the digital migration coverage and increase access to information and knowledge for the rural poor. In addition, the project will also train 22,246 villagers for operation and maintenance roles, boosting local employment. The commissioner of the ICT ministry has requested an expansion of the original project. A seminar regarding the second phase of this project occurred on August 8, 2021. The second phase plans to select 800 villages and install 8000 sets of solar TVs, sets of solar projection equipment and digital set-top box equipment in the public areas and households of these villages free of charge.