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Chinese Government donates $770,000 USD-worth of new equipment for vocational training in Madagascar (Linked to Record ID#67047)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$799,250
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•MadagascarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MadagascarSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 18, 2019
Start (actual)
Feb 18, 2019
End (actual)
Feb 18, 2019

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This project was to donate equipment for vocational training in Madagascar to be distributed to the country's 22 regions. According to linked Record ID#67047, China sent three engineers to install this equipment and train students to use it. The engineers were in Antananarivo and Antsohihy. Madagascar's capital city Antananarivo is in central Madagascar. The town of Antsohihy is the administrative capital of the Sofia region in northern Madagascar. More detailed locational information about Antananarivo can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565116#map=11/-18.9099/47.5255. More detailed locational information about Antsohihy can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/713524647#map=13/-14.8779/47.9873.

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 Madagascar

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates $770,000 USD-worth of new equipment for vocational training in Madagascar (Linked to Record ID#67047)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 18, 2019 at the Technical and Professional High School of Ampasampito, the Chinese ambassador to Madagascar, Yang Xiaorong, presided over a donation of equipment worth $770,000 USD. Also present was Madagascar's Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Marie-Thérèse Volahaingo. The donation was meant to help improve vocational education in Madagascar, especially the quality of training in public works, general mechanics and automotive mechanics, according to the ministry. The donation included 20 theodolites, 20 electric cement mixers, 50 photovoltaic solar panels, 20 parallel lathes, 20 universal milling machines, 20 planers, and 20 diesel machines which will be distributed to the 22 Regions of Madagascar. Xinhua reports the same donated items as the Ministry. As part of this project, China will send a team of three engineers and one translator to train students how to use this equipment (see linked Record ID#67047).