Chinese Government provides $500,000 grant or construction of new school buildings at Aele Primary School
Commitment amount
$ 899632.1914420499
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 899632.19
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Samoa
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In 2007, the Chinese Government provided a $500,000 grant to the Government of Samoa for the construction of new school buildings for the A’ele (or Aele) Primary School (阿艾利乡村小学) in A’ele village. Qingdao Construction Group was the contractor responsible for implementation. This was the second elementary school China had constructed in Samoa. As of 2016, ten such schools had been completed in Samoa. This was part of the pledge the former Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, made at a UNESCO meeting in 2005, which stipulated that China would build 100 elementary schools in rural areas in developing countries. The groundbreaking ceremony for the school was held on January 6, 2009. The construction period lasted 8 months, and the handover ceremony was held on September 11, 2009.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Samoa [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Qingdao Construction Group Ltd. [Private Sector]
Government of Samoa [Government Agency]