Project ID: 62807

Chinese Government provides RMB 250 million grant — via ETCA — for Youth Center Project

Commitment amount

$ 45864939.10554018

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 45864939.11

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-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

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-02-22

Description

On February 22, 2013, the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, announced that China granted 250 million RMB to Sierra Leone for development projects, according to Awoko News. China Daily, People's Daily, and Alibaba report that this amount is part of an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) and that the government of Sierra Leone plans to use the 250 million Yuan to build a a training center for young people.

Additional details

1. Awoko reports a RMB 250 million grant announced after President Koroma's visit to China from June 24-July 1, 2013. The RMB 250 million is approximately equivalent to $30 million USD, and the article lists support for the youth center, so they are assumed to be the same grant.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

8

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]