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Chinese Ministry of Commerce sponsors 2018 Sierra Leone Ceramics Training Course

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•EducationFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 2, 2018
Start (actual)
Nov 2, 2018
End (actual)
Dec 10, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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Waterloo and Lunsar towns. More detailed locational information can be found at Waterloo: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2132436578 Lunsar: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/543447056

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 Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Department of Commerce of Hunan Province

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Hunan Vocational College of Foreign Trade

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Commerce sponsors 2018 Sierra Leone Ceramics Training Course

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 2, 2018, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone launched "2018 Sierra Leone Ceramics Training Course" in Matainkay village, Waterloo, Sierra Leone. Zhang Xueqian, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, Sun Lingxiang, Representative Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, and some Sierra Leonean officials attended the ceremony. The ceramics training classes are aimed at effectively improving the labor skills of the villagers, helping the youth employment, and propelling the economic and social development of Sierra Leone. The training course was sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and was implemented by Hunan Foreign Trade Vocational College and Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce Training Center, and Liling Ceramics & Fireworks Vocational College. The training included the sharing of experience in the development of Chinese ceramics technology and the theory and practice of ceramic technology. The training course will be held simultaneously in the Waterloo and Lunsar areas for a period of 45 days, with a total of 120 participants. On December 10, 2018, the classes were concluded and the completion ceremony for the project was held.