Project ID: 63130

Chinese government grants $57,600 worth of scholarships to 32 Sierra Leonean students to study in China

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Education (Code: 110)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-01-01

Actual start

2013-09-02

Description

On September 2, 2013, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone held a farewell reception for 32 students who received Chinese Government Scholarships for that year. Mamoud Tarawali, Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education and Ibrahim Seibura, President of the Sino-Sierra Leone Alumni Association (SISLAA) attended the reception. Xu Zhou, Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy made a speech. Sierra Express Media reports that students receive a $1,800 yearly allowance, for a total of $57,600.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (Sierra Leone) [Government Agency]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]