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Chinese Government provides grant for Vaitele Primary School Renovation Project

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•SamoaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SamoaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 5, 2008
Start (actual)
Aug 21, 2009
End (actual)
Apr 14, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the reconstruction of a primary school (known as Vaitele-Uta Primary School) in the village of Vaitele (Vaitele-Uta) on the island of Upolu, 3 km from the Central Business District (CBD) of Apia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://vymaps.com/WS/Vaitele-Primary-School-5874/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/140324023

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 Samoa

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Samoa

State-owned companies

  • Shanghai Construction Engineering Group (SCG) (上海建工)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for Vaitele Primary School Renovation Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 5, 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Samoa signed an exchange of notes, which committed an unspecified amount of grant funding for the Vaitele Primary School Renovation Project. The purpose of this project was to renovate a primary school (known as Vaitele-Uta Primary School) in the village of Vaitele (Vaitele-Uta) on the island of Upolu, 3 km from the Central Business District (CBD) of Apia. Shanghai Construction Engineering Group was the contractor responsible for implementation. On August 21, 2009, a groundbreaking ceremony took place. Then, on April 14, 2010, a handover ceremony for the project took place.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Vaitele-Uta Primary School Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 瓦伊特莱小学维修项目.