Chinese Embassy in Benin provides grant for Benin-China Friendship Primary School Construction Project in Portonovo (Linked to Project ID#68646)

On September 24, 2019, a handover ceremony was held for the China-Benin Friendship Primary School (L'Ecole d'Amitié Sino-Béninoise) in Portonovo, Benin. The school has six classrooms equipped with computer equipment and two basketball courts and football fields. The funding for this project was provided by the Chinese Embassy in Benin and the Houngbédji Foundation. The school was built by China Xinxing Corporation (Group). The handover ceremony of the primary school coincided with a donation of 20 laptops by Huawei. This donation is captured via Project ID#68646).

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The Houngbédji Foundation (温贝吉基金会) is likely a foundation established by the then president of Benin's National Assembly Houngbédji. Furthermore, the layout of funding between this organization and the Chinese Embassy is not clear. News articles seem to suggest that the school was committed to in 2018, but this is unclear.

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