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

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
End (actual)
Sep 24, 2019

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The project provided funding for the Porto-Novo Benin-China Friendship Primary School located in Porto-Novo, Benin. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2945791

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Benin Ministry of Early Childhood and Primary Education

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

State-owned companies

  • China Xinxing Group Co Ltd

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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 Record ID#68646).

Staff comments

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.