Chinese Government provides $25.5 million grant for provision of multimedia equipment to 1st-4th grade classrooms (Linked to Record ID#72571, #72568, #72567, #72569, #72570, and #72564)

Project narrative

On August 22, 2014, China agreed to allocate US$25,539,000 to the Uzbekistan Ministry of Public Education for the provision of multimedia equipment for 1st to 4th grade classrooms. The donation money was utilized in two phases. During the first phase, 6,642 sets of equipment were purchased for $11,489,000, while 8,123 sets were purchased during phase two for $14,050,000. These sets of equipment were comprised of: 1 computer, 2 speakers, 1 optical mouse, 1 video projector, 1 interactive whiteboard, 1 TV tuner for computer equipment The classroom upgrades seek to improve teacher proficiency in foreign language instruction in classrooms across the republic. The acquisition was part of a push by Uzbekistan to attract grant aid for its education system. It was reported that Uzbekistan attracted $225.6 million of grant aid for this purpose, some of which was provided by the People's Republic of China. As such, this project is linked to several other Chinese donations to the education sector during this timeframe: #72564 for the allocation of multimedia packages to classrooms grades 5th-9th #72568 for the purchase of 740 pieces of computer equipment for special needs students #72569 for the purchase of computer hardware and computer equipment. #72570 for the equipping of children's centers "Barkamol Avlod" with 434 sets of computer equipment #72571 for the purchase of new stage equipment for the Republican Center for Children's Artistic Creativity #72567 for the purchase of new equipment for the Center for the Development of Multimedia General Education Programs (CDMEP)