China provides a $2,132,000 USD grant to Uzbekistan for the purchase of computer equipment for the Barkamol Avlod Children's Centers (linked to Record ID#s #71501, #72568, #72567, #72569, #72571, and #72564)

Project narrative

In 2014, China committed a US$2,132,000 to Uzbekistan for the acquisition of 434 sets of modern computer equipment for learning foreign languages, and 434 sets for learning computer science. These sets of computing equipment were provided to Barkamol Avlod Children's Centers established by the Uzbek government in 2011. The foreign language sets included: 1 video projector, 1 laptop, 1 speaker, 1 optical mouse, 1 whiteboard, 1 TV tuner, and 1 air conditioner. The computer science sets included: 1 video projector, 1 computer, 1 printer, 1 stabilizer, 1 white board, and 1 air conditioner. 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: #71501 for the allocation of multimedia packages to classrooms grades 1st-4th #72568 for the purchase of 740 pcs of computer equipment for special needs students #72567 for the purchase of new equipment for the Center for the Development of Multimedia General Education Programs (CDMEP) #72569 for the purchase of computer hardware and computer equipment #72571 for the purchase of new stage equipment for the Republican Center for Children's Artistic Creativity #72564 for the allocation of multimedia packages to classrooms grades 5th-9th