Project ID: 85818

Chinese Embassy co-finances Car Wash and Services Project in Sierra Leone

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Implementation (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2019-11-29

Actual start

2019-11-29

Geography

Description

In 2019, the government of Sierra Leone launched the Car Wash and Services Project, co-financed by the Chinese Embassy and the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank. On November 29, 2019, Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang attended a handover ceremony for a car wash center constructed under this initiative. The project is being implemented by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Youth and involves the construction of 60 car wash centers across the country, each creating employment for 35 young people. 10 centers were constructed in Freetown.. As of February 2020, this project was still in the implementation stages..

Additional details

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

Yes

Cofinancing agencies [Type]

Sierra Leone Commercial Bank [State-owned Bank]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Sierra Leone Ministry of Youth Affairs [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Sierra Leone Ministry of Youth Affairs [Government Agency]