Overview

Embassy of China in Malaysia donates another RMB 1 million to Youth Exchange Fund (Linked to Record ID#66241)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$151,158

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•MalaysiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalaysiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 23, 2019

Start (actual): Jul 23, 2019

End (actual): Jul 23, 2019

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This project supports the establishment of a fund with an RMB 1 million donation from the Embassy of China in Malaysia for the Malaysia-China Youth Exchange Program. The donation was accepted by the President of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, Dato' Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan. The Malaysia-China Friendship Association is located in the Fraser Business Park in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. More detailed locational information about the Malaysia-China Friendship Association can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5423742021#map=19/3.13072/101.71474 (approximate).

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

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Youth Exchange Fund for Malaysia-China Friendship Foundation

Loan desecription

Embassy of China in Malaysia donates another RMB 1 million to Youth Exchange Fund (Linked to Record ID#66241)

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Project narrative

On July 23, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia donated RMB 100 million to "Youth Exchange Fund for Malaysia-China Friendship". With the donation, more Malaysian students will be able to visit China. The fund was established with an RMB 1 million donation from the Embassy of China in Malaysia on June 30, 2018 (captured in Record ID#66241). The fund aims to support the internship/training, academic workshop, and exchange visits for for students. With the support of the fund, dozens of youth groups have visited China, which has established an effective platform for the exchange and cooperation between the youth of the two countries.

Staff comments

The fund is also named "中马-马中友好青年交流基金" or Persatuan Persahabatan Malaysia-China.