Chinese government grants musical instruments worth 1.2 million RMB to Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation of Ecuador
Commitment amount
$ 362370.3034136389
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 362370.3
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Ecuador
Sector
Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On the President of Ecuador's six day trip to China in March 2002, the Chinese government pledged to grant a batch of musical instruments worth 1.2 million RMB. On December 12, 2003, the handover certificate for the musical instruments was signed by the Chinese Ambassador and the Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Relations, and it was specified that the Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation of Ecuador (Fundación Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Ecuador, FOSJE) would be the beneficiary of the grant. More specifically, a total of 88 individual instruments, of 26 different types, were granted, including 28 violins, 10 violas, 10 violoncellos, 8 double basses, 4 horns, 3 trombones, and many others.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation of Ecuador (FOSJE) [NGO/CSO/Foundation]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Migration [Government Agency]