Overview

Chinese Embassy in Liberia provides a USD 2,000 donation to the Liberian Vice President's scholarship program

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,076

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•LiberiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LiberiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2019

Start (actual): Aug 27, 2019

End (actual): Aug 27, 2019

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The project provided funding for a scholarship aimed at Hilltop Academy (formerly the More than Me Academy) in Monrovia, Liberia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/305467275

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

Government Agencies

Government of Liberia

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Chinese Embassy in Liberia provides a USD 2,000 donation to the Liberian Vice President's scholarship program

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 27th, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Liberia donated USD 2,000 to Liberian Vice President Howard-Taylor's scholarship program. The scholarship aims to provide tuition assistance for 20 female students at the Hilltop School. Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Fu Jijun said the donation is humanitarian aid to help the Vice President underwrite the cost of the student's fees. VP Howard-Taylor disclosed that the cost for each girl’s upkeep per annum is about USD 2,000, which includes the school fees, uniforms, and supplies.