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Chinese Embassy provides scholarships to 50 Kenyan students worth 5 mil KSH

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$50,963
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 27, 2019
Start (actual)
Aug 27, 2019
End (actual)
Aug 27, 2019

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Scholarships were given to students at the University of Nairobi, University of Kenyatta, Moi University, and Egerton University. More detailed locational information can be found at: University of Nairobi: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1009835733 University of Kenyatta: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/128618822 Moi University: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1006058060 Egerton University: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/87260351

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

  • Egerton University
  • Kenyatta University
  • Moi University (Kenya)
  • University of Nairobi

Loan desecription

Chinese Embassy provides scholarships to 50 Kenyan students worth 5 mil KSH

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 27, 2019 during the farewell ceremony for 182 recipients of the Chinese Government Scholarship (Record ID#69850), Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng provided 50 needy Kenyan students from four universities with checks to study in local Kenyan universities under the Ambassador scholarship program. According to the University of Nairobi, 19 students had received a scholarship worth 1.5 million Kenyan shillings, and press photos from the Chinese Embassy in Kenya showed the Ambassador presenting scholars from the University of Kenyatta with a 1.5 million Kenyan shilling check, scholars from Moi University with a 1 million Kenyan shilling check, and scholars from Egerton University with a 1 million Kenyan shilling check. The Chinese Ambassador's scholarship program was started in 2013 to support underprivileged students.

Staff comments

1. The transaction amount for this record is the sum of the checks presented to the scholars of each university.