Overview

Chinese government provides teaching and anti-epidemic materials to the Congolese Ministry of Basic Education in October 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Democratic Republic of the CongoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CongoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 14, 2020

Start (actual): Oct 14, 2020

End (actual): Oct 14, 2020

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Congolese Ministry of Basic Education

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Loan description

Chinese government provides teaching and anti-epidemic materials to the Congolese Ministry of Basic Education in October 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 14, 2020, the Chinese embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) donated teaching and anti-epidemic materials to the Congolese Ministry of Basic Education in Kinshasa. The donation included masks, radios, forehead thermometers, disinfectants, and protective clothing among other materials, and it will be distributed by UNESCO across schools in remote villages. The donation occurred in a handover ceremony attended by Chinese Ambassador Zhu Jing, Minister of Basic Education Bakonga, UNESCO Representative to Congo Ibudo, senior officials of Kinshasa city, and representatives of school teachers and students.