Overview

Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone provides Chinese Ambassador Scholarships totaling 470 million Sierra Leonean Leones to 147 students in July 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$41,635

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•EducationFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 22, 2021

Start (actual): Jul 22, 2021

End (actual): Jul 22, 2021

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 Sierra Leone

Loan description

Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone provides Chinese Ambassador Scholarships totaling 470 million Sierra Leonean Leones to 147 students in July 2021

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 22, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone facilitated a ceremony to grant Chinese Ambassador scholarships to 147 Sierra Leonean students. The purpose of the scholarship was to allow students to take online courses provided by Chinese universities and institutions. 125 students received grants of 2 million Sierra Leonean Leones. 22 university students were selected to receive grants of 10 million Sierra Leonean Leones. The total scholarship funds amounted to 470 million Sierra Leonean Leones. Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang, Minister of Basic Education of Sierra Leone, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, and Chairman of the Sierra-China Friendship Association Kawa were among those who attended the event.