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Overview

Chinese Government provides support for school development project in Timor-Leste in April 2022

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Timor-LesteDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Timor-LesteSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 8, 2022
Start (actual)
Apr 8, 2022
End (actual)
Apr 8, 2022

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The purpose of this project was to enhance educational facilities by constructing new school kitchens and a water facility for children at various schools in Timor-Leste, as well as to integrate modern Information and Communication Technology equipment in four pilot schools in Dili, in EBC 123 Darlau, EBF 12 Lebutun and EBF Lelaus, supported financially by the Chinese Government. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/265889943, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1304745684, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4631022

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

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Timor-Leste Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Loan description

Chinese Government provides support for school development project in Timor-Leste in April 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 8, 2022, the World Food Program, along with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, inaugurated new school kitchens and a water facility to school children in EBC 123 Darlau, EBF 12 Lebutun and EBF Lelaus. The Chinese Government provided financial support for this project, including Information and Communication Technology equipment to four pilot schools in Dili. This donation was part of the World Food Program’s health and nutrition pilot project. The purpose of this donation was to improve students’ learning processes, enrich talents and improve cognitive development. The monetary value of China’s contribution is unknown. In addition to these new facilities, the Chines Embassy donated classroom supplies such as whiteboards, laptops, sports water bottles, footballs, audio speakers, guitars, and electronic pianos.