Overview

Chinese Embassy provides grant for construction of Guyana Business Center for Disabled Persons in August 2022

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2022

Start (actual): Aug 11, 2022

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The project supported the Guyana’s Business Center for Disabled Persons. The business and development center will be located at in Palmyra Village, East Berbice/Corentyne next to the entrance of the Berbice River Bridge. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/548140067

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 Guyana

Loan description

Chinese Embassy provides grant for construction of Guyana Business Center for Disabled Persons in August 2022

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2022, the Chinese Embassy provided a grant for the construction of Guyana’s Business Center for Disabled Persons. The center is a public welfare project aimed at developing support for disabled persons in the fields of employment, education, medical care and health care. The center was initiated by the First Lady of Guyana and supported by the Guyanese Government. China’s specific financial contribution is unknown. On August 11, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the center. China’s Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan, Alya Ali, the First Lady of Guyana, Guyana’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, the Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Water Affairs, the Chairman of the Sixth District, and the Coordinator of the Committee of Organizations for Persons with Disabilities attended the ceremony.