Chinese government donates USD 4.24 million worth of fabric for school uniforms to Sri Lankan students in 2023

$4.24M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Sri Lanka Ministry of Education
Country	Sri Lanka
Start Date	Jan 13, 2023
End Date	Oct 18, 2031
Duration	3,200 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108000`

Grant Description

On January 13, 2023, the Chinese government delivered the first shipment of school uniform material—totaling 3 million meters of fabric—to Colombo Port. The second and final batch, comprising 44 containers, arrived on March 8, 2023.

In total, China donated 9 million meters of uniform fabric worth USD 4.24 million to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education, enough to supply 3,420,714 students.

This donation fully meets the school uniform needs of the Northern, Eastern, Uva, and North Central provinces, and covers 70% of the requirement in the rest of the country.

📚 Sources & References

Schoolchildren to be given uniform material before March 20
Education Ministry receives final batch of school uniform material donated by China Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.