Chinese Vice Premier sends educational and medical experts to 30 African Nations

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Eritrea\|Government of Mauritius \|Government of Tunisia
Country	Africa, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2007
End Date	May 12, 2031
Duration	8,897 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`11192`

Grant Description

On November 16, 2007, Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi called on a group of 100 Africa-bound experts and volunteers to provide good service to their African hosts, the group consists of 58 agricultural and 16 malarial experts sent to 30 African nations. 26 of these volunteers were sent to work in education and medical services in Mauritius, Tunisia, and Eritrea.

The status of the workers is uncertain.

📋 Staff Comments

This project was left ODA-like since the Vice-Premier made an announcement for the volunteers. There is no information on which organization or government-sponsored the volunteer program, but AidData assumes it is ODA-like because of the government's approval of the program.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese experts, volunteers urged to provide good service to Africa 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.