China Donates Computers and Training Experts to Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Jan 01, 2000
End Date	Sep 11, 2031
Duration	11,576 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1356`

Grant Description

On June 8, 2000, the Chinese embassy and Pius Ngwandu, the Tanzanian Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, signed an agreement providing the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology with a gratis computer laboratory, including 50 'micro-computers', desks, chairs, printers, air conditioning, and two experts as teachers.

According to a 2010 report, the computer lab was started in December 2001 and finished in December 2003.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.norrag.org/issues/article/1337/en/china_s-aid-logic-to-hrd-in-tanzania-give-a-fish-teaching-to-fish-and-sharing-the-fish.html?PHPSESSID=ea018508137f54ef257a1f17bbe581fe
China to Help Tanzania Improve Computer Education. 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.