Chinese Government provides de-mining training course for military officers from Sudan (Linked to Record ID#24558, #784)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Sudan
Country	Sudan
Start Date	Jan 01, 2008
End Date	Oct 27, 2029
Duration	7,970 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2408`

Grant Description

On April 7, 2008, a six-week humanitarian de-mining training course for about 20 military officers from Sudan, sponsored by the Chinese government was inaugurated at the University of Science and Technology of People's Liberation Army in Nanjing. The amount, current status, and actual end date are unknown.

China planned to donate detection and mine sweeping equipment to Sudan at the end of the training (See ID#24558). This project was an important step for China to provide humanitarian aid to Sudan. An umbrella project recording de-mining trainings are recorded in Record ID#784.

📚 Sources & References

Full Text: China's National Defense in 2008 (36)
China launches de-mining training course for Sudan, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=XNEWS00020090120e51k000vr&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from=, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=BBCAPP0020080407e447002mh&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from= 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.