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Chinese Government provides RMB 58 million grant for Kigobe Professional Technical School Construction Project

¥58M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Burundi
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Apr 05, 2032
Duration	7,400 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37102`

Grant Description

In 2012, the Chinese Government agreed to provide an RMB 58 million grant to the Government of Burundi for the Kigobe Professional Technical School Construction Project.

This project involved the construction of a vocational and technical training school in Kigobe with 12 buildings on a 5736 square meter construction area. The school was built to to accommodate 500 students. Beijing Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation.

Construction began on December 10, 2012 and an official foundation stone laying ceremony took place on January 17, 2013. Construction ended on June 9, 2014. A formal handover ceremony on took place on August 8, 2014 and an unveiling ceremony was organized on February 9, 2015.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 职业技术学校揭 or 布隆迪职业技术学校项目. The French project title is Ecole Technique Professionnelle de Kigobe or Ecole Technique Professionel de Kigobe.

📚 Sources & References

Signature de plusieurs accords de coopération entre la Chine et le Burundi
Burundi Makes strides to better education
Burundi's president inaugurates China-constructed school
Burundi: China hands over the key to the Bujumbura Professional Technical School
Coopération sino-burundaise, du donnant donnant
The President of Burundi Attending the Foundation Laying Ceremony of Bujumbura Vocational and Technical Training School
China-aided Burundi Modern Vocational and Technical School Held Unveiling Ceremony
The Burundi Vocational and Technical School Project of the International Department passed the completion acceptance
Handover Ceremony of China Aid Burundi Vocational and Technical School Project
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Burundi Sent a Letter of Thanks to BUCG’s Burundi Vocational and Technical School Project
The vice president of Burundi inspected Burundi vocational and technical school project
Aid for the construction of the Burundi Vocational and Technical School project, supporting the dream under the banana tree
Ambassador Yu Xuzhong attended the opening ceremony of the Aid Burundi Vocational and Technical School
驻布隆迪大使郁序忠出席援布职业技术学校揭牌仪式
我援布隆迪职业技术学校项目举行交接仪式
CHINE – BURUNDI: UNE AMITIÉ MUTUELLEMENT BÉNÉFIQUE
驻布隆迪大使郁序忠出席中国援布职业技术学校交接仪式 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.