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Chinese Government provides RMB 104 million grant for Malapoa College Renovation and Extension Project

¥104M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Vanuatu
Country	Vanuatu
Start Date	Jan 29, 2014
End Date	Nov 19, 2031
Duration	6,503 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37740`

Grant Description

In 2013, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu signed an agreement, which dispatched Chinese technicians to carry out a feasibility study for the Malapoa College Renovation and Extension Project.

Then, on January 29, 2014, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu signed letters of exchange, which committed approximately RMB 104 million of grant funding for the Malapoa College Renovation and Extension Project.

The purpose of the project was to renovate and expand Malapoa College near Port Vila on the island of Efate (exact locational coordinates: -17.723282, 168.304442).

The project involved the construction of a two-story teacher’s apartment, a canteen, a multi-purpose storm proof playground, an equipment room, 24 classrooms, two laboratory buildings with eight science labs, a staff room, a library, a student lounge, a three-story dormitory for boys, and a three-story dormitory for girls.

Yanjian Group signed a construction contract on December 16, 2015. Then, a foundation-laying ceremony took place on August 1, 2016.

In September 2017, the Prime Minister of Vanuatu and the Chinese Ambassador returned to inspect the progress of the project. On April 15, 2018, the donor (China’s Ministry of Commerce) dispatched 4 experts to conduct an on-site inspection. The project was officially completed on September 13, 2018.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 中国援瓦马拉坡学校扩建项目 or 瓦马拉坡学校扩建项目Some sources report the grant as 1.2 billion Vatu; AidData codes the full contract amount of 103 million RMB reported from the project's implementing agency, Yanjian Group.

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