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Chinese Government provides $16 million grant for community and technical colleges (Linked to Record ID#52446, #69223, #57910)

$16M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Malawi
Country	Malawi
Start Date	Jan 21, 2016
End Date	Apr 22, 2032
Duration	5,936 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`52348`

Grant Description

On January 21, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government Malawi signed letters of exchange for three separate projects: five community technical colleges (Record ID#57910), Mzuzu Youth Centre (Record ID#69223), and procurement of police vehicles (Record ID#57775).

One of these agreements provided for a $16 million USD grant for five community technical colleges in Mzimba, Ntcheu, Zomba, Mulanje, and Nsanje districts. In addition to the grant, China provided an $8 million loan for the same project (Record ID#52446). The five community technical colleges project entered implementation on November 24, 2018.

The contractor responsible for project implementation is China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Around September 9, 2021, the company announced the completion of the project.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Chinese project title is 马社区技术学院和姆祖祖青年体育中心项目.

📚 Sources & References

China to Implement Feasibility Study On Community Technic
Malawian president holds talks with visiting Chinese foreign minister
马社区技术学院和姆祖祖青年体育中心项目可行性研究换文签字仪式在利隆圭举行
中国向马援助一青年中心
The Construction of 5 China-aided Community Technical Colleges Officially Launched
Malawi launches construction of five China-aided community colleges
Construction of five China-aided community colleges launched in Malawi
中铁十四局集团马拉维社区职业技术学院项目正式开工建设
刘国玉参赞出席我援马拉维五所社区技术学院项目专业考察工作对接会
驻马拉维使馆临时代办王秀胜赴马南部地区开展安全生产巡视检查
The Malawi Community and Technical College project was successfully completed 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.