China sends expert to Eritrea for instruction on demining

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Eritrea
Country	Eritrea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2003
End Date	Jun 04, 2033
Duration	11,112 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`556`

Grant Description

From 2001 to 2003, China sent two groups of experts to Eritrea for training and on-site instruction on demining. 60 Eritrean deminers were trained, who cleared at least 103,000 sq meters of minefields and removed at least 587 mines and other unexploded ordnance. See ID# 12946

📚 Sources & References

http://www.the-monitor.org/index.php/publications/display?url=lm/2004/eritrea.html#fnB2930, http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2011/11/19/3245s3442572.htm
China takes active part in international demining assistance. 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.