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Chinese government grants 800,000 USD for the 800 Villages Digital Television Project (Linked to Record ID#57618)
| Funder | China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2018 |
| End Date | Mar 13, 2033 |
| Duration | 5,550 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 59377 |
Grant Description
On June 7, 2018, Kenya launched the 800 Villages Digital Television Project at Kenyatta International Conference Center in Nairobi, funded by a $800,000 USD grant from the Chinese government and implemented by StarTimes Kenya, the Kenyan subsidiary of a Chinese digital TV provider. Reportedly, half of the grant amount was used to purchase equipment and the rest for implementation.
The project aimed to connect 16,000 households in 47 counties in Kenya with satellite television, and provided 2,400 public institutions with a satellite TV system and 32-inch television sets.
This project is a regional implementation of an Africa-wide project "Access to Satellite TV for 10000 African villages" (known as "Wancuntong,"[万村通] in Chinese) an agreement signed during the Johannesburg Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in December 2015 (Record ID#57618). The project was completed on December 20, 2019.
A completion ceremony was held the same day, and attended by the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Wu Peng.
Sources & References
- China
- Kenya work together to bring TV to remote areas
- 肯尼亚“万村通”项目正式启动 数百村落将享受到卫星电视服务
- SPEECH BY MR. SAMMY ITEMERE
- PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
- FOR BROADCASTING AND TELECOMMUNICATION DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF NATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE 800 VILLAGE DIGITAL TV PROJECT
- STARTIMES TO ROLL OUT DIGITAL TV PROJECT FOR 800 VILLAGES IN KENYA
- Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng Addressed the Completion Ceremony of Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages in Kenya
- 吴鹏大使出席“万村通”肯尼亚项目竣工仪式并致辞
- 吴鹏大使出席“万村通”肯尼亚项目竣工仪式并致辞
- Kenya
- China launch digital TV project for 800 villages
- China pledges continued support to Kenya's development agenda: envoy
- Kenyan
- Chinese govts start 10,000 Villages Digital TV Project
- Hundreds of Kenyan villages access TV service through Chinese aid
- The Ten Thousand Villages Project was completed in Kenya with 16,000 households having access to satellite TV service 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.
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