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Chinese Government provides RMB 60 million grant for Building of Two China-Ethiopia Friendship Schools Project

¥60M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Ethiopia
Country	Ethiopia
Start Date	Jan 11, 2010
End Date	Nov 25, 2027
Duration	6,527 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`59850`

Grant Description

On January 11, 2010, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ethiopia signed an RMB ETB 39,174,079 grant agreement for the Building of Two China-Ethiopia Friendship Schools Project. However, it subsequently upsized its grant commitment to approximately RMB 60 million (ETB 100,785,657).

According to the Government of Ethiopia’s Aid Management Platform (AMP), the Chinese Government ultimately provided (disbursed) ETB 100,785,657 in grant funding (representing a 257% disbursement rate vis-a-vis the original commitment amount from January 11, 2010).

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) made three grant disbursements in 2013 and 2014: an ETB 43,047,291 disbursement on April 8, 2014, an ETB 31,428,571 disbursement on September 8, 2014, and an ETB 26,309,795 disbursement on January 8, 2015.

The purpose of the project was to construct 2 China-Africa friendship primary schools: Bole Ethio-China Friendship School and Abay Primary School in the capital city of Addis Ababa.

China Jiangsu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project implementation. It signed an RMB 60 million construction contract with the Addis Ababa Education Bureau in July 2013.

Xie Wei, deputy general manager of China Jiangsu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group Co., Ltd., signed the contract. On May 20, 2015, an official project handover ceremony was held for the 2 schools.

Construction was completed in 20 months, which suggests that the project implementation start date was September 20, 2013.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Two China-Ethiopia Friendship Schools Construction Project and the China Africa Friendship Primary Schools Project. The Chinese project title is 中非友好小学交.
The system identification number for this project in the Government of Ethiopia’s Aid Management Platform (AMP) is 87143123101133.
The construction of these two schools was one of the measures taken by the Chinese Government to implement the fourth ministerial meeting of the 2009 China-Africa Cooperation Forum.
The AMP records a grant commitment value of ETB 39,174,079 on January 11, 2010. 1 Ethiopian Birr (ETB) was equal to 0.08 United States Dollars (USD) and 0.54 Chinese yuan (RMB) in January 2010, which implies that the ETB 39,174,079 grant commitment recorded in the AMP was worth USD 3,133,926.32 and RMB 21,154,002.66 at the time that it was contracted.

📚 Sources & References

An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia
Chinese company to build 2 schools in Ethiopia
Chinese company signs agreement for construction of 2 schools in Ethiopia
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Provides Donation to Tenbite Ermias Primary Public School in Kolfe Keranyo Sub-city
Addis Ababa
Full text of Wen's speech at 4th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC
China hands over two standard schools to Ethiopia's capital
China will continue its support to Ethiopia's education sector: Ambassador
腊翊凡大使出席援埃中非友好小学交接仪式
埃塞政府举行援埃塞两所中非友好小学项目对外施工合同签约仪式
腊翊凡大使出席援埃中非友好小学交接仪式
中国援埃塞两所中非友好小学举行开工仪式
Building of Two China-Ethiopia Friendship Schools
China will continue its support to Ethiopia's education sector: Ambassador
China will continue its support to Ethiopia’s education sector: Ambassador 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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