Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides grant worth TZS 22.4 billion — via an October 2017 ETCA — for Kagera Vocational and Technical School Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#70921)

$8.96M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Oct 13, 2017
End Date	May 25, 2032
Duration	5,338 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`60840`

Grant Description

The first report of a possible Kagera Vocational and Technical School Construction Project came in a Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) report.

Then, after 4-years without any apparent progress, on November 26, 2018, representatives from the Chinese Government and the Chinese Government signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which allocated 22.4 billion Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) of grant funding for the Kagera Vocational and Technical School Construction Project.

The grant funds were drawn — at least in part — from an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) that the Chinese Government and the Government of Tanzania signed on October 13, 2017.

The ETCA committed $13 million USD of grant funding for the Kagera Vocational and Technical School Construction Project and several other projects (as captured via Record ID#70921).

The purpose of the project was to construct the Kagera Regional Vocational Training and Service Centre with a total construction area of about 6,000 square meters.

The school was designed with 19 classrooms and 9 training workshops, including electronics, welding, machining, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, painting and other specialties.

Upon completion, the school was expected to offer long or short-term training to nearly 3,000 students and offer accommodation to 350 people.

Shanxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project implementation.

A formal groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 28, 2019 and the project was originally expected to reach completion within 18 months (May 28, 2021). The project was ultimately completed on April 30, 2022. A formal project handover ceremony took place on October 19, 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Kagera Regional Vocational Training and Service Centre Construction Project and the China-aided Kagera Regional Vocational Training and Service Center Project. The Chinese project title is 卡盖拉职业技术培训学院 or 中国援建坦桑尼亚卡盖拉职业技术学院建设项目 or 坦桑尼亚卡盖拉职业技术学院建设项目.
The November 2018 MOU was signed by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), Dr. Leonard Akwilapo on behalf of the Tanzania government and Yuan Lin, Chief Representative for Economic and Commercial representation of China to Tanzania.

📚 Sources & References

President Kikwete's visit to China's achievements and feelings
China will build a training school in Tanzania
Helping pay for a dream of prosperity
援坦桑尼亚卡盖拉职业技术学校项目对外实施协议正式签署
中国援坦卡盖拉职业技术学校项目举行开工仪式
The ambassador to Tanzania and President Magufuli attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tanka Gela Vocational and Technical School Project
The ambassador to Tanzania and President Magufuli attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tanka Gela Vocational and Technical School Project
中国援坦桑尼亚卡盖拉职业技术学校项目开工仪式隆重举行
China commits 22.4Bil for construction of Kagera Regional Vocational Training Centre
China Foreign Aid Vocational School 'Cloud' Acceptance: A Long Distance Connection
CONSTRUCTION OF CHINA AIDED KAGERA REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SERVICE CENTRE
The groundbreaking ceremony of the China-aided Tankagera Vocational and Technical School Project
Construction companies develop at pace in Africa
Vocational Education and Training Authority Home Page
Speech on the Handover Ceremony of China-aided Project of Kagera Vocational Training and Service Centre in Tanzania
驻坦桑尼亚大使陈明健出席中国援建卡盖拉职业技术学校项目交接仪式
陈明健大使在中国援坦卡盖拉职业技术学校交接仪式上的讲话
袁林参赞出席我援坦卡盖拉职业技术学校项目竣工验收会议 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.

All Grantees

Government of Tanzania

Interested in applying for this grant?

Complete our application form to express your interest and we'll guide you through the process.

Apply for This Grant