Chinese Government provides grant for Bekosi Primary School Expansion Project

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Office of the First Lady of Timor-Leste
Country	Timor-Leste
Start Date	Jan 01, 2013
End Date	Jun 01, 2030
Duration	6,360 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64446`

Grant Description

In 2013, at the request of former First Lady, Kirsty Sword Gusmao, the then Goodwill Ambassador for Education of Timor-Leste, the Chinese Embassy in Timor-Leste provided a grant for the Bekosi Primary School Expansion Project.

The purpose of the project was to expand the Bekosi Primary School (Becussi Primary School) in the capital city of Dili by constructing additional 3 additional classrooms and 1 teacher's room.

The expanded area of the school covered 315 square meters and was able to accommodate an additional 200 students on top of the current 300+ pupils. The opening ceremony for the expanded school was held on August 19, 2015. Chinese Ambassador, Liu Hongyang, was in attendance and gave a speech.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as Becussi Primary School Expansion Project

📚 Sources & References

Chinese Aid in the Pacific
Address by H.E. Ambassador Liu Hongyang at the Opening Ceremony of New Classrooms of Becussi Primary School
Address by H.E. Ambassador Liu Hongyang at the Opening Ceremony of New Classrooms of Becussi Primary School 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.