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Chinese Government grants $1 million USD for National Assembly Media Center Project

$1M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2009
End Date	Apr 20, 2032
Duration	8,510 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`73154`

Grant Description

On July 13, 2009 and 27, 2009, the Chinese Government and the Government of Zambia signed letters of exchange for National Assembly Media Center Project. The Chinese Government reportedly committed $1 million USD of grant funding for this project.

The purpose of this center in Lusaka was to bring Zambia’s parliament closer to the people and assist the media in covering its activities. Shanxi Construction Engineering Group was the contractor responsible for implementation. On April 14, 2011, a foundation laying ceremony took place. The project officially commenced on June 11, 2011 and it was completed on December 10, 2011.

Then, on May 15, 2012, the Chinese Government and and the Government of Zambia signed the project handover certificate. On September 3, 2012, an opening ceremony was organized for the National Assembly Media Center.

📋 Staff Comments

The National Assembly Media Center is locally known as the Parliament Media Reception Centre or the Media and Visitor’s Centre. The Chinese project title is 赞比亚议会媒体中心项目

📚 Sources & References

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