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Chinese Government provides grant for Television Access for 10,000 African Villages Project (Linked to Record ID#56756 and ID#57618))
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Burundi |
| Country | Burundi |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2018 |
| End Date | Aug 26, 2033 |
| Duration | 5,716 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 73382 |
Grant Description
In 2018, the Chinese Government provided a grant to the Government of Burundi for the Access to Satellite Television for 10,000 African Villages Project. The monetary value of this grant is unknown.
The project involved the provision of digital television sets, projectors, and receiving terminals (decoders) to 300 villages in Burundi. Each village received 20 decoders and three solar television kits. StarTimes was the contractor responsible for project implementation.
A project commencement ceremony took place on March 12, 2018, and the project was officially completed and handed over to the authorities on March 1, 2019.
Chinese Ambassador to Burundi Li Changlin attended the completion ceremony of the project and signed the project handover certificate with Burundi Minister of Communications and Media Frédéric Nahimana.
This project is an extension project of the digital TV migration joint venture project in #56756 and umbrella project of the "Wan Cun Tong" Project (See Record ID#57618), which is also called "10,000 villages plus" ("10,000 more villages").
Staff Comments
The French project title is Accès à la télévision par satellite dans 10000 villages africains dont 300 au Burundi. The Chinese project title is “万村通'.See also Project #62521 for the joint venture StarTimes is in with the Burundian government for an ICT infrastructure network creation.
Sources & References
- 300 villages of Burundi to access satellite TV in new project funded by Chinese government
- Le projet chinois « Accès à la télévision par satellite dans 10 000 villages africains » à l’aide du solaire lancé au Burundi
- Plus de 215 millions USD pour numériser la TV en Afrique
- Burundi/Chine : cérémonie de remise et de réception du projet d'accès à la télévision satellitaire pour 300 villages burundais Xinhua, 02.03.2019 14h30
- Three hundred Burundian villages access Satellite TV thanks to Chinese support
- Le projet d'accès à la télévision par satellite financé par la Chine s'achève au Burundi
- Burundi/Chine : cérémonie de remise et de réception du projet d'accès à la télévision satellitaire pour 300 villages burundais
- Burundi/Chine : lancement officiel du projet 'Accès à la télévision par satellite dans 10.000 villages africains'
- Coopération Sino-Africain : 300 villages burundais vont bientôt accéder à la TV par Satellite
- Chinese government funded satellite TV project in Burundi completed
- Télévision satellitaire, un projet pour l’augmentation des téléspectateurs
- 中国援布隆迪“万村通”项目竣工
- 万村通持续推进 为非洲村落点亮信息之光, 【“一带一路”在行动】“万村通”让非洲人民“通世界”, 【“一带一路”在行动】“万村通”让非洲人民“通世界” 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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