China donates kitchen to Manleuana school in Dili, Timor-Leste

$100K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Timor-Leste Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Country	Timor-Leste
Start Date	Apr 14, 2021
End Date	Aug 24, 2026
Duration	1,958 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96505`

Grant Description

On November 8th, 2021, representatives from the Chinese embassy in Timor-Leste attended a handover ceremony for the donation of a kitchen to Manleuana school in Dili. The kitchen was developed by the World Food Program using a 100,000 donation from China.

At the ceremony, the Chinese ambassador to Timor-Leste donated basketballs and other school supplies to Manleuana school.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The USD 100,000 donation was pledged to the World Food Programme in April 2021. It seems likely that it was applied to this project, although it was donated in response to significant flooding in Timor-Leste in March and April of 2021.

📚 Sources & References

Ambassador Xiao Jianguo Attends the Handover Ceremony of Donating School Kitchens to East Timor
China provides medical types of equipment to Timor-Leste to deal with covid-19
With schools re-opening again
WFP has been working to build #resilience and restore a healthy #learning environment for students through school feeding and support. 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.