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Chinese Government donates Television Sets to Cameroon for the Ten Thousand African Villages Project (Linked to Record ID#57618)

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Cameroon
Country	Cameroon
Start Date	Dec 04, 2015
End Date	Mar 21, 2028
Duration	4,491 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`99370`

Grant Description

In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, together with the African participants of the Conference, at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Johannesburg Summit announced this project, "Access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages" (Chinese name: “万村通”卫星数字电视项目") (Record ID#57618).

The StarTimes (四达时代) group was charged with implementing the project under the direction of the Chinese and African governments in the countries concerned, including Cameroon.

On November 14, 2019, a handover ceremony was held in the Meifou-Afamba province of Cameroon for the provision of satellite television sets in 6,000 households and 900 public spaces across 300 Cameroonian villages.

Wang Yingwu, Chinese Ambassador to Cameroon, and Zou Ge, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Information of Cameroon represented the two governments.

The donation reportedly included digital television sets, as well as 100-inch projectors, and came with 30 free programs. The television sets and projectors are powered by solar cells so that they remain functional during power outages.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 万村通项目.
The French project title is le projet Accès à la TV satellite pour 10 000 villages africains.

📚 Sources & References

刚果（布）万村通项目交接仪式举行
中非不断开启互利合作新篇章
驻喀麦隆大使王英武出席援喀“万村通”项目交接仪式
通讯：中国建设的“万村通”让喀麦隆村民家门口看上了非洲杯
万村通心相通
中国援非“万村通”喀麦隆项目竣工 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.