China grants 30,679.01 kina to PNG for water supply materials

$30.7K USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Papua New Guinea
Country	Papua New Guinea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2001
End Date	Dec 15, 2033
Duration	12,036 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37633`

Grant Description

On May 18, 2001, Chinese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Zhao Zhenyu, handed over a cheque of 30,679.01 kina to fund the purchase of Kerowagi water supply materials.

The project will benefit about 5,000 people of the Paglau tribe of Kerowagi township (in the Highlands province of Chimbu).

The cheque was received by the member for Kerowagi and communication minister, John Kamb, and Paglau war councillor Frank Kowane at the Chinese embassy. Mr. Kamb thanked Mr.

Zhenyu and the Chinese people for their goodwill assistance towards funding the purchase of water supply materials and said the Kerowagi-Barawagi water supply will be completed and commissioned in September this year. Kerowagi-Barawagi water supply is an 8-9 km project that started in 1993.

📚 Sources & References

Papua New Guinea - China donates funds for Highlands water project 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.