China has donated nine 40-foot containers of classroom furniture and electronics to the Barbadian Ministry of Education.
The equipment donated includes 2,500 classroom chairs, 2,500 desks for secondary schools and 14,000 pieces of technology such as 9,000 tablets, 2,000 laptops and 3,000 desktops for all schools.
The total value of the donation is BD$10 million.
Distribution has already begun in all public schools and some private schools, tertiary level institutions including the TVET Council, The Barbados Community College, The Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic and The Media Resource Center of the Ministry of Education and the Accreditation Council of Barbados.
The two countries also signed a bilateral agreement last month which sets out for the allocation of BDS$50 million for the funding of two projects. The first is a food security program being hosted by the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and the other an agricultural program in Hope, St. Lucy.
