CHASE Fund beneficiaries

Disbursements as at December 31, 2017:

Sports Development Foundation (SDF) $6.6b Education $3b

Health $3b

Arts and Culture $2b

Value of approved projects as December 31, 2017:

ARTS AND CULTURE

Total of $2.7b has been disbursed to arts and culture under the following categories: performing arts, literary, heritage, historic sites and monuments, libraries/archives, visual arts, museums, media/films/music and craft.

The highest sum of $808m has been disbursed to projects under heritage and craft; $743m to the performing arts; $318m to historic sites/monuments; $237m to music/film/media; $164m to literary works. Visual arts and museums have both received in excess of $112m each.

HEALTH

A total of $3.6b has been disbursed to health under the following categories: the development of healthy lifestyles, building of health facilities, equipping and enhancing health facilities, training of personnel, support for the mentally challenged, collaboration with private sector, prevention of drug abuse, programme for cancer care and research.

The top four funded areas receiving funds are equipping and upgrading of health facilities receiving $2.2b; the promotion of healthy lifestyles $595m; medical assistance, $410m and training $256m.

EDUCATION

The top three areas receiving funding are $2.2b to equipping and upgrading basic schools; $1.09b to build and outfit basic schools and resource centres; and to provide training in the sector totalling $779m. The smallest contribution in this area has been to childcare centres, with a sum totalling $4.8m.

*Sports projects are approved by the Sports Development Foundation.