Chinese embassy to Botswana on Friday officially handed over a pavement project for students disabilities to a local school.

The pavement project aims to eliminate obstacles for the wheelchiar-bound students and enables them to move around the school more easier.

Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Zheng Zhuqiang said during the handing-over ceremony the embassy decided to sponsor the pavement project to the school after it witnessed wheelchair-bound students having difficulties to move around the school especially on rainy days.

The pavement has been built in front of a special unit building of Solomon Dihutso Primary School, Mogoditshane area, western Gaborone. The public school has around 900 students, among them 72 disabilities.

The embassy started its relationship with the school in 2013 and donated books, schoolbags and sportswears to it. School students and staff were also invited to the embassy's open day last November.

"I am looking forward to making joint efforts with you to further strengthen our relationship and bring more benefits to the students," said the embassador.

Principal education officer of Mogoditshane Elias Lebana and school officers expressed their gratitude to the embassy.

The Chinese government and Chinese community in Botswana have been playing an active and helpful role in the filed of education in the country. Each year, China provides more than 80 government scholarships for Botswana student to pursue higher education in China. China has built and donated two primary schools in Maun, northern area and Serowe, east of the country. The Chinese embassy has adopted two schools here responding the call of the Botswana government.