Overview

Chinese Government donates water tanks to Antigua and Barbuda for drought relief

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Antigua and BarbudaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Antigua and BarbudaSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 25, 2022

Start (actual): Jul 25, 2022

End (actual): Jul 25, 2022

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Loan description

Chinese Government donates water tanks to Antigua and Barbuda for drought relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 25, 2022, the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Zhang Yanling, donated a batch of water storage tanks to Antigua and Barbuda to help offset water shortages during a prolonged drought. The donation was intended to be distributed to farmers, single mothers, and other disadvantaged groups that were struggling to access and store water as a result of the drought. The Antiguan and Barbudan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Everly Paul Chet Green, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, Samantha Marshall, and the Minister of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development, Dean Jonas attended the donation ceremony.