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Overview

Chinese Government donates M26 million worth of rice and wheat to Lesotho in 2023

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,410,358
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•LesothoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 1, 2023
Start (actual)
Apr 1, 2023
End (actual)
Apr 1, 2023

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Lesotho
  • Lesotho Disaster Management Authority (DMA)

Loan description

Chinese Government donates M26 million worth of rice and wheat to Lesotho in 2023

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In April 2023, the Chinese Government donated 1,053 tons of white rice, parboiled rice, and wheat to the Government of Lesotho to help alleviate food insecurity following a climate-related disaster in December 2022. The donation, valued at M26 million, was officially handed over by Chinese Ambassador Lei Kezhong during a ceremony attended by Lesotho’s Acting Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Limpho Tau. The food was distributed by the Lesotho Disaster Management Bureau across multiple districts, including Morega, Berea, Leribe, Butabute, and Botha-Bothe. Additional distributions were made to orphanages and at least 120 households whose homes were destroyed by strong winds. At the time of the donation, five of Lesotho’s ten districts were classified in a “crisis” phase and the remaining five were classified as “stressed.” A follow-up food distribution reported in January 2024 in Kachasnek served 402 beneficiaries from 12 villages, with each household receiving 25 kg of rice and 12.5 kg of wheat.