Overview

Chinese Government donates more than 1000 tons of food aid to Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) for citizens affected by recent droughts

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•SomaliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SomaliaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 28, 2023

Start (actual): Feb 28, 2023

End (actual): Feb 28, 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

Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA)

Loan description

Chinese Government donates more than 1000 tons of food aid to Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) for citizens affected by recent droughts

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On February 28, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Somalia held a handover ceremony for more than 1000 tons of food aid to the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) to help Somali citizens affected by recent droughts. The donation handover ceremony was held at the Port of Mogadishu, and the handover certificates were signed by both the chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu, Mr. Chen Wendi, and SoDMA’s Chairman, Mr. Mohamud Mo'alim Abdulle. The new batch of food aid includes rice and wheat. The rice was delivered in 20 kg bags, from COFCO Corporation. It's not known how much of the donation was rice and how much wheat.