Overview

Chinese embassy donates supplies to two Missionaries of Charity centers in Burundi

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 24, 2023

Start (actual): May 24, 2023

End (actual): May 24, 2023

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The donations were given to 2 centers of the Missionaries of Charity order, also called the Calcutta order. One is in Rohero in Mukaza commune in Bujumbura City and the other is in Kajaga in Mutimbuzi commune in Bujumbura province. The Kajaga center is called the "Missionary Nuns of Charity" or "Calcutta Missionary Center" and is about 500 meters from the Bujumbura-Gatumba road. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/589900972, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/87173561

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 Burundi

Loan description

Chinese embassy donates supplies to two Missionaries of Charity centers in Burundi

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 24, 2023, the Chinese Ambassador to Burundi delivered donations of food, stationery, and other supplies to two Missionaries of Charity centers in Rohero (Mukaza commune, Bujumbura City) and Kajaga (Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura province). The event was part of the “Warm Children’s Hearts” program, initiated by China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan and implemented jointly with the Good Deeds Mugiraneza Foundation of Burundi’s First Lady. The donation targeted orphans and children with disabilities, aiming to alleviate malnutrition. The 21st Chinese medical team also provided free on-site clinics (linked to Record ID#102386). The total value of the donation was not disclosed.

Staff comments

1. The centers are sometimes called "Calcutta Missionary Center" since the Missionaries of Charity were formed in Calcutta. The one in Kajaga is sometimes titled "Congoman Hotel." 2. Donation coded as Representational due to primarily symbolic and soft-power nature.