Overview

Chinese Embassy donates food supplies to Sierra Leone Ministry of Social Welfare in April 2023

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 21, 2023

Start (actual): Apr 21, 2023

End (actual): Apr 21, 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

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs (Sierra Leone)

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates food supplies to Sierra Leone Ministry of Social Welfare in April 2023

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 21, 2023, the day of Eid al-Fitr, a traditional Muslim festival, Chinese Ambassador Wang Qing presented a donation consisting of bags of rice, cooking oil, and bags of sugar to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs at New England Ville in Freetown. The items donated to the Ministry included 30 tons of rice (600 bags, 50kg per bag), 600 liters of cooking oil (30 cartons, 20 litre per carton), and 1.5 tons of sugar (30bags, 50kg per bag), although the monetary value of the items is unknown. The donation was intended to help the religious organizations in providing support to the less privileged persons and communities.