Overview

MOFCOM and UNDP donate 1,425 sewing machines to Bangladesh

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 13, 2023

Start (actual): Nov 13, 2023

End (actual): Nov 13, 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

China Ministry of Commerce

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Bangladesh

Loan description

MOFCOM and UNDP donate 1,425 sewing machines to Bangladesh

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 13, 2023, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) held a handover ceremony for 1425 automated sewing machines. This donation is intended for urban poor, specifically women, to gain skills and economic opportunity. The donation also involved a skills training. This donation is part of the China-UNDP Triangular and South-South Cooperation Project on Strengthening Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related Manufacturing Capacity in Asia and the Pacific Region.