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Overview

Chinese government provides emergency food aid to Sierra Leone in March 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
Mar 9, 2023
End (actual)
Mar 9, 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 Sierra Leone

Loan description

Chinese government provides emergency food aid to Sierra Leone in March 2023

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 9, 2023, a hybrid handover ceremony for the donation of emergency food aid was held. The food aid consisted of 50kg bags of rice, although the number of bags and their overall value are unknown. Tan Wenhong, Deputy Director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), Wang Qing, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, and Theresa Dick, Sierra Leone's Deputy Minister of Agriculture gave speeches at the ceremony. Other officials from the Ministry of Commerce, CIDCA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security also attended the hybrid event.

Staff comments

1. Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has 2 deputy ministers. Theresa Dick serves as the first deputy minister and Sahr Hemore serves as the second.