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Overview

Chinese embassy donates 'love bags' to 67 orphans in Nouakchott, Mauritania

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 2023
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2023
End (actual)
Jun 1, 2023

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This project was a donation to an orphanage in Nouakchott, Mauritania. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/546913345

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 Mauritania

Loan description

Chinese embassy donates 'love bags' to 67 orphans in Nouakchott, Mauritania

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 1, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Mauritania donated "love bags" to 67 orphans at the Naim Child Protection and Social Integration Center in Nouakchott. The donation took place as part of the "China-Africa Hand in Hand to Warm Children's Hearts" initiative, an annual campaign launched by Professor Peng Liyuan, the First Lady of China, in partnership with the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). The initiative aims to promote child welfare and support vulnerable children through health, education, and material assistance. The donation ceremony marked International Children's Day and was attended by Counselor Xi Wei of the Chinese Embassy and local officials. While the contents of the bags were not fully itemized, such "love bags" typically include school supplies, hygiene items, snacks, and small gifts. This initiative is one of many examples of representational and development-oriented support provided by China to Mauritania's most vulnerable populations.

Staff comments

1. There are no details on the value of the "love bags", nor the contents that were inside of the packages. There are other sources, however, that specify the items inside the care packages given by through "Warm Children's Hearts: a China-Africa Joint Action" activities in other African countries. It includes stationary, medicine, groceries, blankets, clothes and shoes. See sources: http://ss.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sbjw/202305/t20230531_11086510.htm, https://english.news.cn/20230614/13314296ae2f4e7384951dde9b77ee73/c.html