Project ID: 30588

Chinese Government provides $10 million grant for provision of food aid following 2011-2012 East Africa drought

Commitment amount

$ 10185046.92

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Djibouti

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2012

Completion

2012

2012-01-04

Actual

Description

Between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region causing severe food shortages in countries like Djibouti. On 4 January 2012, the Chinese government delivered a food aid package worth $10 million USD to Goubetto village in Djibouti (See: '我援吉救灾粮食分发仪式在吉古贝托举行'). The donation included flour and oil.

Number of official sources

2

Number of unofficial sources

1

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Djibouti [Government Agency]