China donated $50,000 to Indonesia for earthquake relief in East Nusa Tenggara
Commitment amount
$ 113882.60609433183
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 113882.61
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Indonesia
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On November 17, 2004, China donated $50,000 to Indonesia for earthquake relief in Alor in East Nusa Tenggara. Chinese ambassador to Indonesia Lu Shu Min handed over the donation to the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab, intended to be used for medicine, food, and materials to repair the physical damage done by the earthquake. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter Scale, jolted nine sub-districts in Alor District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on 12 November, and was followed by 1,000 aftershocks. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #24332.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Indonesia [Government Agency]