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Chinese Government donates aid package worth $6.2 million as part of earthquake relief efforts

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,426,849
Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2005
Start (actual)
Oct 10, 2005
End (actual)
Oct 23, 2005

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The project donated funds to the Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3780130

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Pakistan

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates aid package worth $6.2 million as part of earthquake relief efforts

Narrative

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Project narrative

In October 2005, China donated a comprehensive aid package totaling US$ 6.2 million (US$ 1 million in cash and US$5.2 million in kind). It had been announced a day after the 8 October earthquake in Kashmir, and had been completely disbursed by 23 October. Nine cargo planes had been sent to Pakistan delivering 9 batches of relief goods. The relief goods include 25,000 blankets, 2310 tents, 7350 cotton padded mattresses, 23,980 towel coverlets, 38,000 bed sheets, 1312 generators, 1272 emergency lamps, 6400 buckets, 12 water purifiers, 20,000 gallons of purified water, as well as 46 tons of medicine and medical equipments. According to press release by the Chinese embassy in Pakistan, the aid was delivered in batches beginning shortly after the earthquake on Oct 8 2005, and had finished at the latest by Oct 23.