Overview

China grants $20,000 to Somalia to relieve drought and food crisis

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$20,511

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•SomaliaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2014

Start (actual): Nov 2, 2014

End (actual): Nov 2, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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The states affected can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13702732 , https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13702731 , https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13702730, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/14278313 , https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13702729

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Somalia

Loan description

China grants $20,000 to Somalia to relieve drought and food crisis

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 2 2014, the Chinese Embassy in Somalia donated humanitarian aid worth of $20,000 in cash to the Somali Famine Relief. According to the Chinese Embassy, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Wei Hongtian and Mr. Abdiqadir Abdi Farah, Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister, attended the hand-over ceremony. The aid was intended for relieving the food crises caused by severe drought in 6 states in southern Somalia which affected over a million Somali citizens.