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Chinese Government donates 600 sewing machines to the Fiji's Ministry of Women

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$65,635
Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•FijiSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 9, 2014
Start (actual)
Sep 9, 2014
End (actual)
Sep 9, 2014

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Fiji Ministry of Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 600 sewing machines to the Fiji's Ministry of Women

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 9, 2014, China donated 600 sewing machines to Fiji's Ministry of Women, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation. The 600 sewing machines are worth $64,000 and will be distributed among women in rural areas of Fiji. Huang Yong, Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, and Dr. Jiko Luveni, Fiji's Minister of Women, Social Welfare, and Poverty Alleviation, signed the donation document at the handover ceremony. According to Ambassador Huang, the sewing machines are expected to help hundreds of women achieve self-worth through creative work, and benefit hundreds of families and thousands of people in Fiji. Dr. Jiko Luveni said that the 600 sewing machines will be provided to women groups particularly those who have lodged their requests with the ministry and that the idea is for all the villages in Fiji to have two sewing machines each. Previous donations of sewing machines were made in 2010 and 2011 (See Record ID#39318 and #39321).