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Chinese Government provides 1 million USD to the Red Cross Society of China for the provision of earthquake relief aid to Haiti

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,286,138
Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•HaitiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•China (People's Republic of)Sector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 13, 2010
Start (actual)
Jan 13, 2010
End (actual)
Jan 13, 2010

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The purpose of this project was to fund relief efforts after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. More information can be found at this link: https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2010-haiti-earthquake-fact and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/387318#map=12/18.4855/-72.3642

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

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Red Cross Society of China

Implementing agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Red Cross Society of China

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 1 million USD to the Red Cross Society of China for the provision of earthquake relief aid to Haiti

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to UNOCHA FTS (Flow ID #71076), the Government of China provided a 1 million USD donation to the Red Cross Society of China on 13 January 2010 to provide emergency aid to the population affected by earthquakes in Haiti. This flow was reported to UNOCHA FTS by the Government of China, and the flow status is listed as "Commitment".

Staff comments

While some articles report the donation was directly from RCSC, UNOCHA FTS reports the grant as initially funded by the Chinese government.