Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 20 million grant for to Sri Lankan flood victims

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,282,801

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 10, 2016

Start (actual): May 31, 2016

End (actual): May 31, 2016

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

Government Agencies

Government of Sri Lanka

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Sri Lanka

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 20 million grant for to Sri Lankan flood victims

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 31, 2016, the Chinese Government donated 1,000 tents and 2,998 folding beds to the Government of Sri Lanka to support flood victims. The donation was worth RMB 20 million. During the donation ceremony, the Chinese Government also announced it would donate $1.5 million in cash and the funds would be used to construct a friendship village (See Record ID#53659). At the same time, the China Red Cross Society donated $50,000 to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society for humanitarian relief activities (Record ID#53706).

Staff comments

The amount field was changed in October 2018 from RMB 15 million, which was based on Factiva sources.