Overview

China Provides Earthquake Relief to Tanzania

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$54,536

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•TanzaniaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 1, 2016

Start (actual): Sep 15, 2016

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This project donated assorted food items, medicines, and tents to the earthquake-hit region of Kagera, Tanzania. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1600767.

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

Loan description

China Provides Earthquake Relief to Tanzania

Narrative

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Project narrative

In September 2016, China donated assorted food items, medicines, and tents to the earthquake-hit region of Kagera, Tanzania. The donation came from various Chinese companies, the Dar es Salaam embassy, and the Chinese community overall. The Chinese embassy donated 50,000 US dollars and Chinese companies doing business in Tanzania donated 70,000 US dollars. Salum Kijuu, Major General of Kagera Regional Commissioner said all the donations received will be distributed to the affected people. He also begged for more support to rebuild the region. Specific funding for Chinese companies is unknown