Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 60 million worth of emergency food assistance to Malawi

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$9,848,402

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•MalawiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalawiSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 3, 2016

Start (actual): Aug 3, 2016

End (actual): Sep 6, 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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Malawi

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Malawi

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 60 million worth of emergency food assistance to Malawi

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 4, 2016, the Chinese government provided Malawi with an emergency food aid handover ceremony. China's Ambassador to Malawi, Wang Shiting, made the symbolic donation to Malawi President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe. He provided 6,585 tons of rice, which was shipped to Malawi in four batches. The first batch of 2,000 tons of rice was delivered on August 3, 2016. The second and third batches arrived on August 13, 2016. The final batch of rice was delivered on September 6, 2016. These batches of emergency food aid (worth RMB 60 million) were provided to address food shortages impacting 6.5 million starving Malawians, caused by a series of disasters in Malawi.