Overview

China grants $1 million USD to Lesotho for food aid

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,876,516

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•LesothoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 23, 2006

Start (actual): Mar 23, 2006

End (actual): Mar 23, 2006

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

Government of Lesotho

Loan description

China grants $1 million USD to Lesotho for food aid

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 23, 2006, the Chinese government donated $1 million USD in cash to the Government of Lesotho to buy food in an effort to mitigate the on-going famine. This article mentions the UN's World Food Program (WFP), but the first definitive donation from the People's Republic of China through WFP is captured in Record ID#1092. AidData thinks this 2006 donation was contested at the time due to Taiwan sovereignty issues, but they were somehow resolved by 2008.