Project ID: 56182

China-Lesotho Friendship Fund donates essentials to 200 families in Berea (Linked to Umbrella Project #56186)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Lesotho

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2015-01-01

Actual start

2016-09-07

Actual complete

2016-09-07

Geography

Description

In December 2015, the President of Lesotho declared a state of emergency due to the El Nino-induced drought and called on the Chinese government to help mitigate the intensifying food insecurity among Masotho families. In response, on September 7, 2016, the China-Lesotho People to People Friendship Action Fund and the Chinese Community and Security Cooperation Center in Lesotho officially donated food and daily essentials to 200 families in Berea district. Each parcel had items such as cooking oil and wheat flour. The value of this donation is unknown.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Lesotho [Government Agency]

China-Lesotho People to People Friendship Action Fund (CLPPFA) [NGO/CSO/Foundation]

Chinese Community and Security Cooperation Centre in Lesotho [NGO/CSO/Foundation]