Chinese Embassy in Malawi donates two drones worth $10,000 to Malawi Disaster Management Agency (linked to #57914)
Commitment amount
$ 11523.381570209738
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 11523.38
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Malawi
Sector
Government and civil society (Code: 150)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On November 7, 2017, the Chinese embassy donated two drones worth $10,000 to the Malawi Disaster Management Agency. Ambassador Wang met with Vice President Soros Chilima of Malawi to donate these drones to the Malawi Disaster Management Authority. Ambassador Wang also briefed the development of bilateral relations between China and Malawi, saying that China attaches great importance to disaster reduction and relief, and actively provides assistance to Malawi in responding to disasters. The UAV donated by China is technologically advanced and fully functional, and it is believed that it will further enhance the capability of disaster monitoring and emergency disposal.
Additional details
The Embassy made a similar donation in 2018 (see project #57914).
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Malawi [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Malawi Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) [Government Agency]