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Chinese Government provides 300 food baskets and 200 blankets worth P160,000 to assist flood victims

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$16,475
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•BotswanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BotswanaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 6, 2017
Start (actual)
Mar 6, 2017
End (actual)
Mar 6, 2017

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The purpose of this project was for the Chinese Government to provide 300 food baskets and 200 blankets to assist flood victims in Tutume, Lobatse, Ramotswa, Kanye, Moshupa, Goodhope, Mahalapye, Mochudi, Letlhakeng, Molepolole, Lentsweletau, North East, Boteti and Tonota. More detailed locational information can be found at: Tutume: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2051047885 Lobatse: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/331996625 Ramotswa: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2332098354 Kanye: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/287378072 Moshupa: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/331997319 Goodhope: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2469660338 Mahalapye: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2464801283 Mochudi: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1456560429 Letlhakeng: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2343349265 Molepolole: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/452237526#map=14/-24.4026/25.5240 Lentsweletau: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2466791988 North East: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/270334 Boteti: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Boteti%20district#map=11/-21.1252/24.9033 Tonota: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1447741012

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Botswana

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides 300 food baskets and 200 blankets worth P160,000 to assist flood victims

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2017, Botswana, 477 households had been affected by flooding due to excessive rain in Tutume, Lobatse, Ramotswa, Kanye, Moshupa, Goodhope, Mahalapye, Mochudi, Letlhakeng, Molepolole, Lentsweletau, North East, Boteti and Tonota. On March 6, 2017, the Chinese Embassy donated 300 food baskets and 200 blankets with a total value of P160,000 to help assist flood victims. Representing China, Ambassador Zhao Yanbo mentioned that China and Botswana had good relations, hoping that with the donations, the people in the afflicted areas would recover and rebuild their homes soon.