Overview

Chinese Government grants $5 million to WFP in Kenya for food aid to refugees

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,320,632

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 17, 2017

Start (actual): Apr 17, 2017

End (actual): Mar 23, 2018

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

Receiving agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Kenya

Loan description

Chinese Government grants $5 million to WFP in Kenya for food aid to refugees

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2017, the Chinese Government pledged $5 million USD (Sh500 million) to support South Sudan and Somalia refugees in Kenya. The donation was provided to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to purchase 9,000 tons of cereals (maize and sorghum) for the approximately 420,000 refugees living in the Dadaab and Kakuma camps in northern Kenya beginning on April 17, 2017. A hand-over certificate was signed on March 23, 2018, upon completion of the donation.