Overview

Chinese Embassy in Kenya donated 130,000 USD worth of medical equipment to First Lady of Kenya maternal health charity.

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$130,819

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

End (actual): Mar 8, 2018

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The purpose of the project was to donate medical equipment to Nairobi County, Kenya; and Tana River County, Kenya. Additional locational information can be found at: Nairobi County: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3492709 Tana River County: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3495561

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

Office of the First Lady - Kenya

Loan description

Chinese Embassy in Kenya donated 130,000 USD worth of medical equipment to First Lady of Kenya maternal health charity.

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 8, 2018, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya donated 130,000 USD worth of medical equipment through Beyond Zero Charity (“超越零点”基金会) which is initiated by the First Lady of Kenya. The donated medical equipment included beds, operating tables, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, and baby incubators and will be distributed via the Beyond Zero Charity to Nairobi and Tana River Counties for improving maternal and child health. In attendance at the donation ceremony were the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Liu Xianfa, First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta and Kenya's Minister of Health Sicily Kariuki. According to a publication for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese government marked the occasion with a 5-year commitment to the charity.