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China donated USD 5 million worth in emergency food aid to Uganda

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,320,632
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•UgandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UgandaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 15, 2017
Start (actual)
Dec 15, 2017
End (actual)
May 18, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project donated to a food program targeted at the Karamoja sub-region in Uganda. The Karamoja sub-region is comprised of the districts of Kaabong, Kotido, Abim, Nakapiripirit, and Amudat. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3501829#map=9/3.1229/33.9933 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3497438 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3497425#map=10/2.8045/33.77884 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3498251 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3501835

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned Funds

  • Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Uganda

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Uganda

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan desecription

China donated USD 5 million worth in emergency food aid to Uganda

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 15, 2017, China has contributed five million U.S. dollars to the UN World Food Program (WFP) school feeding program in the semi-arid Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda. WFP Country Director El-Khidir Daloum on Friday said the donation from China would boost the school feeding program, which helps boost enrollment, enable children to finish school and make learning easier in the region. The contribution would also fill major funding gaps in a program that treats acute malnutrition and another that prevents stunting. On May 18th 2018, Handing over the food aid to Uganda at the WFP warehouse, Zheng Zhuqiang, Chinese Ambassador to Uganda said the money was got from the South-South Cooperation Fund and will benefit vulnerable women, children below the age of two years and school going children. The World Food Program would implement Chinese assistance in Uganda, providing food to 200,000 Ugandan citizens that should last for ten months.