Overview

China donates $6 million worth of equipment to Somalia for humanitarian relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$6,037,778

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•SomaliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SomaliaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Jan 24, 2018

End (actual): Jan 24, 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

Government Agencies

Government of Somalia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (Somalia)
Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs (Somalia)

Loan description

China donates $6 million worth of equipment to Somalia for humanitarian relief

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 24 2018, the Chinese Government donated $6 million worth of equipment for relieving humanitarian crises in Somalia, such as food, nutrition, tents, mosquito nets and emergency relief cash assistance. This batch of supplies includes 30,000 tents, 10,000 mosquito nets and 500 water storage tanks. There was an estimated 72 containers worth of equipment donated. The main issue at the time was a drought leading to famine. The Somali Minister of Interior and Federal Affairs, Abdi Mohamed Sabriye, and the Minister of Humanitarian and Disaster Management, Maryam Qaasim were responsible for receiving the aid. According to the Chinese Embassy, the equipment already arrived at Mogadishu Port.