Overview

China donated $800,000 cash to assist victims of Cyclone Idai in 2019 (Link to Record ID#67383)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$830,390

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2019

Start (actual): Mar 20, 2019

End (actual): May 26, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to assist victims of Cyclone in areas including Manicaland, Masvingo, Midlands, and Mashonaland East provinces of Zimbabwe. Additional locational information can be found at: Manicaland: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3336975 Masvingo: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3336979#map=8/-20.796/31.070 Midlands: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3336982 Mashonaland East: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3336977

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 Zimbabwe

Loan desecription

China donated $800,000 cash to assist victims of Cyclone Idai in 2019 (Link to Record ID#67383)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 20, 2019, China donated $800,000 in cash to Zimbabwe to assist victims of Cyclone Idai. Cyclone Idai struck Zimbabwe on March 15, 2019, impacting more than 270,000 people. On May 26, 2019, a formal handover certificate was designated for the $800,000 donation. In addition to the $800,000 grant, China agreed to provide Zimbabwe with $2 million in grants to assist rebuilding efforts (see Record ID#67383) on December 12, 2019.