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Overview

Chinese embassy donates 80 million Leones to Sierra Leone to provide food

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$18,997
Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Oct 13, 2014
End (actual)
Oct 13, 2014

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

Loan description

Chinese embassy donates 80 million Leones to Sierra Leone to provide food

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 13, 2014, the wife of Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mao Xuehong donated 80 million Leones to Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of Sierra Leone for providing food to Ebola-affected families and health workers. Madame Mao stated that Ebola is still rampant in Sierra Leone, and the country is facing daunting challenges in containing the deadly disease. Many families in the isolated districts and health workers working in the frontline of the fight against Ebola are facing food shortages and other difficluties