Overview

Chinese Embassy donates various electronic goods to JHCO Azraq Project

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•JordanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JordanSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 1, 2016

Start (actual): Aug 1, 2016

End (actual): Aug 1, 2016

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

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization for Relief and Development (JHCO)

Implementing agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization for Relief and Development (JHCO)

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates various electronic goods to JHCO Azraq Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 1st, 2016, in the Embassy of China to Jordan, Chinese Ambassador, Pan Weifang, signed an agreement granting sewing machines, laptops, and tablets to the the Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization for Relief and Development's (JHCO) Azraq Project. The intent of the project is to alleviate pressure from the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan by providing poor Jordanians and refugees with the implements to build businesses and face economic difficulties. JHCO reports that the agreement established a strategic partnership between itself and the Chinese Embassy, allowing the two to implement joint projects in the future.