Project ID: 64866

Chinese Embassy provided grant for rebuilding of Apia's craft market in Samoa

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Samoa

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-01-01

Actual complete

2016-01-27

Geography

Description

On January 16th, 2016, a fire burned down the Savalalo Flea Market in Apia, Samoa. Afterward, the Chinese Embassy provided assistance for the reconstruction of the handicraft market. Furthermore, the tents and materials provided by the Chinese government for the 2014 SIDS Conference (Project #64875) were used as emergency supplies after the fire. On January 27th, 2016, the Samoan government held a re-opening ceremony for the rebuilt Savalalo Market. On March 17th, 2016, the Chinese Ambassador to Samoa, Wang Xuefeng, attended the donation event for the Savalalo Market with hundreds of other people including merchants and local media.

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Samoa [Government Agency]