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China Red Cross Society and Chinese Embassy provide $60,000 worth of supplies for flood emergency response activities (Linked to Record ID#63308)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$63,848
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 31, 2017
Start (planned)
Mar 31, 2017
Start (actual)
Apr 20, 2017
End (actual)
Apr 20, 2017

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

Cofinancing agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Red Cross Society of China

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Zimbabwe

Loan description

China Red Cross Society and Chinese Embassy provide $60,000 worth of supplies for flood emergency response activities (Linked to Record ID#63308)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 31 March, 2017, a handover ceremony of China's disaster relief and materials assistance to Zimbabwe was held in Harare. Organizations including the China Red Cross Society and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zimbabwe pledged to provide emergency response supplies to donate food, drinking water, and blankets worth a total of $60,000 USD. On April 20, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe handed over the donation of food in Harare. This project is completed. Additionally, the Chinese Government provided $1 million USD cash to Zimbabwe for flood emergency response (captured in linked Record ID#63308). Affected by hurricanes and heavy rains, Zimbabwe has continued to suffer from floods since December 2016. In early March 2017, President Mugabe declared that the flooded area had entered a "catastrophic state", and Vice President Mupoko called on the international community to lend a helping hand to assist in disaster relief, leading to these donations.