Project ID: 87424

China provides USD 1 million grant to the WFP in support of the School Feeding Project in Lesotho

Commitment amount

$ 1123564.6122621393

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 1123564.61

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Lesotho

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

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

2019-01-01

Actual start

2019-05-17

Actual complete

2019-05-17

Geography

Description

On May 17th, 2019, a handover ceremony was held to celebrate China's assistance to the WFP in support of the School Feeding Project in Lesotho. The Chinese government provided 1 million USD to the WFP to assist the project, helping feed more than 60,000 pre-school children. The contribution made is equivalent to 665 metric tons of Super Cereal Plus, which will be crucial in alleviating Lesotho's food shortage.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [Intergovernmental Organization]

Indirect receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Lesotho [Government Agency]