Overview

Chinese Embassy contributes to TZS 8 million donation for victims of the Morogoro oil truck accident in Tanzania

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,199

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•TanzaniaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TanzaniaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 23, 2019

Start (actual): Aug 23, 2019

End (actual): Aug 23, 2019

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Tanzania

Loan description

Chinese Embassy contributes to TZS 8 million donation for victims of the Morogoro oil truck accident in Tanzania

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 23, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, Chinese companies, and the Chinese community in Tanzania donated TZS 8 million shillings to the Government of Tanzania for the victims of the Morogoro oil truck accident. The accident happened on August 10, 2019, in the Morogoro area, where an oil truck overturned and burst into flames, leaving more than 100 people dead and a large number of injured still being treated at the hospital.

Staff comments

1. It is unclear how much each party contributed to the donation. For the time being, AidData assumes that the Chinese embassy, companies, and local community contributed equally to the TZS 8 million donation ($2,666,666.67).