Project ID: 89316

CHEC donates washing machines and dryers worth around J$500,000 to elder care facility

Commitment amount

$ 5650.404127866168

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 5650.4

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Harbor Engineering Corporation (CHEC) [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Jamaica

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

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

2013-04-03

Actual start

2013-04-03

Actual complete

2013-04-03

Geography

Description

On April 3rd, 2013, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) donated two washing machines and two dryers to the St. Mary Infirmary in Port Maria, St. Mary Parish. Present at the donation handover were CHEC general affairs manager, Yanming Xiao; Mayor of Port Maria Levan Freeman; Central St Mary MP Morais Guy; and Custos of St Mary, Jeffery McKitty. According to CHEC, the donation was worth around $500,000 Jamaican Dollars. The infirmary is a care home for the elderly, with 85 residents at the time of the donation. Previously, all laundering in the facility was done by hand. The donation was given in order to lighten the load of the laundresses at the infirmary.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Jamaica [Government Agency]