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CHEC donates J$13 million to Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness for Hurricane Sandy relief

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$159,149
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 9, 2012
Start (actual)
Nov 9, 2012
End (actual)
Nov 9, 2012

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CHEC donates J$13 million to Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness for Hurricane Sandy relief. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5144032205

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)

Loan description

CHEC donates J$13 million to Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness for Hurricane Sandy relief

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 9th, 2012, China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) donated J$13 million to the Jamaican Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to be used for disaster relief. The money was to assist people and schools that suffered damages from Hurricane Sandy, and went to ODPEM’s Hurricane Sandy Emergency Relief Fund. The donation was presented by CHEC Caribbean region general manager, Zhongdong Tang to the director-general of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson.