Overview

China donated food gift packages to people in poverty and the elderly for 2020 Christmas

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 22, 2020

Start (actual): Dec 22, 2020

End (actual): Dec 22, 2020

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Sao Tome and Principe Government Institution

Loan description

China donated food gift packages to people in poverty and the elderly for 2020 Christmas

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 22, 2020, Chinese Ambassador Xu Yingzhen and Sao Tome and Principe Minister of Labour, Solidarity, Family and Vocational Training De Matos attended the ceremony of donating Christmas food packages to the poor in Sao Tome and Principe in Santana, the capital of Cantagalo Region. It has been a tradition for the Chinese embassy to donate gift packages which includes food such as oil, rice and flour, to people in poverty and the elderly for Christmas each year. The ceremony was reported on the national news channel of Sao Tome Principe.