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China donates $2 million food supplies to NE Uganda via WFP and SSCF

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,844,283
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•UgandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UgandaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 1, 2021
Start (actual)
Dec 14, 2021
End (actual)
Dec 14, 2021

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This project donated to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help feed school children in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5338650997 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3501830.

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

  • Government of Uganda

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

State-owned Funds

  • Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund

Loan description

China donates $2 million food supplies to NE Uganda via WFP and SSCF

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 14, 2021, the Government of China donated USD 2 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help feed school children in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda. In February of the same year, China signed an agreement with the WFP to donate $2 million go to towards the purchase of 3,000 metric tons of food assistance to benefit 120,000 people, mostly students, at 300 schools in Karamoja. According to media sources, as of March 2022, China's donation reached over 130,000 children through the school feeding program and 70,000 individuals through targeted food assistance. The purpose of this donation is to support Uganda's children and their families to focus on education. The food was also purchased from local farmers to stimulate the local economy.