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Chinese embassy donates 100,000 COVID-19 masks to Malawi Ministry of Education

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,685
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•MalawiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalawiSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 21, 2022
Start (actual)
Oct 21, 2022
End (actual)
Oct 21, 2022

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

  • Malawi Ministry of Education

Loan description

Chinese embassy donates 100,000 COVID-19 masks to Malawi Ministry of Education

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 21, 2022, the Chinese Embassy handed over 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Education through the First Lady of Malawi, Monica Chakwera. The masks are intended for students in Malawi returning to in-person learning. Ambassador Liu Hongyang; the First Lady of Malawi, Monica Chakvira; and the Deputy Minister of Education, Madaliso Kambova attended the ceremony at the Kamuzu Presidential Palace and delivered speeches. The masks were delivered at the same time as an MK 20,000,000 donation to the First Lady's Shaping Our Future Foundation (Project 92592).

Staff comments

1. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please seehttps://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200417-catalogue-v1.pdf for details.