Overview

Chinese government provides 50,000 face masks and ZAR 500,000 in food vouchers to the South African Department of Social Development in October 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$31,196

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•Other MultisectorFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 19, 2021

Start (actual): Oct 19, 2021

End (actual): Oct 19, 2021

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

South Africa Department of Social Development

Loan description

Chinese government provides 50,000 face masks and ZAR 500,000 in food vouchers to the South African Department of Social Development in October 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 19, 2021, the Chinese government provided 50,000 face masks and food vouchers to the South African Department of Social Development. These supplies were donated to improve South Africa’s COVID-19 and food crisis response efforts. The monetary value of the face masks is unknown but the value of the food vouchers is an estimated ZAR 500,000. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. China’s Ambassador, Chen Xiaodong, South Africa’s Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, and the chairperson for the African National Congress’ Subcommittee on International Relations attended the ceremony.