Overview

Chinese Embassy donates 100,000 face masks worth USD 30,000 to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka prior to 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$30,952

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 14, 2020

Start (actual): Jul 14, 2020

End (actual): Jul 14, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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On July 14, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka released a statement in which it stated that it had donated 100,000 face masks to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. For more detailed location information: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1081691504

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

Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates 100,000 face masks worth USD 30,000 to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka prior to 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 14, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka released a statement announcing that it had donated 100,000 face masks worth an estimated USD 30,000 to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. This donation came ahead of the August 5, 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and was made at the suggestion of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Staff comments

1. The precise donation date and commitment date is unknown; for now, AidData has coded the press release announcement of July 14, 2020 as the donation and commitment dates, which marking the date estimated fields for each. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.