Overview

Poly Technologies Inc. donates 1 million surgical masks worth USD 700,000 to Benin in April 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$722,214

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 1, 2020

End (actual): Apr 1, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

Poly Technologies

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Benin

Loan description

Poly Technologies Inc. donates 1 million surgical masks worth USD 700,000 to Benin in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In April 2020, Poly Technologies Inc., a Chinese state-owned company, donated 1 million surgical masks worth an estimated USD $700,000 to the Government of Benin in order to support its Covid-19 response efforts.

Staff comments

1. The French project title is 1 million de masques chirurgicaux. 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.