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Overview

Xiamen donates 50,000 masks to Wellington

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$15,476
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•New ZealandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•New ZealandSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 31, 2020
Start (actual)
Jul 31, 2020
End (actual)
Jul 31, 2020

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

  • Xiamen Municipal Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Wellington City Council

Loan description

Xiamen donates 50,000 masks to Wellington

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 31, 2020, the Chinese city of Xiamen donated a total of 50,000 surgical face masks to the capital city Wellington of New Zealand to help fight against COVID-19. Chinese Ambassador Wu Xi handed over the donation to Wellington City Council and Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster at a ceremony on July 31. Wellington City Council said in a statement that the face masks would be kept in reserve at the city's Emergency Operations Center. The distribution of the masks was to be managed by the council. They would be used where there was an identified need for frontline workers or people in the city requiring protection. The ambassador viewed the donation as a symbol of the profound friendship between Xiamen and Wellington for the past 33 years. Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster said it was wonderful to be able to come together as friends, and to be able to give a gift and receive a gift. Earlier in February 2020, Foster sent a letter of support to Xiamen Mayor and the people of Xiamen when the provincial capital of southeast China's Fujian province was at its peak of COVID-19 outbreak.

Staff comments

1. 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.