Overview

Yunnan Provincial Government donates 10,000 food packages to Sri Lanka's Eastern Province in May 2022

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 24, 2022

Start (actual): May 24, 2022

End (actual): May 24, 2022

Geospatial footprint

Map overview

Visualizes the AidData-provided feature geometry for this project.

Loading map…

The food packages were given to families in the Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara districts. More detalied locational information can be found at: Trincomalee: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5620836#map=10/8.6299/81.1827, Batticaloa: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5351721#map=10/7.7675/81.6408, Ampara: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5351718.

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

Yunnan Provincial People’s Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Sri Lanka

Loan description

Yunnan Provincial Government donates 10,000 food packages to Sri Lanka's Eastern Province in May 2022

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 24, 2022, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong and his wife visited the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and donated food packages to 10,000 families on behalf of the Yunnan Provincial Government. During his visit, the ambassador met with the governor of the Eastern Province, Yahan Pat. The two reaffirmed the long friendship between China and the Eastern Province, and the ambassador stressed that China will do its best to assist Sri Lanka during its time of need. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.