China establishes disaster relief fund for Guyana and other Caribbean countries in April 2022

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Guyana
Country	Guyana
Start Date	Apr 29, 2022
End Date	Jan 28, 2030
Duration	2,831 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`100144`

Grant Description

In April 2022, China unveiled a disaster relief fund for Caribbean countries.The fund was announced during a virtual summit on April 29, 2022, between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from nine Caribbean countries – Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago as well as Barbados.

The fund will be used to cover the needs of the nine Caribbean countries, although specific allocations of the fund are unknown.

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China pledges disaster relief fund for Caribbean countries
China pledges disaster relief fund for Caribbean countries
China announced the new “Disaster Relief Fund for Caribbean countries” Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.