Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund provides emergency food aid to Burkina Faso

Funder	Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund
Recipient Organization	Government of Burkina Faso
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Mar 03, 2023
End Date	Sep 05, 2030
Duration	2,743 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108778`

Grant Description

On March 3, 2023, China's Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund donated food to the Sahel region of Burkina Faso.

A handover ceremony held on the same day was attended by Chinese Ambassador Lu Shan and UN World Food Programme (WFP)'s representative Elvira Pruscini.

The grant was meant to relieve the famine in the worn-torn region, where according to Chinese sources as many as 170,000 people are living in dire situations due to political instability. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

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全球发展和南南合作基金向布基纳法索提供粮食援助 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.