China donates 3,200 tons of rice for school canteen project in Benin

¥30M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Benin
Country	Benin
Start Date	Jan 01, 2016
End Date	Apr 04, 2028
Duration	4,477 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`59727`

In 2016, China, Benin, and the World Food Program launched the "school canteen" project (also known as "学校食堂").

According to "彭惊涛大使赴贝宁塞奥—龚吉村小学考察粮援项目," through June 2019, over 3,200 tons of rice (worth 30 million RMB) had been donated.

As of November, 2019, the program was serving 51% of primary and middle school children in Benin and 1,750 different schools.

Both the World Food Administration and the Benin Ministry of Planning and Development helped in distributing the lunches.

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Benin and WFP cooperate in school canteen project 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.