Chinese Government donates $10 million to WFP for drought relief in Somalia

Funder	China (People's Republic of)
Recipient Organization	Lesotho
Country	Somalia
Start Date	Nov 23, 2017
End Date	Nov 10, 2028
Duration	4,005 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`61445`

Grant Description

On April 26 2017, according to Xinhua, China granted the World Food Program (WFP) $10 million to bolster its humanitarian mission in Somalia that helps 6 million people in food insecure conditions because of drought (UNOCHA: Financial Tracking Service Flow ID: 157185 and 157187).

Laurent Bukera, WFP Director in Somalia, said the funds will allow the UN food agency to deploy emergency humanitarian assistance to more than 200,000 people.

The handover ceremony took place on April 26th, 2017 and it seems that the grant is at least in part consisting of physical humanitarian equipment such as tents, mosquito nets, and water tanks. 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.