Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

CIDCA provides $900,000 grant -- via World Food Program -- for Food and Nutrition Assistance Project

$900K USD

Funder	China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)
Recipient Organization	Government of the Dominican Republic
Country	Dominican Republic
Start Date	Apr 10, 2020
End Date	Jan 06, 2027
Duration	2,462 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`70409`

Grant Description

On April 10, 2020, the Chinese Government and World Food Program (WFP) announced an agreement to jointly implement a food and nutrition assistance project for the Dominican Republic.

The project was financed by CIDCA ('China Aid') with a $900,000 grant and was executed by the WFP, who plan on acquiring about 585 tons of food aid and distributing it to a total of about 70,500 people in nine provinces in the northwest and southwest parts of the Dominican Republic. The project was completed on May 19, 2021.

📋 Staff Comments

According to Source ID# 104431, this donation was announced in February 2020. Since reports for the actual allocation of the funds to the Dominican Republic were not reported until April, we have used April 10, 2020 as the commitment date.
The Chinese project title is 席对多米尼加粮援项目.

📚 Sources & References

LA REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA DONA MÁS DE 580 TONELADAS DE ALIMENTOS NUTRITIVOS A TRAVES DE PMA PARA AYUDAR A RD FRENTE A COVID-19
China donates more than 580 tons of nutritious food to help the DR against COVID-19
WFP Welcomes China's contribution for food assistance to four countries
LA REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA DONA MÁS DE 580 TONELADAS DE ALIMENTOS NUTRITIVOS A TRAVES DE PMA PARA AYUDAR A RD FRENTE A COVID-19
China dona más de 580 toneladas de alimentos a RD por covid-19
China anuncia donación de 580 toneladas de alimentos nutritivos a República Dominicana
Ambassador Zhang Run Attends the Signing Ceremony of the Certificate of Completion of the Food Aid Project to Dominican Republic
Dominican Government and the People's Republic of China sign second Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement 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.