China donates 1,335 tons of food to Lesotho (Linked to Umbrella Record ID#55873)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Lesotho
Country	Lesotho
Start Date	Aug 01, 2017
End Date	Mar 09, 2029
Duration	4,238 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`72112`

Grant Description

In August 2017, the Chinese government signed an agreement granting 20 million RMB (40 million M) for food aid to Lesotho (umbrella Record ID#55873). This financed a purchase of 1,335 tons of parboiled rice which was officially handed over in March 2018.

📚 Sources & References

China Handed Over Food Aid to Lesotho
Ambassador Sun Xianghua's Remarks at the Disaster-Relief Assistance Hand-over Event in Quthing, ‘We are no new imperialists’
China Assists Vulnerable Basotho 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.