Beijing CCPIT contributes to donation of 20,000 masks to Ecuador in March 2020 (Linked to Record ID#94927)

📋 Staff Comments

1. It is assumed that, given the reporting that the donation was sent, the materials reached Ecuador and this project can therefore be considered completed.
2. To determine the masks donated by each CCPIT branch, AidData has implemented the equal contribution assumption and divides 20,000 total masks donated by three. Each agency is assumed to have contributed financially, given the phrasing that the CCPIT branches provided 'support' to the donation coordinated by , and photos of the boxes of materials have both the CCPIT logos and the logo of the CCECH.
3. A project has not been created for CCECH's contribution, insofar as the chamber is comprised of both Chinese and Ecuadorian businesses, and the percentages of state ownership of the Chinese businesses involved is unknown.
4. AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please seehttps://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200417-catalogue-v1.pdf for details.

📚 Sources & References

• [Facebook post from March 27, 2020, beginning '¡BUENAS NOTICIAS! Después de una ardua gestión logramos coordinar el envío...']
• Replication Data for: China’s Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic 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.