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iciHaiti - Humanitarian : Taiwan donates 2,400 tonnes of rice
10/04/2016 10:57:16

Friday, at the premises of the NGO Food For The Poor in the context of the fight against food insecurity and poverty in Haiti, was signed a grant agreement for 2,400 tonnes of husked rice from Taiwan (Republic of China), by the Ambassador of Taiwan Tsai-Wang Chiu and Mgr. Ogé Beauvoir Executive Director of the Non Governmental Organization Food For The Poor.

The rice that will be donated to Food For The Poor is intended to contribute to its food assistance programs in Haiti. Delivery will be made in 3 shipments respectively in July, August and September 2016.

It should also be noted that the Taiwan government has provided 600 tonnes of husked to a Taiwanese NGOs to deploy its humanitarian operations in Haiti. The arrival in Port-au-Prince of its first rice shipment is scheduled for the month of May.

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