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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved two grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totalling $0.6 million to two relief agencies to undertake relief projects for earthquake victims in Qinghai.
Announcing the grants today (May 6), a government spokesman said that the committee hoped the two grants - one of $0.3 million to ADRA China and another of $0.3 million to Save the Children Hong Kong, would help provide relief to earthquake victims in Qinghai.
The grants are further to a disbursement of $116.74 million made earlier for the government authorities of Qinghai Province, The Amity Foundation, The Salvation Army and World Vision Hong Kong to provide emergency relief to victims of the earthquake in Yushu. It takes the total value of grants for earthquake victims on the Mainland to $117.34 million.
"To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the two relief agencies have been asked to submit evaluation reports and audited accounts on the use of the grants after the relief projects have been completed," the spokesman said.
Ends/Thursday, May 6, 2010
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