Grant approved for flood victims in Malawi, Africa
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     The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $2.5 million to World Vision Hong Kong for providing relief to flood victims in Malawi.

     Announcing the grant today (March 17), a government spokesman said that the Committee hoped that the grant would facilitate the provision of timely relief to the victims and help them return to normal life. To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, World Vision Hong Kong will be asked to submit an evaluation report and an audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed.

Ends/Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:28

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