As it has Canti brakes, that puts it to 1997/8 very latest, V-brakes came in in 1996 and were virtually standard within 2 years, more likely 1993-6 .

For the bike, visually, it needs a new chain, or a very good clean of the old one, for what you want to do with it, maybe new slick tires and a rack (grocery getter part), as you have the mounts, thinking it may be too big for the intended recipiant, but hard to tell from the photo, wouldn't put too much else into it unless it really needs it.