Jersey Overseas Aid would love your help to revise our strategy for funding integrated nature conservation and rural livelihoods projects!
Shaping The Future of Conservation Livelihoods Funding Together is an online conference hosted over two half-days by Jersey Overseas Aid and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. It will bring together practitioners, donors and academics in conservation and development to discuss
Read moreDonations for Ukraine to go further thanks to online giving platform and tax relief
The Island’s emergency response charity, Jersey Side by Side, has launched a new online giving platform to support local fundraising efforts for Ukraine. From today, working in partnership with the Bailiff’s Ukraine Appeal and Jersey Overseas
Read more‘Jeunesse et Développement’ – solidarity volunteering trip
We are delighted to share this incredible opportunity for three Channel Islanders to travel to Senegal this August as part of a solidarity, volunteering trip. The trip is being run by the non-profit organisation, ‘Jeunesse
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Bailiff’s Ukraine Appeal
Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) is responsible for distributing funding raised through the Bailiff's Ukraine Appeal. Jersey Side by Side are coordinating the fundraising efforts on the island. If you'd like to make a donation, please
Read moreJersey has committed £360,000 in response to the crisis in Ukraine
Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA), the island's official, publicly-funded relief and development agency, has pledged an initial £360,000 in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Today, JOA Commissioners agreed to make initial grants worth £360,000 to be
Read moreMOO MOU: Jersey Cows to Help Zambia
Minister for International Development Carolyn Labey signed an agreement today with Zambia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to roll out Jersey’s renowned dairy aid programme in a fourth African country. The Memorandum of Understanding paves the
Read moreJersey Overseas Aid sets out its objectives to meet the needs of the world’s most vulnerable
[caption id="attachment_1877" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] DEPUTY CAROLYN LABEY ON OFFICIAL JERSEY OVERSEAS AID COMMISSION VISIT TO LEBANON Picture: DAVID FERGUSON[/caption] Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA), the island's official, publicly funded relief and development agency, has today published its
Read moreJersey Overseas Aid celebrates 50 years of volunteering
Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA), the island's official, publicly-funded relief and development agency, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its overseas volunteering programme, Community Work Projects. As part of this celebratory year, JOA is calling on Islanders
Read moreJersey increases funding for Gurkha Welfare Trust Jersey
Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) has awarded its biggest ever grant to the Gurkha Welfare Trust Jersey (GWTJ) in recognition of the charity’s continued commitment to Gurkha veterans and the people of Nepal. Over the next three
Read moreTwo young islanders to join UN in Bangladesh and Lebanon to assist with refugee crises
Two young islanders, Faye Coggins and Johnny Rebours, are being deployed to Bangladesh and Lebanon to take up much coveted roles as UNHCR (the UN’s refugee agency) Junior Professional Officers (JPOs). The appointments follow a recent
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