Jersey Responds to East Africa Famine
Jersey Overseas Aid today announced grants totalling £200,000 in response to the worsening food crisis in South Sudan and other East African countries. On 20 February famine was officially declared in South Sudan, the first time
Read moreChief Minister ‘moo-ved’ by Jersey cows’ impact in Rwanda
Jersey’s Chief Minister jet set to Africa last week to build trade links and strengthen relations – but now he’s milking the opportunity to see how Jersey cows have been giving Rwandan locals a helping
Read moreJersey Cows to Transform Tens of Thousands More Lives in Rwanda
A new development programme designed to transform Rwanda’s dairy industry was announced today (Monday 9th January 2017) by Jersey Overseas Aid in partnership with the RJA&HA, with Jersey cows the centrepiece of the scheme. The two-year
Read moreHelp From The Rock – How Jersey Changed a Village
In 2006 Dave and Betty Ellis were the leaders of a JOA Work Project to the village of Nyalkinyi in Western Kenya. During the project they were taken to the village of Pala. The village
Read moreNew Application Form for Local Charities
JOA is launching a new application form for local charities seeking a grant. The new format may appear a bit daunting if you haven’t completed something similar before, but in fact it is designed to help! It
Read moreJOA-funded Sightsavers project featured in the Guardian
Sightsavers’ Nigeria Sokoto State Neglected Tropical Disease Elimination project, which JOA is currently supporting with a multiyear grant from 2016-18, was featured in the Guardian online. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2016/jun/10/nigeria-trachoma-project-helping-prevent-blindness-in-pictures Guardian photographer Graham Robertson travelled to Nigeria and was
Read moreLaunch of 2017 Work Projects – Volunteers Needed!
We are seeking volunteers to take part in our 2017 Community Work Projects. Please come along to the launch evening on 3rd November at St Paul's Centre, St Helier, to find out how you can spend
Read moreSyria in Crisis – JOA’s response
JOA Press Release – Syria Funding A meeting of Jersey Overseas Aid Commissioners on 4th October agreed to provide emergency funds for the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria. With the conflict deep into its sixth year, a
Read moreDirector of Jersey Overseas Aid Commission
The Jersey Overseas Aid Commission is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Simon Boas to the new role of Executive Director of the organisation. He took up his new post at the beginning of
Read more2016 Community Work Projects
The Commission is delighted to advise that the teams have now been selected for the projects in Uganda and Zambia.
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