Ellen Baker, one of JOA’s bursary recipients, shares her thoughts ahead of her trip with ThinkPacific to Fiji
I am currently a couple of weeks away from embarking on my trip to Fiji with ThinkPacific. For context, I am taking part in a project called the Youth Empowerment project in rural Fiji. ThinkPacific
Read moreJOA bursary recipient, Abbie Thompson, shares her experiences of coaching netball in St Lucia this summer.
During the summer of this year, I was lucky enough to embark on a volunteer trip to the Caribbean island of St Lucia. For six weeks I worked with a number of international volunteers to
Read moreNew internship with JOA and Street Child is open for applications
Jersey Overseas Aid and Street Child are delighted to launch their Programme Associate placement for 2022-24. Jersey Overseas Aid is once again teaming up with one of its most trusted NGO partners, Street Child, to offer
Read moreJersey 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
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