JOA-funded Sightsavers project featured in the Guardian
November 04, 2016
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!
October 27, 2016
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
October 06, 2016
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
October 01, 2016
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
March 02, 2016
The Commission is delighted to advise that the teams have now been selected for the projects in Uganda and Zambia.
Read moreResponse to Syrian Crisis Update
September 28, 2015
Respone to Syrian Crisis - Update Following the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission’s decision to set aside £650,000 of its 2015 budget to support the Syrian Refugee Crisis, a meeting was held yesterday in London with five
Read moreResponse to Syria Crisis
September 17, 2015
Response to Syrian Crisis The Jersey Overseas Aid Commission has set aside £650,000 of its 2015 budget to support the Syrian Refugee Crisis. This will bring Jersey’s contribution to £1 million. The Commission on behalf of the
Read moreUpdate – Response to Nepal Earthquake
May 01, 2015
U P D A T E - RESPONSE TO NEPAL EARTHQUAKE Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal, over 5,000 people have died and over 7,000 have been injured. The number of casualties is still expected to
Read moreJersey Disaster Appeal – Nepal Earthquake
April 29, 2015
Jersey Disaster Appeal - Nepal Earthquake Islanders are being encouraged to help victims of the earthquake in Nepal which has devastated large parts of the country and left thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands
Read moreJOAC Response to Earthquake in Nepal
April 27, 2015
Response to Earthquake in Nepal A massive earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck in Nepal on Saturday. As it ripped through large parts of Nepal it toppled office blocks and towers in Kathmandu and triggered a deadly
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