Director 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.
Read moreResponse to Syrian Crisis Update
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
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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
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
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
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
Read moreHaiti – 5 Years after the Earthquake Update from UNICEF
Five years after the Earthquake, the road to recovery for Haiti's children is long. UNICEF BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD COUNTS. JOINING HANDS TO REBUILD THE LIVES OF THE HARDEST TO REACH CHILDREN, WE ENSURE THAT EVERY
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