Jersey Overseas Aid Annual Report 2021

2021

CONTENTS

Foreword  01

 Ethiopian Farmer with Jersey-sired cow and calf , Credit: RJA&HS

Foreword  

Jersey s Overseas Aid programme continues to  The only way to prepare for the unplannable

deliver ever more-effective assistance to hundreds  is to ensure we have the ability to respond to

of thousands of people. Our projects and partners  things effectively and at short notice. This is why

continue to achieve extraordinary things in some  in 2021 we continued to build the capacity of

of the most challenging environments in the  Jersey Overseas Aid, employing local expertise in

world, but equally importantly we have continued  grant management, finance and operations, and

to invest in strengthening the capacity of Jersey  developing still further our abilities to manage

Overseas Aid itself, which is becoming one of the  risk, conduct due diligence and measure impact.

most effective and professional donor agencies  We also continued to invest in the future with two

I know. The events of the past year have showed  1-year internships and two 2-year placements

once again why this is so important. for young Jersey professionals with the UN. And

although we were still unable to send volunteers

A lot of Jersey s work in less fortunate countries is  abroad, our funding for Jersey charities working

plannable in advance. Poverty, hunger and conflict  overseas yet again broke records. I am so grateful

are not solved overnight, and (sadly) we usually have  to all our partner charities, and to JOA s highly-

a pretty good idea where our aid will be needed  dedicated staff and Commissioners, for their

in the coming year. In 2021 Jersey continued to  extraordinary work.

respond to chronic humanitarian crises in Yemen,

in Syria, in Afghanistan and in the Horn of Africa,  With our aid budget gradually moving closer

as well as in dozens of other less well-known  to international norms (0.26% of GDP in 2021,

emergencies, and our Island s generosity focused  compared to the OECD average of 0.32%) Jersey

especially on children, women and refugees  is quietly becoming a centre of excellence in

helped save many thousands of lives. international development. This matters in lots

of ways. It means that Jersey is doing more good

Likewise, in our six target countries for development  in poor countries with the ever more well-chosen

assistance (Ethiopia, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda,  and well-executed projects you will read about

Sierra Leone and Zambia) our long-term, focused  in this report, we can continue to assist our

approach is lifting tens of thousands out of poverty  private sector to become a global centre for

each year. We focus our sustainable projects on  sustainable finance and impact investment.

three of the things where Jersey add value and  It means we can help change the outdated

expertise; Dairy, Conservation and Finance. We  narrative about Jersey and demonstrate how   Deputy Carolyn Labey , Jersey s Minister  can plan this in advance, coordinate our work with  we are a force for good in the world. It means  for International Development, meets  other agencies and work with Governments, and  we can offer ever more opportunities for  Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High  continue to build our expertise and reputation as a  Islanders to make a difference themselves. Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva  really effective, specialist donor.  at UNHCR headquarters.

Most of all, though, it means that when the next  

However, overseas aid can sometimes be very  COVID-19 or Ukraine strikes, Jersey will be there,  

unpredictable. The global COVID-19 pandemic  providing efficient, timely and highly-effective  

was a devastating surprise for most people, ruining  assistance. For an Island receiving overseas aid itself  

countless lives and sucking hundreds of millions of  within living memory, this is a source of tremendous  

people in developing countries back into the poverty  pride and satisfaction. And in an increasingly volatile  

they were slowly escaping from. Likewise, as I write  and unpredictable world, this is an investment in the  

this in May 2022, Europe is suddenly gripped by its  futures of our own children, as well as those of the  

most serious conflict since the second world war.  world s poorest and least fortunate.

Russia s brutal invasion of Ukraine has displaced over  

10 million people, and has sent global food prices  

soaring. Thousands have died already, and millions  

more in other fragile and food-insecure states now  

face the prospect of starvation. At the beginning   Deputy Carolyn Labey

of the year none of us foresaw a European refugee  Minister for International Development

crisis or a lethal spike in the cost of grain. Chair of Jersey Overseas Aid Commission

INTRODUCTION What is Jersey Overseas Aid?

Jersey is a 45-square-mile island, close to the French coast, with a population of about

107,000. As a Crown Dependency it is not part of the United Kingdom or the European  JOA is an international aid agency funded by the states of Jersey that has been providing Union, but is a self-governing jurisdiction with its own history and traditions, its own  life-changing assistance to people in developing countries since 1968. JOA reaches more laws, and its own government and institutions. It is, technically speaking, a nation,  people every year than live on the Island.

with its own UN Country Code, although it still looks to the UK for defence.

Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) is the Island s official, publicly-funded relief and development  JOA budget

agency. It is managed by a small team of professional staff and governed by a Commission,

which is appointed by the States of Jersey (the Island s elected parliament) and which  Since 2021, JOA s budget has been formally tied consists of three States members and three non-States members. Since 2018 the Chair  to Jersey s Gross Value Added (GVA), meaning of the Commission has served as Jersey s Minister for International Development, but the  funding is automatic and proportionate to the organisation is accountable to the parliament as a whole rather than the government of  Island s economy. The Organisation for Economic the day. This independence enshrined in the Overseas Aid Commission (Jersey) Law  Co-operation and Development (OECD) country (2005) helps JOA pursue its long-term objectives unencumbered by short-term  average is 0.32%.The UN target is for countries to political considerations. spend 0.7% in Official Development Assistance

(ODA).

Jersey is a country which has long taken its obligations as a good global citizen extremely

seriously. However, its overseas aid programme has changed considerably since it began  OECD  UN in 1968, and most particularly in recent years. An organisation without even an office in  JERSEY: AVERAGE TARGET: 2015 has turned into a professionally-staffed and increasingly-effective specialist grant-

maker, which is gaining a reputation at home and abroad for the quality of its programming.  

Numerous reforms have fundamentally altered the way JOA selects and manages projects,  

vastly increasing both the impact of its funding and its accountability to taxpayers. Jersey  0.27% 0.32% 0.7% now has an overseas aid agency able to effect long-term change for millions of people,

contributing to poverty alleviation and humanitarian relief at national or even regional levels.

Gross Value Added

Percentage of GVA JOA received / will receive.

2019 0.21% 2020 0.25%

2022 0.27% 2023 0.28% 2024 0.29% 2025 0.30%

GVA is the measure Jersey uses to account for the value of annual economic activity

JOA has four main funding channels:

International Development Grants Jersey Overseas Charities

These are multi-year projects awarded to registered  Jersey-based charities actively implement projects UK and international charities. Jersey concentrates  all over the developing world, receiving funds from its major development grants on three carefully  JOA. In addition to the financial support, JOA chosen themes Dairy for Development, Financial  provides capacity building and training.

Inclusion and Conservation Livelihoods - selected

for their effectiveness in bringing lasting change to  Volunteering and Outreach

the lives of the poor and because they are areas in

which Jersey has skills and knowledge that can be  Since 1972 Jersey has sent Islanders to volunteer shared to add particular value. for a few weeks on projects abroad. They bring a personal message that Jersey cares, and in many

Humanitarian and Emergency Aid cases create enduring links between communities in Jersey and developing countries. JOA also

Jersey has been present at nearly every major  awards volunteering and financial bursaries global emergency since JOA s establishment,  for Jersey residents, runs an Internship

responding to hurricanes, droughts, famine,  Programme and offers work experience. earthquakes, and outbreaks of disease. The Island

also supports civilians affected by conflict. Having

received humanitarian aid ourselves, we re proud

to be in a position to save innocent lives abroad.

JOA Funded Projects 2021

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countries since 1968.  and emergency projects all over the world.

* Multiple Emergency Grants in the same country are represented by one pin. Global projects are not represented.

International  Development Grants

Multi-year International Development Grants (IDGs) remain at the centre of Jersey  Overseas Aid s work, reflected in 2021 s expenditure which saw IDGs represent half of total  funding. This year marked the second year of our streamlined international development  grant strategy that has enabled us to develop a greater understanding of the development  landscape within JOA s six target countries (Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi,  Ethiopia and Nepal), and build stronger relationships with key-stakeholders, including  government departments, civil society and international organisations. Establishing  such a comprehensive country-specific understanding has proved invaluable this year,  as we continued to support our partners to develop and implement effective programmes  in the ever changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although COVID-19 restrictions impacted planned field-visits scheduled in 2021, the JOA  

team managed to utilise a short window of opportunity for travel in the spring, conducting  Community members engage in a participatory disaster risk assessment . Credit: SCIAF due diligence visits to project applicants in Malawi, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Whilst travel

remained at a standstill for the remaining months of the year, our Monitoring and Impact  

Officer worked to establish JOA s new monitoring and evaluation policy, due to be field  

tested in early 2022. NUMBER OF DIRECT BENEFICIARIES EXPECTED TO BE Despite the limited face-to-face contact with our partners this year, JOA has taken full  REACHED THROUGH JOA DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IN 2021:

advantage of virtual meetings in order to cultivate a sense of community amongst our

grantees. In November, we conducted the first JOA Grantee Community Workshop  

202,855 with all our partners supported under the Conservation Livelihoods funding theme.  

This workshop provided our partners with the opportunity to share their experiences,  

challenges and learnings, and will be repeated in 2022. In addition to this, in November  

the JOA-supported African Jersey Forum Conference took place at the Royal Jersey  

Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RJA&HS). This event reviewed the impact of the Jersey  

currently underway in Ethiopia and was attended by more than 1,000 virtual participants  1 1 6

cow in development and focused in particular on the three Dairy for Development projects

from around the world. NEW CONSERVATION  NEW DAIRY  NEW FINANCIAL

LIVELIHOODS PROJECTS PROJECTS 1 INCLUSION PROJECTS Looking forward to 2022, we will look to resume in-person visits to our project partners,

continue to fund high-standard projects which are aligned with our three IDG thematic

2 FUNDED IN MALAWI 2 FUNDED IN RWANDA funding areas and provide reassurance to the Jersey public that we are selecting the most  NEW PROJECTS   NEW PROJECTS  

effective and impactful projects from the best organisations.

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1 This does not include two new RJA&HS projects, which are listed under Jersey Charities

Conservation Livelihoods

Our Conservation Livelihoods programme aims to promote a mutually  beneficial and sustainable relationship between conservation and human  development. This Programme enables governments and communities  to alleviate poverty without detriment to their surrounding environments,  and the protection and revitalisation of threatened ecosystems in a way  that improves the wellbeing of those who live in or near them.

2021 saw the continuation of eight Conservation Livelihood projects across  Ethiopia, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Nepal which collectively aimed to  cultivate sustainable income generating opportunities, improved access  

to a diversity of food, reduced levels of pollution via improved cooking  technologies alongside the restoration of degraded land, combating  deforestation and the protection of biodiversity.

This year JOA also funded a new four-year project in Malawi led by Tearfund:  CONSERVE (Conservation of Natural resources for Sustainable Economic  Returns that empower the Vulnerable to find pathways out of poverty). The  project aims to reach 39,460 people within 62 communities who live on the  fringes of three wildlife reserves in Malawi, improving the conservation and  biodiversity of such protected areas whilst also providing support to develop  alternative livelihoods which do not contribute to environmental degradation.  

 Chepang Cluster, carrying water -  shows situation prior to the installation  

of water distribution infrastructure .  Credit: Renewable World

Project in Focus Case Study

Renewable Energy Access for Livelihoods  A shift from traditional goat rearing

in fragile buffer Zones (REALiZe)  Manjula s family of five, who live in Siteni Gaira  Stall-feeding not only increases economic benefit

community forest of Bardiya National Park, own  for farmers through increasing productivity, COUNTRY: Nepal only a small plot of land of approximately 0.05ha,  but also helps to reduce pressure on the Buffer PARTNER: Renewable World and rely on goat rearing as a major income source.  Zone community forest and conserve the flora DURATION: 2020-2023 found there.

Interest in goat rearing is high in this region, with

SUMMARY: The Buffer Zones of Bardia National  This four-year project is working to enable over  the Buffer Zone community forest acting as the  Manjula noticed the growth and development Park and Banke, Nepal s newest National Park, are  8,000 poor people living in northern Bardia and  main source of fodder. The low land requirement  of stall-fed goats was faster than those who

home to over 100,000 people. Both parks lie in  Banke National Park Buffer Zones to generate a  and high market demand commanding a high  grazed in the forest, and disease infection was

the Terai Arc Landscape, a biodiversity hotspot,  sustainable, renewable-energy enhanced income,  price, attracted Manjula to this business. Her  lower. She has now stopped grazing goats in home to some of Nepal s most charismatic,  regenerate the fragile forest landscape in which  husband, who has migrated to India for work, also  the Buffer Zone forest.

protected megafauna, such as rhinoceros,  they live, and gain a louder voice in Buffer Zone  sends home 80,000 Nepali Rupees (approximately

tigers and sloth bears. decision-making. £500) every year.  At the goat rearing training, I got information

about nutritious grasses, grains, essential Communities living in the northern Buffer Zones  Over the course of the year and despite the  Manjula s husband bought a doe with kids three  medicines, and mineral salts that goats require. of Bardia and Banke National Parks in the Chure  challenges of recurring national lockdowns in  years ago from money he earnt overseas. Thanks  I also learnt about different breeds of goats that Range suffer from the national-level agriculture  Nepal work commenced to repair and upgrade  to Manjula s hard work, she now has nine goats  could be reared in this region; and how breeding crisis, compounded by problems associated with  water systems in two communities, enabling  in total, which she used to take to the nearby  bucks need to be exchanged every year to avoid living in an ecologically fragile area. They also  each household to have an individual water  community forest for grazing. inbreeding. Now we make our own mineral salt face additional challenges posed by living in a  tap and significantly improving access to water.  at home and feed the goats two to three times protected forested area next to a National Park.  During this period the project team worked with  After hearing about Manjula and other similar  a week. After understanding these things, I plan These include increasing human-wildlife conflict,  the communities to strengthen and improve  stories in Babbai cluster, the REAliZE project  to grow different nutritive fodder species like such as valuable livestock being taken by tigers,  livelihoods by conducting value chain assessments  team delivered a two-day training to improve  mulberry, Epil-Epil, and Napeir on our own land. crops being eaten by families of wild boars, and  to identify appropriate and marketable products,  goat rearing practice, promote stall-feeding and  I hope this will support our daily lives and restrictions placed on how and when Buffer Zone  commencing work to establish a multi-purpose  increase productivity in Bheriganga Municipality.  improve our livelihoods in the future. communities can access forest products. nursery locally, and distributing legume seeds,  As so many of the men from these communities   Manjula

resulting in communities already beginning to grow  have migrated overseas for work, 48 out of 63

a variety of vegetables for their families. The project  participants in the training were women. They  

team also supported individuals to purchase  actively participated in the training and asked many  

 Work commenced to repair  improved goat bucks and provided training on  questions. As there was such high demand for  

and upgrade water systems  goat rearing, including training on stall-fed feeding  this training, the project team are planning to run  

with the purpose of reducing ecologically harmful  additional sessions, reaching a far higher number  

in two communities,  goat grazing in the forest. At the same time, the  of people than originally anticipated.  

enabling each household  first allocation of improved goat sheds were  

constructed, enabling community members  

to have an individual  to protect their livestock from wildlife attacks.  

water tap and significantly  

improving access to water.  

 Community members participate

 in goat-rearing training ,   Credit: Renewable World

Dairy for Development

2021 saw the completion of three Dairy for Development (D4D)  projects in Nepal and Ethiopia which collectively reached nearly 11,000  smallholder farmers and their families. These projects were implemented  by Practical Action (Dairy for Development in Nepal), Farm Africa  (Livestock for Livelihoods) and Self Help Africa (Market oriented Rural  enterprise for Milk). JOA continued to fund two further projects focused  on dairy in Ethiopia, led by our partners Scott ish Catholic International  Aid Fund (SCIAF) and Send a Cow.  

This year, we awarded funding to Send a Cow s three-year Inka Nziza  Zikamwa ( Good cows that give milk ) project in Rwanda. This is the third  phase of the project in which Send a Cow aims to facilitate the establishment  of sustainable livelihoods for an additional 12,000 Rwandan smallholder  farmers in addition to boosting household nutrition with the introduction  

of an integrated farm systems approach.

 Jersey Cows in Africa .  

Credit: RJA&HS

Project in Focus Case Study

Transforming Nutrition and Family Incomes  Learning and Passing on Farming Skills

in Eastern Africa with Good Dairy Management Kelta Alambo Bunare, 40, and his wife Abebech  In the first year of the project, Kelta particularly

Alebo Asha have four children aged between  valued the training in basic animal freedoms which COUNTRY: Ethiopia 10 and 18. Kelta is a member of the Melkam  enabled him to ensure his dairy cow is healthy PARTNER: Send a Cow ( Looks Good ) self-help group in the DaNI project  and happy and productive. He is excited to DURATION: 2020-2023 in Ethiopia. A neighbour of theirs was a member  learn more about the potential for crossbreeding

of an earlier Send a Cow project and helped the  their local cow with Jersey genetics, to improve SUMMARY: A third of the population of Ethiopia  family to improve their vegetable garden and  productivity and milk quality. He says: I ve learned 30 million people live below the poverty line,  produce forage for their livestock. When the DaNI  so much since joining the Melkam group. I have earning less than $1.25 per day. In Wolayita, in  project was announced, Kelta was one of the first  been trained about dairy cow management,

the highlands of the south, 90% of people live in  smallholder farmers who applied to join. and how to support dairy farming as a business. isolated rural settlements practising subsistence  Despite this, the project team recruited 2,940  Farming and livestock is my life, my family s life agriculture on small parcels of land.  smallholder farmers, organising them into 145  The family s farm, which is about one hectare   I want to learn as much as I can.

self-help groups. Training in improved animal  in total, provides all of their income. They have

Diets are very restricted, with very little protein  management is underway, with improvements in  developed a range of different crops including  

or essential vitamins: farmers rely on the starchy  the condition of cattle already visible. In addition,  vegetables, cereal and roots. They use the  

staple crop Enset ( false banana ). Food availability  capping two springs has brought reliable, clean  milk from their cow for butter, cheese and  

is highly seasonal, and families are hungry for  water to 85% of families a vital part of good  yoghurt production (to sell) as well as for home  

up to four months a year. Livestock plays an  nutrition. consumption, and the manure to improve the soil  

important role in Ethiopia s economy, society and  organically. Formal training from Send a Cow has  culture, and the country has the highest cattle  In the second year of the project, the focus has  allowed them to consolidate and improve their  population in Africa. But despite the enormous  shifted to the sale of surplus produce, chiefly  farm, learning how to best manage their available  potential of the dairy sector to improve lives,  milk, butter and cheese, and homegrown fruit  space and resources to maximise production.  productivity is very low.  and vegetables. Farmers are engaging with local  

markets, and savings schemes giving them access  

In July 2020, JOA launched the Dairy for  to capital to re-invest and to build their resilience  

Nutrition and Income (DaNI) project with Send  to shock events.  Farming and livestock is my  

a Cow, to improve nutrition and incomes for  

smallholder farmers in Wolayita. Farmers were  life, my family s life I want  

to be trained in food production, and in animal  to learn as much as I can.  management and feeding regimes to improve  

the health and productivity of their livestock.  

Improved volumes of high-quality milk would  

be stored and marketed. Local cattle would  

be improved by crossbreeding them with the  

Jersey cow, which is well-suited to east African  

conditions. To target the most vulnerable  

members of these communities, 70% of the  

project participants would be women.  

The first project year was difficult, with  

communities facing the twin crises of the  

pandemic and climate crisis. The seasonal rains  

failed in February and March. People in the  Abebech and Kelta in southern  project area were almost entirely unvaccinated,  Ethiopia with desho fodder grass they  so all activities were being delivered by staff using  will shred as feed for their cow .  Send a Cow s revised, COVID-safe operating  Etenesh, a single parent, tends to crops grown using skills  Credit: Send a Cow procedures, which included wearing PPE, social  developed through training . Credit: Send a Cow

distancing, and reduced training group sizes.

Financial Inclusion

In 2017, it was estimated that 1.7 billion people lacked access to financial  services, and therefore were unbanked . However, with the detrimental  socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this number is  expected to continue to rise with people left unable to save for their  children s education, unable to access loans to set up enterprises or  purchase insurance to protect them, their businesses and their families  from medical or natural disasters.  

In 2021 JOA continued to address these issues. Ongoing projects include  Comic Relief s Branching Out programme, which focuses on Financial  Inclusion in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Zambia. In addition to this, 2020-funded  projects facilitated by the Toronto Leadership Centre and Habitat for Humanity  continued despite the challenges presented by COVID-19.

This year we funded five new Financial Inclusion projects with a total value  

of nearly £5.5million. These projects are located in Malawi (Opportunity  International UK focused on strengthening systems for Financial Inclusion in  rural populations), Sierra Leone (CAFOD; Restless Development International   both of which aim to promote Financial Inclusion amongst women and  girls), Ethiopia and Rwanda (Toronto Leadership Centre focused on building  regulatory capacity) and finally, we funded the third phase of Access to  Finance Rwanda s Financial Inclusion and resilience programme.

 Members of Twikatane savings  group in Luapula province .  Credit: FSD Zambia, Eneyah Phiri

Project in Focus Case Study

Building Financial Stability and Inclusion Financial Literacy and Inclusion

COUNTRY: Malawi & Nepal for Forcibly Displaced Persons

PARTNER: Toronto Leadership Centre

DURATION: 2020 2024 Toronto Centre designed and developed a training programme to help Malawi regulators address

the financial literacy and inclusion needs of Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs).

SUMMARY:

The ultimate outcomes of the project are to:   Easing of the rules for opening affordable digital  As of 31 December 2019, there were 44,385 refugees and asylum-seekers residing in Dzaleka refugee

  Promote Financial Inclusion and stability;  bank accounts, issuing small loans and micro  camp. The population of the camp continues to grow. The Government of Malawi through the National

  Mitigate and effectively manage financial crises  insurance products to low-risk customers such  Registration Bureau (NRB) announced plans to register and issue ID cards to refugees and asylum-seekers

to minimise impact on the vulnerable;  as rural women entrepreneurs. This helps them  in Malawi.

Improve financial sector governance; and  start a business, make small investments, and

  Expand fair and safe access to financial services  support their families.  The programme equipped regulators with the knowledge and skills required to understand and address:

for the citizens of Malawi and Nepal.

  Simplifying licensing requirements for entry   The role of Financial Inclusion in poverty alleviation

The project focuses on strengthening the  of new players, micro financial institutions   Barriers to Financial Inclusion for FDPs

capacity of financial regulators in Malawi and  and telecoms, to encourage Financial Inclusion   Removing the barriers - regulatory and supervisory best practices

Nepal. Financial regulators play a critical role in  through digitalisation.   Financial literacy challenges for FDPs

a country s economic development by overseeing   Developing a road map - Financial Inclusion and financial literacy action plans

the country s financial sector to ensure it is  Programming will address emerging risks

inclusive and stable. Financial regulators establish  and opportunities in the financial sector such  The programme covered the need for a simplified and risk-based approach to know your client (KYC) frameworks and rules to govern the financial  as climate risk, cyber risk, digital financial  and customer due diligence (CDD) requirements. It discussed the need for human centred education system to promote safe and inclusive market  supervision, market conduct, financial literacy  programmes to meet the needs of FDPs.

development. This protects all citizens of a  and consumer protection.

country who use the financial system. It allows  Participants from other organisations working in the domain were invited to attend this programme. This people to safely make payments for goods and  The COVID-19 crisis has shattered the financial  enhanced the quality of interaction, provided a diversity of perspectives and increased knowledge sharing. services, borrow funds to grow their business,  resilience of the world s most vulnerable countries

save for their future, and access insurance to  and has wiped out some of the Financial Inclusion  Toronto Centre s Ripple Effect Model

protect their livelihoods.  gains made by the development community.

The pandemic has shone a spotlight on how the

Through intensive capacity development  vulnerable, especially women, have always been

programmes and technical assistance  disproportionately excluded from the financial  ECONOMIC

programming focused on knowledge and skills  system. Unfortunately, regulation in emerging  GOVER transfer, Toronto Centre is helping the Malawi  markets can often be ineffective and lack gender  

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Health and Wash

In 2021, 15 Specialist Health and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)  projects were completed. These legacy projects, which began before  

JOA focused its attention on three priority themes, ranged from building  

a national network of nurse-led paediatric training in Sierra Leone (delivered  by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) to improving WASH  provision in primary schools in Chikwawa District, Malawi.  

Six projects remain ongoing. These projects include WASH projects in Nepal  (ChildHopeUK) and Sierra Leone (Street Child), specialist NGO Health funding  in Ethiopia (Disability and Development Partners), Sierra Leone (Resurge  Africa), and Tanzania (HelpAge International UK) and finally, a project led  

by Excellent Development in rural Mozambique, which strives to reduce  water stress and hunger through the construction of sand dams and food  production training among smallholder farmers.

 Inclusive WASH for schoolchildren, Sierra Leone .  

Credit: Chris Parkes, StreetChild UK

Project in Focus Case Study

Capacity Building in Reconstructive  Strengthening Sierra Leone s critical care capacity Surgery and Burns Care in Sierra Leone There is a great burden of need in Sierra Leone  Healthcare provision in Sierra Leone is among

for reconstructive surgery for trauma, burns,  the world s most challenged. Availability of COUNTRY: Sierra Leone birth defects and infections. Because of very high  health education is very basic. It is a long process PARTNER: RESURGE  prevalence and severe shortage of treatment  investing in the right people; formal training of DURATION: 2018 - 2022 facilities, the World Health Organisation has  a reconstructive surgeon takes at least six years

identified these conditions as priorities for  after primary medical training.

SUMMARY: The World Health Organisation has  Project highlights include support for 13 trainees  intervention in low-income countries.

described burns as the forgotten global public  through formal training in reconstructive surgery,  Supported by JOA, Resurge Africa has significantly health crisis. This was vividly illustrated in  nursing, community health, anaesthetics,  The primary need in building a self-sufficient  increased the cohort of appropriately trained

November 2021 when a fuel tanker explosion  technology and medicine. The project has  healthcare service is motivated, local staff who  professionals in reconstructive surgery and burns.

in Sierra Leone s capital resulted in catastrophic  arranged eight fellowships and training  have the training, skills and experience to deliver  The result is a sustainable surgical unit in Sierra

injuries which would have overwhelmed the most  placements in India, six in Ghana and two in  care and train others.  Leone, improving disability and relieving distress prepared of healthcare services. The tragic event  the UK for microsurgery, burns, reconstructive  for many people.

brought to global attention the urgent need for  surgery, peri-operative nursing, anaesthetics as  Since 2011, Resurge Africa has been working

burns care within Sierra Leone s fragile health  well as supporting training visits to Holy Spirit  toward this complex goal in Sierra Leone, training

infrastructure. International aid was assembled  Hospital by surgical teams from Ghana and the  the first team of reconstructive surgeons, nurses,

and came to the support of the country s first  UK. In-house clinical and computer training for  anaesthetists and physiotherapists equipped to

two reconstructive surgeons, Dr Eric Wongo and  Holy Spirit Hospital staff has been undertaken and  run a reconstructive surgery unit. The project

Abdulai Jalloh who led the acute crisis response.  a staff resource centre and library at Holy Spirit  enables leadership skills to drive local self-

Many survivors will require long term surgical and  Hospital has been established. Burns and hand  sustaining services and impact on thousands of

rehab intervention, and both surgeons are leading  surgery training courses have been delivered at  lives in the career of each clinician. The team

the lobby for funding and infrastructure support. Connaught, Masanga and Holy Spirit Hospitals  have used a combination of local training where

and data has been collected on burns incidence  possible, and international training where none  Writing up medical notes . The disaster highlighted the challenge faced  in northern Sierra Leone, with a feasibility study  exists in Sierra Leone.  Credit: RESURGE Africa by these two surgeons and their teams and  and plans drawn up for a potential burns ICU in

reaffirmed the purpose behind the service that  Makeni. Essential equipment and consumables  Resurge Africa has been working toward for a  were also provided to support initial services at  decade. Recently graduated as Fellows of the  Holy Spirit Hospital and Connaught Hospital. In  West African College of surgeons, Dr Jalloh and  addition, the project has enabled the Interburns  Dr Wongo hold clinical and teaching positions  charity to undertake research which has led to  

at Sierra Leone s main teaching hospital; their  the delivery of a national strategy document for  development of reconstructive surgery and burns  the management of burn injury in Sierra Leone. services is a significant outcome for Resurge  

project work supported by JOA.

 Dr Edem Anyigba & Dr Abdulai Jalloh   perform surgery . Credit: RESURGE Africa

Project in Focus Case Study

To Improve Girls with Disabilities Access  Empowering students to become WASH Heroes

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issues. Elizabeth therefore did not start primary  of the stigma that she previously felt. Furthermore, COUNTRY: Rwanda school until she was 11 years old, alongside  she was given WASH materials as well as education PARTNER: AbleChild Africa  much younger classmates. Despite her late  on how to use them correctly, allowing her to DURATION: 2018 2021 start, Elizabeth s teachers frequently said she  better manage her hygiene. In turn, this has all led

was one of the top students and excelled in her  to her spending more time with her classmates SUMMARY: Implemented by AbleChild Africa  Other key activities included: studies. However, by the time Elizabeth was in  and feeling more included in her class.

and their Rwandan partner UWEZO Youth   teacher training on disability inclusion and  Primary 3 class, she was already a teenager and

Empowerment, this project innovatively utilised  disability inclusive WASH;  dealing with her body changing, whereas most  Elizabeth now visits other girls with disabilities

safe water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) as a   school modifications to ensure that hygiene  of her classmates were not, and she became  who are currently out of school, helping them

way to empower girls with disabilities to access  stations and toilets are accessible; increasingly ashamed and isolated.  to understand the importance of good WASH education in Rwanda. The project also aimed   the provision of hygiene kits to ensure girls with  practices. She loves her role as a WASH Hero ,

to contribute to the Rwandan government s  disabilities could manage their own hygiene  After being identified to take part in the project,  saying that she hopes every girl with disabilities commitment to leave no one behind through  safely and with dignity; Elizabeth began receiving group mentoring as part  can get a chance to access inclusive WASH in

the advocacy for disability inclusive WASH   community awareness events and a media  of the school health clubs. This provided Elizabeth  the same way she has.

policies and programmes for girls with disabilities  campaign to increase wider knowledge and  with the opportunity to speak openly about her

in education. understanding of inclusive WASH; and  experiences among peers, as well as receive crucial  The difference in Elizabeth s confidence is clear to

  parent group meetings to ensure buy-in  information about water, sanitation and hygiene  see; she has continued to perform well at school, This multifaceted and youth-led project identified  from families.  (WASH) and sexual reproductive health. All the  with constant praise from her teachers. Not only has out-of-school girls with disabilities and trained  information shared was done so in a disability  the programme equipped her with the knowledge female youth with disability mentors to design  The peer-to-peer mentoring programme was  inclusive way, so for the first time the conversation and confidence to know her rights when it comes and implement a twofold peer to peer mentoring  a continued success throughout the project,  was relevant and sensitive to Elizabeth s experiences.  to WASH and sexual reproductive health, but it programme using child-friendly resources  with many out-of-school girls with disabilities  has created a passion in Elizabeth to share this designed by them. This programme consisted of  identified and supported to enrol in school as a  knowledge with her peers and community.

individual mentoring at the homes of girls with  direct result of the project. Project beneficiaries

disabilities and inclusive group mentoring sessions  have also demonstrated high levels of knowledge  

promote inclusion and break down stigma.  implemented both at school and at home. Schools  THe

in schools. The mentoring groups made up of  and understanding of WASH and good hygiene

both girls with and without disabilities, aimed to  practices, with many of these new practices being

all students, both with and without disabilities.  ADVENTURES

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commitment to ongoing provision of hygiene  Poster outlining disability-inclusive hygiene information . Credit: AbleChildAfrica

kits for girls with disabilities in schools.

 Improving access to education for girls with disabilities . Credit: H264 Waves

 Relocation of internally displaced people starts in the Tigray Region Sept 2021 .

Credit: UNHCR, Olga Sarrado Mur Humanitarian

Response

In total, JOA provided over £3 million worth of emergency humanitarian support across the globe in 2021, including responding to the COVID-19 pandemic which continued to significantly impact low-income countries and amplify existing needs. JOA funds contributed to the global equitable vaccine roll out schemes implemented by UNICEF and the British Red Cross.

Outside of our COVID-19 response, JOA continued its commitment to four of the world s worst protracted crises Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia and

the Central African Republic through funding the UN s Country Based Pooled Funds (CPBFs). For the fourth consecutive year, JOA also contributed funds to the START Fund, a rapid financing mechanism, managed by NGOs, which provides support in sudden-onset small-to-medium scale crises.

Humanitarian Response  

JOA also provided support to multiple humanitarian emergencies:

Gaza and the West Bank

In May 2021, we contributed £100,000 and £130,000 to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and  International Health Partners (IHP) respectively. MAP s grant addressed Gaza s healthcare system  

- already stretched by 14 years of blockade and closure and a COVID-19 surge and enabled them  to procure urgent medicines and disposables alongside ongoing support to the central blood bank  to ensure humanitarian aid is delivered rapidly to those injured. Funds to IHP ensured life-saving  medicines were available to meet the severe humanitarian needs facing impoverished communities  in the occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank.

Haiti

In August 2021 Haiti suffered another devastating earthquake which left 650,000 people in need of  immediate support JOA provided funding to the Red Cross to support search and rescue efforts,  helping local authorities and communities to pull survivors from the rubble and proposition items  including hygiene kits, jerry cans and mosquito nets.  

Afghanistan

JOA was quick to respond to the Taliban s take-over of the country. Jersey provided £100,000 to the  Red Cross to aid their efforts to provide urgent health care services, water, sanitation and financial  support to communities impacted by the upsurge in violence. £150,000 was awarded to UNHCR to  contribute to preparations in neighbouring countries Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and  Uzbekistan for the anticipated arrival of new refugees, in addition to addressing the immediate  needs for an estimated 600,000 newly Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan. Jersey  contributed £125,000 to Street Child s provision of protective services for 15,000 vulnerable children,  especially girls, in two Afghan provinces with the most Internally Displaced Persons caused by the  ongoing conflict. In December 2021 we granted a further £120,000 to both the Red Cross and  UNHCR s efforts in Afghanistan bringing Jersey s total contribution to £615,000.

Bangladesh

£250,000 was allocated to the UNHCR s efforts to provide essential assistance to Burmese Rohingya  refugees in Cox s Bazar.

South Sudan

Jersey funded a two-year intervention delivered by International Health Partners to provide essential  medicines to displaced and vulnerable people (£69,300).

Ethiopia

£100,000 was granted to Crown Agents to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence  (SGBV) and members of other vulnerable groups living in IDP camps near Tigray.

Red Cross aid workers in Afghanistan Credit: Afghanistan Red Crescent

10 Years: Syria

As the conflict in Syria reached its tenth year, the losses and effects are staggering.  Almost five million children born in Syria since the conflict began have never  known peaceful times, and a million more Syrian children were born as refugees  in neighbouring countries.

Human suffering continued to rise, civilian infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed  on a massive scale, and an economic collapse drove food prices and hunger to their highest  levels since the World Food Programme began monitoring food prices in 2013.

The pandemic exacerbated humanitarian needs, affecting an already depleted workforce  and stretching the country s debilitated health system beyond capacity.

These numbers provide a snapshot of the 10-year Syria conflict.

13 million 2.5 million

The number of Syrians forced to flee  The number of children out of school  their homes in the last 10 years.  in Syria.

This is more than 60 per cent of the country s  A third of the country s schools cannot be

estimated population. Of these 13 million  used; they have been damaged or destroyed,

people, 6.6 million are Syrian refugees, who  are sheltering displaced families or being

account for one fourth of the world s total  used for military purposes. Many children  For the sixth consecutive year, Jersey contributed  Jersey Overseas Aid has provided refugee population. are also taken out of school to work or are  to the Syrian Humanitarian Fund, a Country Based

forced into child marriage both are negative  Pooled Fund managed by UN OCHA. Pooled  generous support to the Fund,

An additional seven million Syrians are  coping mechanisms for families in crisis. The  Funds allow JOA to provide aid in multiple sectors  enabling us to make a real and internally displaced the world s largest  psychological distress suffered by children will  at the absolute frontline of the humanitarian

population of Internally Displaced People  have a profound and long-lasting impact on  emergency without the risk and cost of bilateral  meaningful difference

(IDPs).  their prospects. funding. Our resources can be deployed rapidly

to where they are most needed, to agencies we  

13.4 million 264 would never be able to vet or oversee on our  own. The professional, transparent and low-cost  administration of the funds make this an efficient  The number of people in Syria  The number of humanitarian aid  and low-risk way for JOA to provide support. Since

who need humanitarian aid.  workers reported killed between  2016 JOA has given over £2.2million to the SHF to

March 2011 and 2020. address the intense suffering of the Syrian people.

This is more than three times the number of

people in need identified by OCHA at the end  Another 922 medical personnel were  The Syria Humanitarian Fund is an essential

of 2012. Humanitarian agencies aim to provide  reported killed during the conflict following  aspect of our humanitarian response in Syria. emergency life-saving assistance to 10.5 million  aerial bombardments, shelling, kidnappings  It allows us to quickly address new emergency

of the 13.4 million people in need this year. and shootings. These figures represent  needs while also responding in a more

only recorded incidents, so they must be  sustainable way to help people rebuild their lives. considered a minimum. In other words, on  For six years, Jersey Overseas Aid has provided average, at least two aid workers and eight  generous support to the Fund, enabling us to medical personnel have been killed in Syria  make a real and meaningful difference in the lives every month for the past decade, the majority  of countless Syrian women, men and children. due to aerial bombardments by State actors.

Imran Riza UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria

Project in Focus

UNICEF & Jersey Overseas Aid Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines To The World

COUNTRY: Global PARTNER: UNICEF  DURATION: 2018 2021

SUMMARY: The COVID-19 pandemic has had  Enhancing Cold Chains

a devastating effect on the health and wellbeing  Scaling up access to vaccines is absolutely vital of children and their families across the globe,  in the fight against COVID-19. However, these especially those living in low- and middle-income  vaccines can only be effective if they have been countries. By supporting UNICEF s COVID-19  transported and stored at the correct temperature. emergency work, Jersey Overseas Aid helped to  Cold chain storage facilities and supplies need provide an urgent response to the crisis, enabling  to be in place from the moment that COVID-19 countries and communities around the world to  vaccines leave the manufacturer to the moment access the essential tools needed to bring an end  they are administered. Vaccines travel by plane, to the pandemic.  truck, boat and even by foot to some of the most

remote corners of the world. Throughout their Jersey s support has contributed to UNICEF  journey, these vaccines must remain at stable delivering over a billion doses of COVID-19  temperatures - with some needing to stay as vaccines to 144 countries and territories around  cold as -70 degrees Celsius. To help achieve this, the world.  UNICEF has shipped more than 200 Ultra-cold

chain freezer units to 24 countries. Each unit can UNICEF s role in the fight against COVID-19 goes  store up to 336,000 vaccines at a time, providing further than just delivering vaccines. They have  countries with large populations like Bangladesh, strengthened cold chains to help turn vaccines  Pakistan and Indonesia with the resources needed into vaccinations and provided access to oxygen  to roll out vaccination campaigns at scale.

and other essential interventions to help treat

those suffering from the disease. They have also

delivered millions of items of personal protective

equipment to keep frontline health workers safe

whilst tackling rumours and misinformation to

boost vaccine confidence.

Therapeutics. Our global oxygen Vaccines. 1.07 billion doses

response has been scaled up

of COVID-19 vaccines shipped

to provide increased access

to 144 different countries and

to life-saving oxygen supplies territories around the world.

in 13 countries.

Supplies. 4.3 million days worth

Community Engagement.

of quality personal protective

Tackling misinformation and equipment delivered to health

building vaccine confidence workers on the frontline to help

in 88 countries

keep them safe.

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Covid19 vaccine  

being administered

in Gorkha District, NEPAL.  Credit Unicef, Prasad Ngakhusi

Life-Saving Oxygen Supplies  Risk Communication And Community Engagaement Access to oxygen can be the difference between  UNICEF s work to raise awareness on the risks life and death for patients suffering from severe  of COVID-19, and to tackle misinformation and COVID-19. These patients often require large  rumours around the COVID-19 vaccines, is vitally amounts of oxygen over a number of days and  important in protecting communities from the weeks, something which has put global oxygen  effects of the disease. Its teams are active in supplies under severe pressure. Since the start  88 countries around the world, working with

of the pandemic, UNICEF has delivered oxygen  influencers, local leaders as well as youth and equipment, including more than 32,000 oxygen  other networks to help build trust in basic services concentrators, to 90 countries around the world.  and promote public health and social measures

In addition to providing this immediate response,  aimed at reducing the risk of transmission. UNICEF has also been working with governments

to build more resilient oxygen systems for the  UNICEF said Our COVID-19 work would not be future. This includes installing oxygen plants,  possible without the support of our partners such developing cylinder delivery networks and  as Jersey Overseas Aid. You are helping to deliver training staff to accurately diagnose respiratory  vaccines to some of the most remote parts of the illnesses and safely administer medical oxygen. world. You are helping to save lives and protect

entire communities. And as the situation evolves, you are enabling our response to evolve with it.

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United Nations JPO Programme  

Jersey Overseas Aid joined the United Nations  The JPO programme is a mutually beneficial  Junior Professional Officer scheme in 2021.  recruitment stream bringing in new talent and ideas  The international programme provides young  to the organisation, offering young professionals a  professionals, sponsored by their respective  unique opportunity to serve the most vulnerable,  governments, an extraordinary opportunity to  and strengthening partnerships between donor  embark on a career within the UN system and  countries and the organisation. We are very excited  to contribute at the frontline of an ongoing  to have Jersey join this flagship programme and  humanitarian emergency. 2021 saw Jersey  sponsor two passionate and dedicated colleagues  support two young islanders, Faye Coggins  where they are needed most, in field locations and  and Johnny Rebours, into the scheme.  emergency operations, said UNHCR s Director of  

Human Resources, Catty Bennett Sattler.

Faye was deployed to Cox s Bazar, Bangladesh,  

as an Associate Programme Officer. The Rohingya  Jersey became the 19th member of the  

people have faced decades of systematic  UNHCR JPO scheme, alongside Australia,  discrimination, statelessness and targeted violence  Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark,  in Myanmar. Such persecution has been forcing  Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea,  Rohingya women, girls, boys and men into  Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,  Bangladesh for many years and today an estimated  Switzerland, and the USA. 1.2 million Rohingya reside in refugee camps in  Cox s Bazar.  

Johnny relocated to Lebanon where he joined the UNHCR field office in Tyre as Associate Protection Officer. Hosting around 850,000 registered Syrian refugees, Lebanon is temporary home to the highest number of refugees per capita anywhere

in the world. In addition, Lebanon also hosts nearly 200,000 refugees from Palestine, and nearly 16,000 refugees from other countries of origin including Iraq, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

 Faye Coggins, left, Associate Programme Officer

Johnny Rebours, Associate Protection Officer

BANGLADESH LEBANON UNHCR/Pablo Amos UNHCR/Diego Ibarra  

Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. Winter descends on Syrian refugees in informal settlements, Lebanon.

Project in Focus

Jersey Charities

Supporting Eco-Cookstoves in Uganda

For the sixth year in a row, more funds than ever before were given to Jersey-registered charities  

working overseas, with organisations ranging from tiny kitchen-table organisations to large  COUNTRY: Uganda

international NGOs. Totalling £2,570,846.62 these funds supported the continuation of three  PARTNER: Rotary Club of Jersey  

ongoing dairy-focused projects in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Ethiopia implemented by the Royal  DURATION: September 2021 August 2022 Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society (RJA&HS) in addition to five new projects.

SUMMARY: In recent decades, Uganda has  These eco-cookstoves require 70% less firewood The new projects funded in 2021 include the rehabilitation of a classroom block (Jersey Gambia Schools  experienced a high level of population growth,  than traditional three-stone stoves, reducing the Trust), and funding Eco Stoves in Uganda (Rotary Club of Jersey). Additionally, we continued to support  which has exerted pressure on existing resources,  schools reliance on firewood and the subsequent the work of St John Ophthalmic Hospital - in partnership with St Johns Ambulance Jersey by partially  contributing to the degradation of forests and  environmental and financial strain involved in funding the salary of a nurse. We were proud to support the Gurkha Welfare Trust Jersey in developing  a scarcity of firewood. Over 80% of Ugandans  sourcing, transporting and purchasing firewood. their first multiyear programme in Nepal (focused on Rural Water and Sanitation Projects) and we want  cook over an open fire, which not only requires  In addition, the eco-cookstoves, which are fitted to continue to graduate Jersey charities onto longer, larger funding programmes, which we do in  large quantities of firewood or charcoal, but also  with a chimney, eliminate exposure to smoke for conjunction with support for their project design, implementation and reporting. has serious health implications due to the daily  both staff members and students.

exposure to smoke. In addition, the time women

This year also saw the completion of six projects implemented by local charities these ranged from  and girls must spend on firewood collection and  Through the project, the Rotary Clubs are

a number of smaller scale WASH Projects in Nepal (Gurkha Welfare Trust Jersey) and Bangladesh  cooking is an obstacle to gender equality. mobilising locally trained community members (Together Making a Difference), to Hands Around the World s completion of its first three-year project  to construct and maintain the eco-cookstoves to in Bugarama, Rwanda, focused on the development and construction of schools.  In 2021, JOA partnered with the Rotary Clubs of  ensure that each community has the knowledge

Jersey and Abingdon Vesper to support a year-long  and skills to keep the eco-cookstoves operational.

project to reduce the ongoing pressure on forests,  To ensure sustainability, the eco-cookstoves are Funding to Jersey Charities mitigate the impact of firewood scarcity, improve  designed to be affordable and easy to maintain

the healthiness of school environments, and make  and are constructed from easily available local

cooking at schools more affordable and sustainable  materials such as dried grass, soil, ash, sawdust,

by installing eco-cookstoves in 40 schools across  sweet potato leaves, water and cow dung.

the Mubende district in central Uganda.

£0 £500,000 £1,000,000 £1,500,000 £2,000,000  £2,500,000  £3,000,000

 Eco-cookstoves in action . Credit: The Rotary Club

Volunteering  and Outreach  

Jersey residents have changed the lives of  thousands of people across the globe by  participating in JOA s outreach programmes.  Whether taking part in our Community Work  Projects, volunteering abroad with the support  

of a JOA bursary or becoming one of JOA s  12-month Programme Associates, Islanders  continue to have life-changing experiences whilst  making meaningful change to the lives of many  across the globe.

Unfortunately, the travel restrictions imposed by  the COVID-19 pandemic saw JOA s international  volunteering opportunities put on hold during  2021. However, JOA has continued to provide local  opportunities to Islanders who are interested in  pursuing a career in International Development.  We hosted work experience students and launched  our fifth Programme Associate placement in  partnership with HelpAge International.  

 Community work

 project, Kenya  

JOA Work Experience

JOA Opportunities

Programme Associate (Intern) Placement

The JOA Programme Associate role was designed to provide Jersey graduates and career-changers with a unique opportunity to gain the necessary skills and practical experience to commence a career in the International Development sector. The 12-month placement sees Programme Associates spend two months based in our JOA Office in St Helier, where they are introduced to the role of JOA as a donor and the basics of international development and humanitarian programming. Following this, Associates then undertake a four-month placement with one of our partner organisations in their UK office, before embarking on a six-month placement overseas.

2021 Programme Associate

Harriet Hall

 Despite only being a few months into my internship

placement, I have already had so many opportunities to

experience different aspects of the International Development sector. This role is unique in that it allows Programme Associates to view the Development/Humanitarian sector holistically from both the lens of a donor, with the JOA team in Jersey, yet also from the grantee perspective, with HelpAge International in London.

 The JOA team has introduced me to the inner workings of a Donor Organisation. Viewing the project drafting and selection process from the

perspective of a donor has been incredibly interesting. So far, I have really enjoyed learning what the Programmes Team look for when selecting

which projects to fund, and how such projects are monitored and evaluated by the team in Jersey. With COVID-19 continuing to prevent in-country monitoring visits, I ve also helped in researching and exploring ways in which monitoring can continue remotely.

 I m looking forward to working with HelpAge International in the new year. HelpAge International facilitates a global network of organisations which strive to promote the right of all older people to lead lives which are dignified, healthy and secure. I will be working within the Society for All Ages and Healthy Ageing portfolio teams.

 In addition, I m particularly looking forward to the final six months of my placement where I will be based in Amman, Jordan, and will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of supporting in-county project implementation.

Aston Thaureux - De La Salle College

 I spent three weeks working with JOA through the Project Trident scheme. I applied for the placement as I was excited to help people and learn more about different situations around the world.

 During the placement I gained practical insight into the international development sector. I learned how JOA manages its budget and approves grants to different organisations and projects. I was even given the opportunity to review project reports, contribute to JOA s outreach strategy and circulated news updates to the team about JOA s target countries. I also took an online course which introduced me to past humanitarian crises and the history of the international development sector.

 Having finished my time working at Jersey Overseas Aid, the knowledge and understanding I have gained has left a lasting impression on me and I would like to learn more about the humanitarian sector and the way we can all enable change for the better.

2020 Programme Associate Update Doug Statt

 The last 14 months with JOA and Send a Cow have been  

a rollercoaster. I was able to spend a lot more time learning  how Send a Cow operates from the UK side, working with  

more teams and contributing to the Country Programmes  

from Bath as unfortunately the six month overseas  

placement in Ethiopia and Rwanda was prohibited by COVID-19.

 Nevertheless, I have been blown away by the experience and enthusiasm of my colleagues at Send a Cow particularly how they work together to effectively run an international organisation during a global pandemic and how they have adapted to maximise their impact when traditional ways of working became impractical.

 JOA have also supported me to start a Postgraduate Certificate in Humanitarian Practice with the University of Manchester. This has been fascinating and has added a theoretical understanding to compliment the practical understanding I have gained throughout this placement. I have really enjoyed getting involved in debates about issues in aid and development work and being able to compare my opinions with those of people from all over the world.

 I will now focus on finishing my studies over the next few months before going to work as a Logistics Coordinator with a humanitarian response organisation in Greece.

Director s Report

Simon Boas Executive Director

This report sets out to provide high-level, strategic and readable information on the governance and accountability of Jersey Overseas Aid in 2021. It follows the structure of the Framework adapted by Jersey Treasury from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

1. Accountability

JOA has a unique, hybrid but effective governance structure, whose three principal components

- Minister, independent States-appointed Commission, and Executive Director each ensure the regularity of the other, while also being anchored to their own outside channels of accountability. These arrangements were strengthened in 2020 with the appointment of JOA s Director as Accountable Officer, and the formal agreement of this framework between JOA and Central Government in a Memorandum of Understanding.

  The Minister for International Development is the Government s representative on Jersey Overseas

Aid s governing Commission, which he or she chairs. He or she is accountable to the Chief Minister, the Council of Ministers, the States Assembly, the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, and the public for the performance of Jersey Overseas Aid.

   In addition to the Ministerial Chair, the five JOA Commissioners are appointed by the States

Assembly for terms of three years, which may be renewed by the States Assembly if it is satisfied with their performance.

  The JOA Commission appoints an Executive Director to manage the operations of the organisation.

A schedule of powers officially delegated by the Commission to the Executive Director is lodged with the States Assembly.

  The Commission holds the Executive Director accountable for the effective operation of JOA, including

the appointment and management of its staff, and the implementation of the strategies and policies established by the Commission.

  The Executive Director of Jersey Overseas Aid is also its Accountable Officer. He or she is required

to provide assurance to the Principal Accountable Officer and Treasury about propriety, regularity, value for money and feasibility, and ensuring compliance with applicable chapters of the Public Finances Manual. He or she is also accountable to the Public Accounts Committee of the States.

Assurance is provided through a variety of mechanisms, all of which were demonstrably effective in 2021.

These include:

  The Minister presents to the States a report of the activities of JOA and the audited accounts

for the previous year. The 2020 report was presented in September 2021, a month earlier than last year.

  JOA produces a strategic plan setting out its priorities and direction of travel every five years. Its

contents are at the sole discretion of the JOA Commission, but will be presented to the Council of Ministers for review and comment before publication. This process was planned for mid-2020 but was delayed by COVID-19. However, the plan exists and is being adhered to, and an updated Strategy for 2022-26 has been submitted for JOA Commission approval. We intend to release it in Q1 of 2022.

  JOA s budget is agreed as a separate Head of Expenditure by the Council of Ministers and the States

Assembly through the rolling four-year Government Planning process. JOA s bids for funding are agreed by the Commission and submitted by the Minister. Its detailed business case is examined in detail, and approval of its bid for increasing funding from 2022-25 reflects growing confidence in the efficacy and good governance of Jersey s aid programme.

  The Minister usually appears before the States of Jersey twice a year to answer Questions without Notice on the performance and future plans of Jersey Overseas Aid. In 2021 she appeared twice.

  The Minister appears before the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, accompanied

by the Executive Director. This Scrutiny Panel may also make recommendations to the States Assembly about JOA funding. In 2021 the panel questioned the Minister three times.

  The Executive Director is responsible, if requested, for timely provision of accurate financial information

and evidence to the Public Accounts Committee and the Controller and Auditor General. He is also responsible for liaison with Internal Audit, with whom regular Risk and Audit discussions were held in 2021. In September 2020 Internal Audit s latest review of JOA s compliance and performance rated JOA s control arrangements and direction of travel 4 / 4, making it one of the only publicly-funded bodies in Jersey to achieve a perfect score.

  JOA Commissioners meet formally several times a year and minutes of these proceedings are taken

and kept by the States Greffier, along with copies of the Executive Director s report and any relevant documentation. In 2021 they held eight such minuted meetings, plus about a dozen email meetings. JOA s Commissioners have a wide variety of expertise, including senior roles with international organisations, and volunteer a considerable quantity of their time to oversee and improve JOA s effectiveness and accountability.

Director s Report cont.

2. Partnerships 4) Operational Issues and Communication

Since 2017 all new development projects have been covered by a comprehensive Grant Agreement, setting out the terms of any funding and the conditions for reporting, payment and termination (among others). In 2020 we extended this to Humanitarian grants, which should be quicker and lighter touch but which are now also covered by this contractual framework.

In 2019 JOA instituted its most comprehensive due diligence process ever for new development projects, and we have continued to improve and refine this process. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 in 2021 we managed around three man-months in the field, visiting existing and potential partners, and the project selection process was the most rigorous yet. Partners are kept informed of developments within JOA, including through industry members organisations like BOND, and several are being involved in the organisation s ongoing sectoral strategic planning process. Partnerships

have also been agreed with the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, beyond the projects they are implementing, to formally establish these Jersey organisations as JOA s strategic and operational partners in Dairy and Conservation respectively.

Partnership arrangements with Central Government were formalised in an MOU in August 2020. This set out for the first time how JOA interacts with different departments and entities, including Treasury, External Relations, the Office of the Chief Executive , the Law Officers, States IT, and States HR. This has provided a framework for cooperation while preserving Jersey Overseas Aid s strategic and operational independence from government. In 2021 JOA began attending quarterly meetings of Non-Ministerial Departments Accountable Officers.

3. Department / Service Management

JOA spent 2019 developing its first-ever strategic plan, which was due to be published in 2020 but whose public launch Commissioners put on hold as the COVID-19 crisis unfolded. Nevertheless the plan was put into action (and further refined) during 2021, with four high-level and 11 more-specific goals, together with the methods and principles it will adopt to pursue them. The plan also sets out three priority themes and six target countries, defining much more narrowly and measurably the benefits Jersey will bring in terms of overseas aid. More specific objectives have been developed and shared with partners in two of these themes (Conservation Livelihoods and Financial Inclusion) while a more detailed dairy strategy was developed in partnership with the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society. The Strategic Plan will be published in full in early 2022.

A schedule of powers officially delegated to the Director and his Officers was lodged with the States Assembly in 2018. Staff job descriptions have been aligned to organisational objectives, and JOA s active participation in the government planning process ensures Government and JOA goals are harmonised.

In 2019 JOA designed and introduced an electronic grant management system, systematising many workflows and vastly improving our ability to access and analyse project data. In 2020 all projects were successfully migrated to this system, including Local Charities and Emergencies. A comprehensive project monitoring system is in place, linking tranche payments to the achievement of milestones. Where charities have fallen short of their obligations we have withheld payments or demanded that money be returned. There have been no complaints about JOA.

In 2021 JOA employed a dedicated Communications and Outreach Officer to help JOA engage with and inform the Jersey public. We are currently developing our first-ever communications strategy, as part of which we have commissioned our first-ever survey about public attitudes towards aid and development. However, COVID-19 meant that in 2021 as with 2020 we were unable to run any public events in the framework of our new Jersey International Development Network.

5. Ethics and Integrity

As per Internal Audit recommendations, JOA Commissioners now declare any conflicts of interest before every formal meeting. None have been identified, and nor were there any instances of staff or Commissioners behaving unacceptably. JOA staff are not formally bound by States of Jersey codes of conduct, but their employment contracts specify certain standards of behaviour. Volunteers are also required to sign agreements governing their behaviour when abroad. Development grantees are assessed on the standard of their safeguarding policies. JOA keeps a register of gifts and hospitality, although only one instance was declared in 2021. In 2020 JOA updated its Conflict Policy and forms, based on the Nolan Principles of standards in public life. In 2021 we finalised new or updated policies covering Fraud, Safeguarding, Complaints and Whistleblowing, which along with an updated Code of Conduct for staff will come into effect at the beginning of 2022.

6. People

JOA Commissioners are empowered in law to appoint and remunerate JOA officers as they see fit, and the Executive Director and other JOA staff are not employees of the States Employment Board but of JOA directly. However, they are appointed and managed in accordance with Jersey s employment legislation, and paid through States Payroll. Staff and Commissioners are selected following a competitive Jersey- wide or international recruitment process, in the case of Commissioners and Director one overseen

by the Appointments Commission.

Director s Report cont.

6. People cont.

Introduced even more rigorous DD procedures for new development grants (on top of scored Financial 2021 saw JOA address one of the final remaining concerns raised at internal audit, that we were  Health Checks and analyses of the financial health of sub-grantees).

understaffed to manage a portfolio of projects now worth over £30m. The organogram below shows

how JOA is staffed at the beginning of 2022.  Introduced a requirement for independent external evaluations for larger development grants and for

independent project financial audits.

Executive Director

Simon Boas  Procured and launched an electronic grant management system, making selection and payment

decisions systematic and auditable.

Head of Programme Operations Officer (0.8) Head of Finance (0.2)  Further specialised its grant-making to six countries and three sectors, enabling JOA to build up Edward Lewis Rachel Carlotti Drolia Arinaitwe specialist knowledge and contacts and improving our ability to select competent partners and spot

irregularities.

Senior Programme  Communications &  Monitoring   Programme    Instituted risk assessment visits for Community Volunteering Projects.

Officer (FI) Engagement Officer (0.4) & Impact Associate (0.2)

Gilly Challinor Lisa Downes Becki Curtis Harriet Hall  International Development and Jersey Charity projects must now include risk analyses

in project documents.

7. Finance In 2020 JOA instituted a requirement of all International Development Grants to commission an independent final project audit (in addition to the annual organisational audits and final evaluations)

JOA Budgets are drawn up by the Executive Director and approved by JOA Commissioners, who review  to ensure all expenditure is accounted for and eligible within JOA s strict rules as set out in its Grant progress about 10 times a year. JOA grantees budgets and their capacity to manage them - are  Agreements. In Q3 it also carried out an ad hoc review of all development grantees financial health in light reviewed against various criteria before projects are started.  of funding and delivery difficulties presented to NGOs by COVID-19, an exercise we repeated in 2021.

In 2019 JOA worked with Treasury to agree a special section of the new Public Finances Manual, which  In 2021 JOA also finalised a bespoke fraud policy, setting out how it works with grantee partners to detect details which sections of the manual it fully complies with, partially complies with, or is exempt from.  and resolve any instances of financial wrongdoing. There are no such outstanding issues at year end, nor This came into force on 1st January 2020, and JOA has complied fully with applicable provisions. JOA  is there evidence that public funds have been misused by any grantees.

has valued the support of its Finance Business Partner throughout 2021 in an increasingly close

relationship whose parameters are now specified in JOA s MOU with central government.  In 2020 JOA finalised and instituted an independent risk register, with assessments and mitigating

measures for a range of threats relating to fraud, partnerships, information management, business

Aided since July 2021 by a part-time Head of Finance (ex-Treasury), JOA reviews budgets monthly with  continuity, health and safety, reputation and general operations. This has been updated on a regular basis Treasury and reconciles payments recorded on the JD Edwards system. This has helped identify errors,  and was expanded to include new risks in 2021. In order to reduce operational risks to staff deployed in and new ways of working have been introduced to ensure that pro-formas are enacted on by the correct  the field, all JOA employees attended a three-day Hostile Environments and First Aid training course in staff member. Attempts to profile expenditure in advance are complicated by the unpredictable nature  November 2021.

of humanitarian emergencies and the fact that grants are paid in tranches against agreed operational

and expenditure milestones, which may be subject to unforeseen delays in the complicated environments  

in which JOA s partners work. In 2021 COVID-19 meant that several projects and therefore payments  9) Information Governance

were delayed beyond the timeframes envisaged in the original grant agreements.

JOA is compliant with GDPR and has a nominated Information and Data focal point. It has also digitised its records, which are now held on a portal managed by Jersey Post. There have been no data or security

8. Risk Management breaches that we are aware of. JOA is not a scheduled public authority in terms of the Freedom of Information (2011) law.

JOA has significantly reduced the risk of fraud, loss and mismanagement in its overseas grant-making. In addition to the improvements noted in its most recent internal audit, JOA has now:

  Introduced its most rigorous project-selection process ever, involving a two-stage application process

to narrow down funding proposals, and then empirical desk assessments and field visits of the highest- scoring projects.

  Formalised a two-stage approval process, meaning that projects must be recommended by the

Executive AND approved by JOA Commissioners.

Humanitarian

List of 2021 Grants

International Development Grants

Jersey Charities

United Nations High

Associate Programme Officer,

Commissioner for  Lebanon £130,817.29

Tyre Lebanon

Refugees (UNHCR)

Street Child Afghanistan Emergency Response Afghanistan £125,000.00

 Girl with newly-installed tap 2021 Accounts

Credit: The Gurkha Welfare Trust

All JOA transactions are made through the States Treasury, and the figures below come from the States Accounting System (J D Edwards). JOA is subject to internal and external audits like other departments, though is exempt from adhering to States Financial Directions. JOA s accounts are also found in a slightly different format in the 2021 Government of Jersey Annual Report.

2021 Income and Expenditure

Year ended 31 December 2021

Funding Stream  % of Spending  Total Funds

£ Incoming Resources

States Grant  £12,374,000.00 Project Co-Financing from Trust  £100,000.00

Total Incoming resources  £12,474,000.00

Resources Expended

International Development Projects  49.57  £6,183,950.00 Grant Refunds  -  - Emergency and Humanitarian Aid  26.94  £3,360,531.00 Community Work Projects  0.31  £38,411.00 Local Charities Working Abroad  17.94  £2,237,754.00

TOTAL resources expended  95.0  £11,820,646.00

Commission Administration

Salaries, Pensions and Social Security  2.39  £298,697.00 Printing & Stationery  0.04  £4,410.55 IT Support  0.11  £13,629.00 Travel and Accommodation  0.19  £23,353.00 Meals and Hospitality  0.01  £1,547.00 Premises and Maintenance  0.13  £15,930.00 Insurance  0.10  £12,953.00 Other expenses 0.20  £25,104.45

TOTAL administration expended  3.17  £395,624.00 Unexpended Funds Carried Forward  2.07  £257,730.00

TOTAL SPEND  £12,216,270.00

THE COMMISSION

Chairman: Deputy Carolyn Labey

Members: Mr. Douglas Melville (Vice Chairman), Deputy Judy Martin, ConnØtable Philip Le Sueur , Mr. Alistair Calvert , Mrs Therese Morel

JOA STAFF

Executive Director: Mr. Simon Boas

Head of Programme:  Senior Programme Officer: Mr. Edward Lewis   Mrs Gilly Challinor

Monitoring & Impact Officer:  Head of Finance:

Ms Rebecca Curtis  Mrs Drolia Arinaitwe

Operations Officer: Ms Rachel Carlotti

Communications & Engagement Officer: Mrs Lisa Downes

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