Jersey Overseas Aid Commission Annual Report (2000)

STATES OF JERSEY OVERSEAS AID COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT MEMBERS

Deputy J. J. Huet

Deputy K. W. Syvret M.B.E.

Senator P. V. F. Le Claire

Deputy R. C. Duhamel Deputy J.B. Fox Deputy T. J. Le Main Deputy P. J. Troy

SUB-COMMITTEES: COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS

CHAIRMAN Deputy Jacqui Huet

MEMBERS Deputy J.B. Fox

Deputy P. J. Troy

Dr. Sarah Williams BSc (Hons) MBBChir, MRCP,

DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP

Mr. Ian Brown

Mr. Paul Harding BA, Dip Arch., RIBA

Mr. Brian Stuttard

Mr. Rowland Heaven

JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

(Formed May 2000)

CHAIRMAN Deputy R. C. Duhamel MEMBERS Senator P. V. F. Le Claire

Deputy J.B. Fox

ADMINISTRATION

Honorary Executive Officer Leslie R. Crapp, FCA

Administrative Assistant Kathryn Filipponi

Committee Clerk Carol Le Quesne,

Front Cover Photo: Mumena Community School Construction Project, Cinci Wa Babili

(inside front cover)

CONTENTS

President's Foreword..2 Abridged Summary of Funding..4 Financial Summary.....5 Disaster Aid6 Community Work Projects.9 Jersey Charities Working Overseas13 Visit to Kosovo..... 14 Grants made during 2000 .. 18

1 FOREWORD

(Photo Deputy Jacqui Huet)

The year 2000 seems to have sped by, it was JOA's new Committee's first full year together and every member has endeavoured to make it a success. They are all very different people, and each one of them has contributed to make it an excellent Committee. Together with the hard work and dedication from our Honorary Executive Officer, Administrative Assistant and Committee Clerk we have managed to have a very successful year and were one of the nine States departments to be given a grade excellent in the audit report. It has been a pleasure to be part of such a team.

Jersey can be proud of the assistance it provides to third world countries, distributed through JOA. This point was emphasised in a recent Oxfam report which on its bar chart named Jersey as the only non nation country that has a substantial overseas aid programme. Last year our grant was a healthy £4,174,400 an increase of £854,400. We increased our emergency aid to 15% of our overall grant and spent an extra £238,000, we will need to keep it under review as disasters unfortunately appear to be on the increase.

Three Committee members with volunteers continue to oversee community work projects. This year there were three to; Uganda, Zambia and Ecuador, keep reading, details and further information are included further on. Thank you to each team for all their hard work and also for their fund raising activities which they have put to good use on site. We hope for the future to be able to include Albania if conditions remain settled.

One  of  our  Committee  members  has  brought  us  into  the  21st  century  with  a  new  computer programme, shortly we hope to be on the web as well. This programme enables JOA to see at a

glance where, when and what assistance is being presently granted throughout the world, before it all had to be done by hand if there was time.

We have allocated a small amount to Jersey local charities (other than branches of UK charities) working overseas and introduced a new scheme where three members of the Committee interview the charities  who  apply.  Their  projects  must  match  other  aid  agencies  and  be  properly  structured, monitored and expenditure safe guarded. Grants are made on a matching £ for £ basis to a maximum of £3,500. The Committee has no wish to reduce the activities and fund raising by members of the local population

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but consider that by making relatively small sums of money available they will encourage and demonstrate approval of the many genuine local initiatives in supporting third world countries.

Two of our volunteers are working on a video of the difference between a day in the life of two Jersey children and a day in the life of two African children, hopefully to be shown in our Island schools which should provoke many discussions. A picture speaks a thousand words, watch this space!

I returned to Kenya on a self funded visit to review the first finished 3 year self help classrooms project started in 1998, which has produced 35 classrooms and 80 latrines, at a total cost of £65,000. The Committee kindly approved a second 3 year self help project for 12 schools in the same area and hopefully I will revisit at a later date. Unfortunately the infrastructure appears to be breaking down and it is now quite normal in the daytime for armed gangs to rob and threaten occupied premises.

£1.00 = one cataract operation. This is very forcibly brought home to us when looking at our administrative costs. JOA is extremely fortunate due to the kindness of many donors, especially the water front enterprise board (WEB) for allowing us free use of the old harbour offices on the Island site for Committee meetings, group discussions advising volunteers for work projects, fund raising and numerous other uses. Also the Bank of Nova Scotia willingly gave us the free use of their London boardroom for four days when we met with the aid agencies. These kind gestures plus all the voluntary time given by our executive officer, team leaders, doctors and volunteers has enabled JOA to keep their expenses to a minimum, it amounted to £29,164, less than 0.7% of the total budget, less than 1p in every pound.

Our aim is to move forward in the future with an even greater budget which will enable Jersey to continue to give aid to less fortunate countries. Our funding is based on taxation receipts and is subject to review in the year 2004.

Once again I repeat my thanks to the Committee members, the Sub-Committee members, Honorary Executive Officer, Administrative Assistant, Committee Clerk, voluntary helpers and everyone who gives so tirelessly of their time to make JOA such a worthy, helping organisation to be proud of. Thank you.

Deputy Jacqui Huet President

June 2001

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ABRIDGED SUMMARY

BUDGETARY POSTION FOR OVERSEAS AID 1968 - 1999

1968 (1st Year) 14,000 1970 20,000

1975 100,000

1980 155,000

1985 780,000

1990 1,986,000

1995 2,612,000

1996 2,612,000

1997 2,700,000

1998 2,835,000

1999 3,320,000

1999 Special Vote for Kosovo 1,000,000 2000 4,174,400

Insert graph

showing comparison of 1999 expenditure to 2000

Details 2000 1999

Grant Aid 3,341,171 2,613,092

Disaster & Emergencies 619,710 381,300

Local Charities Working 10,500

Overseas

Community Work Projects 135,105 288,606 Administration 29,164 23,270

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

2000

£ Balance brought forward at beginning of the year 30,881 STATES VOTE 4,174,400 (*excluding Special Vote for Kosovo £1,000,000)

4,205,281

1999 £

17,149 3,320,000*

3,337,149

Expenditure

Grant Aid 3,341,171 2,613,092 Disaster & Emergencies 619,710 381,300

Local Charities working overseas 10,500

Work Projects 135,105 288,606 Administration 29,364 23,270

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 4,135,650 3,306,268 Balance at the end of the year £ 69,431 £ 30,881

KOSOVO DISASTER SPECIAL FUNDING

In 1999 the States approved an additional funding from it's General Reserve of £1,000,000 for relief in Kosovo. £800,000 had been spent by the end of the year. The remaining balance of £200,000 was spent in 2000 and was allocated to the following agencies:

£50,000 CHRISTIAN AID - School rehabilitation programme

£31,800 SUE RYDER FOUNDATION - Mobile care units for the terminally ill £46,463 CARE - Community service support project

£20,000 MINES ADVISORY GROUP - Purchase and freight cost for three

second-hand Landrover vehicles for continued de-mining operations £51,737 OXFAM - Sanitation project for Gllogovc town

£200,000 TOTAL

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DISASTER AID

£10,000 GLOBAL CARE - Food medicine, clothing and other provisions for

displaced persons, Burma

£35,805 MINES ADVISORY GROUP - Technical assessment programme,

Chechnya

£39,640 OXFAM - Emergency water and sanitation for flood victims, Gaza and

Mputo provinces, Mozambique

£24,505 UNICEF - Provision of food and emergency health care for flood

victims, Mozambique

£25,478 WORLD VISION - Provision of food and shelter for displaced families

affected by the eruption of the Mayon volcano, Philippines

£20,000 SOS SAHEL - Emergency food and water supplies to victims of severe

drought conditions in the Borana zone, Ethiopia

£25,000 GLOBAL CARE - Emergency relief for flood victims, Mozambique

£38,744 OXFAM - Provision of water for victims severely affected by drought

in Somali region, Ethiopia

£40,000 OXFAM - Food supplies to victims of severe drought conditions in the

Turkana district, Kenya

£24,912 WORLD VISION - Provision of family packs for displaced persons,

Philippines

£42,620 PLAN INTERNATIONAL - Food production aid and educational aid

for flood victims in the Shaanix province, China

£40,000 OXFAM - Feeding programme due to worsening drought conditions in

the Turkana district and other divisions of Wajir, Kenya

£40,000 CHRISTIAN AID - Provision of water supply to victims severely

affected by drought in Karayu Fantalle, Ethiopia

£37,800 SAVE THE CHILDREN - Provision of educational kits for flood

victims, Brazil

£40,000 SOS SAHEL - Seed programme for victims of the drought in Meru

Central district, Kenya

£12,226 CHRISTIAN AID - Purchase of food supplies, livestock and

replacement seed crops to victims of the drought in Yeghnajour, Shirk

Marz, Armenia

£37,980 IMPACT - Provision of short term feeding centres, survival packs,

medical supplies and transport for flood victims in Chuadanga district,

Bangladesh

£30,000 BRITISH RED CROSS - Provision of emergency food relief and

health care, Bangladesh

£40,000 SAVE THE CHILDREN - Emergency relief goods and health care to flood victims in West Bengal, India

£25,000 ONE WORLD ACTION - Emergency rehabilitation programme for

flood victims, Bangladesh

£619,710 TOTAL

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DISASTER AID

EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

O X F A M

Emergency food supplies for vulnerable people affected by drought, Turkana and Wajir District, NW Kenya

The Turkana and Waijir Districts are two of the most arid districts in Kenya and are populated primarily by pastoralists - nomadic herders deriving their livelihoods from the herding of goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys and camels. This form of production is well adapted to normal conditions but is vulnerable in times of drought. The continuous failure of rains in 1999 resulted in the worst drought that the communities had faced in living memory.

The States of Jersey agreed to fund the purchase of 100MT of Unimix for over 12,000 children, mothers and elderly people for one month. However, due to exchange rate gains and improved transport rates for the donation actually enabled Oxfam to purchase 115MT of Unimix (Unimix is a fortified blend of food that includes protein and added micronutrients). As a food supplement it has many benefits; it is easier for children to consume as it is the consistency of porridge, and cooks quickly, thus reducing the amounts of firewood needed for cooking. The food supplement has had a positive impact on the nutrition levels of the most vulnerable members of the community.

The relief operation had a positive impact within the scope of its objectives, however sadly the situation in Kenya has not improved. In the context of the worsening situation it is clear the need for further intervention is pressing and the Government of Kenya and World Food Programme operation has been extended and is lively to continue until at least July 2001.

The States of Jersey provided £40,000 toward the Kenya emergency. Of this £33,000 was spent on the purchase of 115MT, and £7,000 for transportation of the food to the distribution centres.

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DISASTER AID

EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

BRITISH RED CROSS

Emergency food supplies for people affected by floods, Bangladesh

During the last six months of 2000 parts of Bangladesh suffered from severe flooding and river erosion. This resulted in 4 million people being forced to leave their homes. Some of the worst affected areas had not seen significant flooding for over sixty years, and consequently people were not prepared to cope with such a crisis, which resulted in material and economic damage.

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, took the lead in supporting the efforts of the government of Bangladesh in the provision of relief and rehabilitation assistance in each of the affected districts.

In order to do this an Emergency Appeal was launched on 6th October seeking £1.5 million to assist 771,000 beneficiaries for a three month period with food rations and medical care. The States of

Jersey contributed funding of £30,000 towards the appeal. The operation was divided into four phases.

During phases one and two, carried out between September 2000 and January 2001 basic emergency food aid was provided to 233,000 families (1,304,800 beneficiaries) in 22 affected districts. Each food parcel consisted of chira, gur, rice and dal.

Phases three and four began in March 2001. In addition to food assistance further needs assessments had identified non-food items such as clothing, plastic sheeting and corrugated iron sheeting as outstanding needs, and consequently these items will be included in the forthcoming distributions. The composition of a food parcel for one family in phases three and four consist of 20kg rice, 4kg dal, two items of children's clothing and two lunghis. In addition 25,000 blankets and 26,000 sarees will be distributed in the same districts. It is anticipated that these distributions will take place from the end of March and will be completed by the end of April, the revised completion date for the operation.

Medical activities, included in phases one and two of the operation, were completed during the month of December 2000. A total of 150,547 beneficiaries received health assistance from 22 medical teams.

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS IN 2000

UGANDA

Hospice Uganda is a specialist home care programme caring for cancer and AIDS patients in severe pain. They have a large educational programme, bringing the speciality of palliative care not only to Uganda but also to other countries. In 1999 the Hospice situated in Kampala had accepted 535 referrals and performed 4,795 home visits and consultations. In addition they had provided a number of  training  courses  to  under  and  post  graduates  and  future  trainers  and  thus  the  existing accommodation had been outgrown.

On 22nd May 2000 a team of eleven volunteers (later joined by the twelfth team member, Dr Sarah Williams), departed Jersey under the leadership of Cliff McClelland, to construct the much needed

two storey clinical/educational unit. The team were extremely fortunate that they were able to benefit directly from the advice and support of Dr Nicola Bailhache who was currently working at the hospice. Having been the medical advisor to the Sub-Committee for community work projects for many years, Dr Bailhache understood all aspects of the commitment and expectations expected from a Jersey Overseas Aid team.

The team were able to commence work as soon as they arrived and were pleasantly surprised that the quality of materials were of a higher standard than expected. Their enthusiasm seemed to motivate all those involved on the project. There was plenty of time allocated to the cross cultural exchange. In

Cliff's own words he reports:

"We had a chance to see a cross section of a confused developing country with huge investment from all over the world which has great potential. We saw the way the local ex patriots live as well as some of the local population both wealthy and educated and poor uneducated. We each had a chance to go on home visits with the medical team to see behind the facade a holiday maker is often faced with. It is difficult to assess the cultural exchange for the locals. I know we made a lot of them smile and we had lots of discussions at many levels."

The highlights of the project note that the team worked exceptionally well together throughout the whole time, it was an uplifting experience for all involved.

Leader - Cliff McClelland

Team Members - Mary Bisson, Rosie Bower, Melissa Coutanche, Mark De Gruchy, Susan Gourlay, Michael Jones, Robert Le Vaillant, Stuart McDermot, Catherine Small, Nicholas Thorne and Sarah Williams.

Costs Materials £40,000 Travel £ 5,628

Insurance £ 300 Medical £ 1,513 Subsistence £ 2,769 Other £ 395

Less Volunteer contributions £ 4,200 TOTAL £46,405

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ZAMBIA

The second team to leave Jersey consisted of ten volunteers, the project to St Luke's rural health clinic in Msoro. The teams brief was to erect two grain silos donated by Jersey, wire nine clinic staff houses for electricity and wire the clinic kitchen. The silos were a substantial size and required concrete slab bases. The team had some familiarity with what was required having practised the hand mixing of concrete whilst still in Jersey. As pre-cut gravel does not exists in Zambia small rocks had to be prepared. The entire slab had to be laid in a day to ensure stability and prevent cracking. With the entire team and local help they were able to finish the slab in seven hours. The silos were then successfully erected using a combination of scaffolding made from metal rods, wooden doors, ladders and a Landrover roof. The brief for the house rehabilitation had changed somewhat and the team rewired the clinic houses as well as painted and replaced windows and some doors. The wiring of the clinic kitchen was aborted as the cookers were more urgently needed at St Francis Hospital in Katate.

For most of the team, the best two aspects of the project were team dynamics and relationships with the local people. They realised early on that it would be important to make the most of the cross- cultural experience. Two trips were taken to small villages where time was spent greeting and getting to know local people. The team also made an effort to learn the local language and eat local foods.

Maybe it was no surprise that a number of local people came to help on the project. This gave a very positive  experience  in  terms  of  partnership  and  a  great  deal  of  feedback  was  given  from  the community to say how much the teams efforts to fit in were appreciated.

Leader - Barbara Wallace

Team Members - Hannah Clark, Michelle Harris , Martin Le Guillou, Gillian McNally, Neil Mourant, Mark Parry, Matthew Romeril, Helen Sunley and Wendy Tempest.

Costs Materials £21,600 Travel £ 6,329

Insurance £ 250 Medical £ 1,455 Subsistence £ 2,067 Other £ 1,027

Less Volunteer contributions £ 3,600 TOTAL £29,128

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS IN 2000

ECUADOR

The objective of this project was to assist in the construction of units of accommodation for orphans of AIDS victims in the Santo Domingo area of Ecuador. Upon arrival the construction itself was at a stage where blockwork was required at first floor level. It was obvious that there would not be sufficient work solely on this particular building and this gave the team the opportunity to support additional work on the complex. These included interior decoration on the site of other houses for orphans, painting of murals in bedrooms, digging of trenches for incoming services, assisting with block making, landscaping, plumbing works, assisting in fabricating and dismantling scaffolds and the staining and treating of wood strip floors! The last few days were particularly rewarding when the group were asked to decorate the outside of the Orphaids building, the construction of which was commenced by the 1998 Jersey Overseas Aid team to be finished by the local labour. In addition one other house was also externally decorated.

The team were able to experience a cross cultural exchange by visiting local families and the school situated in the immediate vicinity of the compound. This was Frank Le Quesne second visit and he and the team were somewhat disappointed not to find families and children already on site. This was due to Government changes and the necessary permissions not yet granted and it was hoped that permission would be granted within the next few weeks.

Leader - Frank Le Quesne

Team members - David O'Brien, Phil Simpson, Penny Arden, Sue Meyer, Sarah Green, Styephen Noel, Jon Dyer, Suzanne Betts, Paul Isham, Dora Mendonca, Paola Toniolo, Sylvie de Gruchy and Samantha Lewin.

Costs Materials £ 49,317 Travel £ 9,016

Insurance £ 350 Medical £ 1,387 Subsistence £ 3,958 Other £ 399

Less Volunteer contributions £ 5,000 TOTAL £ 59,427

Community Work project photos & captions to be inserted either within text or if appropriate on separate pages.

UGANDA

Photo One - Preparing a sound foundation' Photo Two - United, a real sense of community'

ZAMBIA

Photo One - Ground work for the grain silo' Photo Two - It's up!

Ecuador

Photo One - Preparing the timber strip floor for laying in the houses'

Photo Two - Externally decorating the Orphanage, which had been constructed by an earlier JOA team in 1998'

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JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

The Jersey Overseas Aid Sub Committee for Local Charities Working Overseas was set up by the

main Committee in May 2000. The Committee realised that many worthwhile projects were being organised locally but due to their small size were unlikely to be successful in attracting funds when competing against main aid agencies. The Sub Committee is able to recommend grants of up to £3500 on the basis of matched funding. To date the Sub Committee has agreed six awards. The Sub Committee welcomes additional requests for assistance from local charities.

A small office has been set up for the use of local residents undertaking work overseas in the old Harbour Department premises. The Sub Committee is very grateful to the Waterfront Enterprise Board for their support in this venture. It is hoped that by bringing local charities under one roof that individuals will benefit from sharing experiences, equipment and ideas.

Deputy Rob Duhamel Chairman

July 2000

GRANTS MADE DURING 2000

£3,500 Jersey Aid for Europe Foundation

Trauma Centre - Kosovo

£3,500 Mustard Seed

Transportation costs for Christmas box appeal - Romania

£3,500 The Gambia Schools Trust Fund

Provision of wells and latrines - The Gambia

Extract taken from The Gambia Schools Trust Fund's progress report to the Sub-Committee in January 2001:-

"I am pleased to tell you that on our arrival in The Gambia a meeting had been arranged with the Department of Water Resources to receive and check Tenders for these works. We accepted Tenders; Contracts were drawn up and signed by all parties concerned, and the work is now in progress. We have not in fact spent the total grant, but with the underspend we are now able to complete a Well and Latrine project at another school."

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VISIT TO KOSOVO - JUNE 2000

Extracts taken from Leslie Crapp's report to Committee:-

Kosovo is far from typical of any other emergency which can be seen from the substantial presence of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and UN (United Nations) in heavily armed troops and armed police. After being under the communist regime for a long period Kosovo suffered a further 10 years of neglect and 78 days of war. Over 300 NGOs are working there and immense funding has been provided.

A year ago food aid was the most urgent need, I was later to discover that it appears to be in abundant supply, and many crops and farming activities were visible in some areas. Schools and hospitals just about function; many public and community services either do not function at all or do so very poorly and unreliably.

I was one of five people from different organisations fortunate to be invited on a field trip arranged by MAG (Mines Advisory Group). The trip provided a three and a half day programme of their work plus one free day during which I took the opportunity to visit Save the Children and UNICEF. The two principle aims of my visit were first to establish the possible extent and nature of grant aid that may be required in Kosovo over the next few years. Secondly to try and gauge the immediate and priority needs to be expected in emergency aid in general, including how priorities are established and the degree of co-operation between NGO's to avoid duplication of effort and funding.

Mines - MAG is one of 13 NGOs and 2 commercial organisations involved in UXO (unexploded ordinance) and mine clearance and 22 NGOs engaged in mines and UXO awareness programmes. Clearance is of necessity painfully slow but the use of the CAT, a £160,000 mechanical flail, and the only  one  in  the  world  has  enabled  MAG  to  move  faster,  subject  to  the  actual  terrain  and  its suitability. Many areas will probably never be cleared and will become inaccessible whilst clearance to permit population to travel, work and live is essential. MAG has a very effective Child to Child mines awareness school programme which, through drama carries the messages. Such education is vital and will be incorporated into the school curriculum.

During my visit MAG officers were concerned with obtaining further funding. On our last day news came that the funding except for the CAT operations could not be obtained and other operations had to be closed and notice given to staff. As for Jersey's contribution we had paid for three vehicles including an ambulance, these were the only vehicles MAG actually owned in Kosovo and they will be used to support the CAT operation, all their other vehicles were on loan from other NGOs..

Housing - As I travelled into the rural areas around Pristina I became aware of the damage that had been inflicted, I can not recall a single village that escaped some form of destruction.

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UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) statistics classified housing damage in various categories and repairs and rebuilding have been concentrated at the lower level of damage. Over 128,000 houses were reported as damaged, 50,000 destroyed, 34,000 severe and 44,000 as slight or moderate.

The homeless live in any possible area of what remained of their home, which in many cases could not be classified as having a roof over their heads, or in tents. Funding is short and a further 250,000 refugees are expected to return. Winter will no doubt bring severe problems.

Insert Kosovo 1 picture of accommodation (Caption - Double room with superb view! - Kosovo)

By chance I met an elderly farmer in the hills who beckoned me to enter an open door of a walled garden. Therein was his completely destroyed house with two under-floor storage rooms, which now served as accommodation for 4 adults. They were not watertight, there was virtually no furniture other than a stove supplied by a NGO. When I returned he pulled up a trouser leg to show his artificial limb, no doubt lost in a mining accident when trying to farm his land. He had come back to all that; for him it is home. His neighbours live in tents and like many others they are entirely dependant on aid as there is no work, no social security, and everything they had worked for all their lives had been destroyed or looted during the war.

Education - Shortly after Milosvic became President of Serbia teaching in the Albania language in Kosovo's schools was suspended, effecting 90% of the population. Albania Kosovars were no longer eligible to attend university but being ever resourceful some were taught in private homes enabling them to obtain their degrees. By the time the Serb forces had departed from Kosovo many of the schools were destroyed with nearly 900 needing repair or reconstruction.

Insert School photos Kosovo 2 caption 'The old school' & Kosovo 3 caption Tented classrooms'

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Tented schools were set up by aid agencies, two of which I visited one with Save the Children, the other with UNICEF. Each tent had desks, chairs, a blackboard and a stove. I saw no other equipment except for a single football at playtime. Space is scare with pupils being taught on a two shift system to double its capacity. When visiting it was very hot and one headmaster was that morning faced with the problem that he could not allow teaching in the tents for another hour due to the heat. He did not know where he could safely go to find shade to continue. The school I visited in the afternoon was more fortunate as it had a double skin with opening ventilators, this made the classrooms' cooler though still hot. I thought of the dedication of the teachers and pupils and wondered how they survived last winter with their little stove in temperatures well below freezing.

UNICEF also showed me one of their schemes for helping severely traumatised children where volunteer staff are gradually encouraging them to communicate and mix with other children through play and eventually return to full participation in their schools.

Health - Many health facilities were destroyed or badly damaged and those that are in use are overcrowded. In one room I saw there were seven beds, all occupied, you could not get another bed in, barely a foot apart, no privacy, no lockers visitors squeeze past one another. Both water and electricity supplies pose problems for most centres and immunisation services, health education and clinics all have to be re-established.

Kosovo has one of the highest birth rates in Europe and the worst infant mortality rate. Children are also at risk through poverty with over 3,000 one-parent families; mainly attributable to the men who have disappeared during the war, many having been massacred.

In Pristina Hospital UNICEF and Save the Children have together set up a playroom to accommodate about 20 abandoned small children. Here they are looked after for 16 hours a day and arrangements made to find suitable adoptive Kosova families. The abandonment problem is considered to be due to poverty or the consequence of rape.

Insert Kosovo 4 - men on hill top ( Caption - Farmers learning of mines awareness - women are taught awareness in the unseen adjacent school.)

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The people - Communities have been devastated by the horrific experience of the war, massacres, rapes, torture, displacement, imprisonment, and the absolute total destruction still surrounding most of them. Everyone has more than one personal loss and bitter experience. One senses their inner wounds and memories, the underlying atmosphere of fear, anger and hatred nearly everywhere. Despite this, people are rebuilding their lives and their homes. This is their country.

Thanks - My trip would not have been possible or as rewarding without the help of many people, in particular staff both in the field and UK offices of MAG, Save the Children and UNICEF. I am indebted to them all for making the time available in their busy schedule and their open and friendly contributions, which were extremely helpful to me.

Leslie Crapp

Honorary Executive Officer

GRANTS MADE DURING 2000

ACORD

Rainwater harvesting for domestic supplies - Rwanda 20,000 Preparing land for market gardening and rice growing - Chad 20,000 Support for pastoral communities - Angola 20,000 Support for local fishermen - Sudan 18,000

78,000

ACTION AID

Year 1 funding of 3 year project, Access to water - Brazil 59,141

School construction - Rwanda 34,217 Improving health and education - Pakistan 20,000 Community action for training and health promoters and midwives - Guatemala 30,074 Support for early childhood development centres - Kenya 30,000

Water development - Uganda 20,350

193,782

BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL

Donated book programme - Horn of Africa Donated book programme - West Africa Donated book programme - East Africa

BRITISH RED CROSS

Integrated community health programme - Angola Community latrine and hygiene education - Eritrea

CAFOD

Reconstruction of workshops - Sierra Leone Environment and sustainable agriculture - Uganda Social forestry programme - Bangladesh

Youth training centre - Zambia

Mobile home care unit - Uganda

Cultivation of dry land rice - Nicaragua

Vehicle for health programme - Tanzania

CAMBODIA TRUST

Patient walking area - Cambodia Patient dormitory area - Cambodia

CARE

Year 2 funding of 3 year project, Urban sustainable development - India Girls primary education - India

Security for Afghan returnees - Afghanistan

Sustainable water supply - Sudan

10,200 10,200

9,690 30,090

46,215

8,524

54,739 39,418

36,963

37,259

17,763

15,175 7,909

16,900 171,387

5,946 5,199

11,145

49,980

47,754

49,881 49,529

197,144

CHILDHOPE

Education on the street - Philippines 16,927 SHEFT - Albania 9,682

26,609

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CHRISTIAN AID

Health - Haiti 21,052

Training and loan project - Afghanistan Returnee assistance project - Bosnia Agricultural project - Armenia

Shelter for returnees - Bosnia

CHRISTIAN OUTREACH

Health centre support - Mozambique

Village dispensary - Tanzania

Programme 4WD vehicle - Rwanda

Health staff training - Cambodia

Building communities and livelihoods -Albania

Capital injection for village revolving funds - Cambodia Building for a grinding mill - Rwanda

(CHRISTIAN OUTREACH PARTNERS)

HIV/AIDS family support programme - Thailand

16,712 15,900

10,444 16,000

80,108 19,000

10,000 20,000

10,000 7,000

3,750 5,000

10,000

84,750

CHURCH OF UGANDA, SOROTI DIOCESE

Phase 2 Kick start micro credit programme - Uganda 49,000

49,000 CINCI WA BABILI

Medical supplies - Zambia 10,000 Construction of School Classroom and Teachers House - Zambia 9,000

Staff House and emergency surgical equipment - Zambia 8,000

27,000

GLOBAL CARE

Development Co-ordinators 2nd year Operational Costs - Uganda 33,754

Extension for childrens home - Romania 5,000

38,754

HANDS AROUND THE WORLD Reception centre - Kenya Secondary school repairs - Zambia

HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE (formerly AHRTAG) Aids action, care in the community - Africa

Safe motherhood, child health dialogue - Worldwide Feasibility study for disability equality manual - Worldwide

HELP AGE INTERNATIONAL

Health services for slum dwellers - Peru Income support for older women - Vietnam Developing community groups - Philippines

10,000 12,000

22,000

10,100

5,600 5,500 21,200

14,438

18,967

10,346 43,751

By 2025, numbers of older people in developing countries will more than double to 850 million - 12 per cent of the population (20 per cent by 2050)' - Help Age International Annual Review 1999/2000

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IMPACT FOUNDATION

National centre for primary ear care - Nepal 41,800 Establishment of Fistula hospital - Tanzania 36,437 Carrier for Riverboat hospital - Bangladesh 12,713 Otoacoustic Emission Units - Various 10,000

100,950

INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Feeder roads - Sudan 14,360

14,360

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S TRUST

School and clinic - Zambia 25,793

25,793

INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Capacity building of clinics - Nepal 41,426 Community health centre for family health - India 15,319

56,745

JUST WORLD PARTNERS (formerly UKFSP)

Clean water for life - Fiji 14,512 Mobile health clinics - East Timor 9,942 Beekeeping in rainforest conservation areas - Samoa 15,000 Materials for forestry and agricultural projects - Kiribati 7,307

46,761

KENYA SCHOOLS

Construction of classrooms and latrines - Kenya 25,000

25,000

LEONARD CHESHIRE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

Orthopaedic workshop - Uganda 29,550 Mobile clinic for disabled children - Ethiopia 46,654

94,204

LEPRA

Vehicle and office equipment - Bangladesh 28,394 Laboratory start up - India 27,661

56,055

LEPROSY MISSION

Hospital training unit - India 44,810 Construction of hospital staff accommodation - India 14,394 Hospital repairs and refurbishment - India 10,582 Motorcycles for outreach - Bangladesh 13,067 2WD Vehicles for outreach - Nigeria 13,043 Motorcycles for outreach - Mozambique 12,500

108,396

MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL

Satellite clinic - Myanmar 6,675 Obstetric equipment - Sierra Leone 12,000

Medical equipment - Nepal 14,914

Medical equipment - Honduras 14,876

48,465

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MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY

Training and development programme - Tanzania 17,600 17,600

M.A.F. (Mission Aviation Fellowship)

All weather radar maintenance facility - Kenya 39,248

39,248

MINES ADVISORY GROUP

Medical support to field programmes - Worldwide 34,758

34,758

MOTIVATION TRUST

Active rehabilitation training course for wheelchair users - Zimbabwe 14,528

Special seating workshop - Tanzania 13,575

28,103

ONE WORLD ACTION

Post Hurricane Mitch health and environmental programme - Nicaragua Protecting rural livelihoods - Philippines

Peoples School - Bangladesh

Creation of new disabled womens organisations - Nicaragua

ORBIS

Eyebank - Ethiopia

OXFAM

Year 2 of 3 year Jebal Si project - Sudan

Year 1 of 3 year Educational programme - Mozambique

Year 1 of 3 year Farming, fishinf and weaving programme - Indonesia Rebuilding communities after conflict - Liberia

Education project - Tanzania

Education in rural communities - Bangladesh

Completion of water systems in Goma town - D R Congo

Completion of water systems in rural areas - D R Congo

16,126

12,238 11,741

7,490 47,595

25,000

25,000 53,221

49,720

38,013

48,099

44,847

47,063 25,180

22,214

328,357

PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK

Birth houses - Guinea 31,250

Health unit equipment - Benin 28,125 Pre-school construction - Ethiopia 39,063

Clinic and latrine provision - El Salvador 14,213 Potable water - Cameroon 29,864

142,515

RYDER CHESHIRE FOUNDATION

Construction of day centre - India 23,215

23,215

SAMS (South American Mission Society) Technical craft school - Brazil

Community centre building - Paraguay Vehicle for extension worker - Argentina

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SAVE THE CHILDREN

Year 2 of 3 year project, Urban children at risk - Tanzania Street Children development centres - China

Education for internally displaced children - D R Congo Low cost aids production for disabled people - Tajikistan Centre renovation - Lebanon

Logistical support to community health centres - Mali Rural community schools development project - Swaziland Education for pastoral children - Ethiopia

Community based services for children - Uzbekistan

19,500

18,820

9,100 47,420

50,000 27,310

22,305

28,460 12,125 11,100 12,082

22,210

24,860 210,452

(Insert photo ambulance)

Part of this grant was used to contribute towards the purchase of a mini-bus for Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. This is a large province which acts as a hub for trafficking street children.

SENSE

Developing home based services for deafblind people- India 12,854 Developing deafblind services - India 15,148

28,002 SIGHT SAVERS INTERNATIONAL

Eye care programme - Haiti 18,934 Urban eye health programme - Gambia 36,648 National eye care programme - Sierra Leone 20,000 Integrated education programme - Orissa 23,987 Childhood blindness programme - Sri Lanka 9,072

108,641

SOUND SEEKERS

Training audiologists - Lesotho 10,000 Salaries for 2 audiologists for HARK - South Africa 17,000 400 solar powered hearing aids for HARK - South Africa 10,000 Audiology equipment for HARK - South Africa 13,200

50,200

SOS SAHEL INTERNATIONAL UK

Improved communications for Ethiopia Programme - Ethiopia 22,000 Borana Forest research and fieldwork equipment - Ethiopia 4,500 Farming project - Ethiopia 27,655

54,155

ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - Zambia

Special drugs and medical supplies 35,000

35,000

SUE RYDER FOUNDATION

Vehicle - Malawi 21,500 21,500

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TALENT

Home of Hope - Philippines 10,000

10,000 TEAR FUND

Water and sanitation repair - Burundi 27,862

27,862

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE Transportation costs of tools Jersey to UK

UGANDA SOCIETY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

Renovation and construction of Rehab staff accommodation - Uganda Teacher training project - Uganda

Provision of vehicle - Uganda

Renovation and resource unit/equipment for the blind - Uganda Renovation of orthopaedic workshop - Uganda

570

570

29,895 17,032

22,895 8,190

6,934

84,946

UNICEF

Disease prevention - Somalia 49,977 Sara communication initiative- Sub-Saharan 52,500 Landmine awareness - Angola 50,139

152,616

VETAID

Donkey traction extension - Tanzania 8,000 Poultry project - Somaliland 14,080

22,080

V.S.O. (Voluntary Service Overseas)

English Teacher Tracey Garraghan - Lao PDR 10,850 English Teacher Alan Rossi - China 10,850 Special Needs Teacher Esther Pallot - Russia 10,850

32,550

WATERAID

10 hand dug wells - Ghana 19,172

Urban slum health/sanitation improvements - India 40,590

12 wells for rural disadvantaged groups - India 26,647 Community survey and pilot project - India 13,779

100,188

WOMEN'S COUNCIL

Health and education course - Asia 3,765

3,765

WORLD VISION UK

Gravity water scheme - Uganda 39,135 School extension with micro-enterprize - Ghana 31,375

70,510

The combined wealth of the world's 200 richest people hit $1 trillion in 1999; the combined incomes of the 582 million people living in the 43 least developed countries is $146 billion. (Human development report 2000)

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Persons wishing to undertake research into Overseas Aid from the Island of Jersey can obtain back copies of reports from:- The States' Greffe, Morier House, Halkett Place, St Helier, Jersey JE1 1DD.

Comments and improvements on this annual report should be addressed to Leslie Crapp FCA, Honorary Executive Officer.

Jersey is not a member of the European Community but does benefit from its liaison with Member States.

Inside back cover photos:

Impact Photo's One & Two (Caption - Flood victims build temporary sheds to protect their children and belongings using date palm leaves to create walls - Impact Foundation, Bangladesh )

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