Jersey Overseas Aid Commission Annual Report (2003)

STATES OF JERSEY OVERSEAS AID COMMITTEE

President: Deputy J J Huet

Vice-President Senator E P Vibert ( Deputy P N Troy retired February 2004) Members : Connetable J B Germain

Deputy T J Le Main

Sub-Committee - Jersey Charities Working Overseas Chairman: Deputy J J Huet

Member: Connetable J B Germain

Sub-Committee - Community Work Projects

Chairman: Deputy J J Huet,

Members: Messrs. I Brown, D Ellis, R Heaven, B Stuttard and D. Troy

Administration:

Honorary Executive Officer: Mr. L R Crapp FCA Administrative Assistant: Mrs K Filipponi

Committee Clerks: Mrs C Le Quesne & Mrs S Stoten

Front Cover Photo:

The Children from Bam, Iran say "thank you" to the People of Jersey for the support following the earthquake in December 2003

CONTENTS

President's Foreword. 2 Abridged Summary of Funding. 4 Financial Summary.. 5 Disaster Aid 6 Community Work Projects. 10 Jersey Charities Working Overseas 14 Grant Aid 17

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FOREWORD

It is said time goes quickly as one gets older, definitely a true statement, 2003 has gone in a flash!

This year I should like to start by thanking all those good people who support the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee and who give so freely of their time. Also thanks to our Jersey States Members who also fully support the Committee, as without their consent there would be no budget and they never begrudge us the funding. A special mention should go to the Bank of Nova Scotia in London for their hospitality and use of boardroom for our annual grant aid interviews with thirty nine of our aid agencies. In 2003 they assisted us twice at no charge to the Committee and they even fed and watered us! This is a true representation of how the Committee is able to keep administration costs down to less than 1p:£1. Our thanks again to the Waterfront Enterprise Board (WEB) for providing us with another year of free office space at the old St Helier Harbour Offices, a gesture made long before I became a director of WEB. Thank you to Mr. Leslie Crapp, our Honorary Executive Officer and Mrs. Kathryn Filipponi our very efficient Administrative Assistant. Thanks also to Mrs. Carol le Quesne who provided us with several years of service as Committee Clerk and welcome to Mrs. Sarah Stoten, her replacement. To Deputy Peter Troy and Mr. Ken Syvret for working together with Mr. Leslie Crapp on the development of the Commission, all our Community Work Project Sub-Committee members and team leaders, Dr. Mike Rosser, Dr. Mike Marks, Dr. Pippa Harold and Dr. Annabel Norman our deepest gratitude, and to everyone who helps us in so many ways, thank you, we could not achieve what we have otherwise.

Every year thousands of people die of starvation and malnutrition. Eighteen thousand, yes eighteen thousand children under five starve to death daily. The world can not feed its present population. Population control does offend some beliefs and for many years poor men counted their riches by the number of children they produced. If the world was a village of 100 people the statistics would show:

100 People

57 21 8 8 6

Asian European African South American North American

15 (10 of whom are women) would be illiterate

20 of the richest would consume 90% of the wealth

20 of the poorest would consume 1% of the wealth

14 would have no rights to basic healthcare

17 would have no proper shelter

15 (3 of whom are children) would be undernourished

22 would have no access to drinking water

13 would die before the age of 40

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A girl born in Europe may have a 50% chance of seeing the 22nd Century A newborn Afghanistan has a 4:1 chance of dying before the age of five

This can not continue and by education and health initiatives we can do something about it. The Jersey Overseas Aid Committee will continue to follow its strict criteria to ensure aid goes to the front line to address need, not want, thus reducing poverty by providing health, education, access to clean water and sanitation.

Three work projects were undertaken in 2003 the first to Uganda in May, then Zambia in August and finally to a new location, Ghana in October. All were successful thanks to the hard work and commitment of our team leaders and members.

I had the honour of being a representative for Jersey at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bangladesh. It was not a country that many wished to visit however I took the opportunity to self fund a visit to projects that the Overseas Aid Committee had funded whilst I was there. I was able to see projects completed by the Leprosy Mission, Oxfam, MAF, Impact Foundation and Medicines Sans Frontieres. I thought I had seen poverty in Africa until I visited this country. I did encounter the odd fundamental group which was a quite unnerving and had to endure the heat and mosquitoes which were abundant. There was plenty of water available but all undrinkable, the road system was very bad and there was little electricity. It was however very inspiring to see how Jersey funds had been spent and to meet such a pleasant and polite nation of people.

One of our last grants taken from our Disaster vote for the year was awarded to UNICEF in respect of the Bam earthquake in Iran. I was delighted to be invited albeit at my own expense again to view the response by this agency to the disaster at first hand. I was advised that the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee had provided the largest single donation to UNICEF for this emergency and it made me realise that even affluent Jersey would never be able manage a disaster like this without outside advice and help. There had been a lot of unrest and bad feeling amongst the population as until outside assistance was given very little had been achieved. The temperature was 40oC during the day and the dress code for women was black head veils, black long coats to the ground, black socks and black shoes. This did not help towards one's comfort in such sweltering conditions especially as the men were able to wear cotton shirts and lightweight cotton trousers. The local people we met were very pleasant and quite outright in their political views which had me looking over my shoulder more than a few times. My thanks go to Jan, my husband who accompanied me. I was only able to address the local ladies group so Jan became spokesman on behalf of the Committee to the men. I was informed he did an excellent job especially as he had never had the experience of public speaking before.

Finally I must thank the Bailiff of Jersey for a totally unexpected gesture of goodwill, who, following a conversation regarding our Community Work Projects offered the Committee his personal airmiles to be utilised when arranging flights for our volunteers undertaking future projects. Again this will keep our costs even lower so that more funds are directed to those who really need them. Thank you.

Deputy Jacqui Huet May 2004

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ABRIDGED SUMMARY

BUDGETARY POSTION FOR OVERSEAS AID 1968 - 2003

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 1999Special Vote for Kosovo 1,000,000

2000 4,174,400 2001 4,801,900 2002 4,649,000 2003 4,603,000

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

2003

2002

£ £

Balance brought forward at beginning of the year 12,798 139,522 Additions to budget 1,600

STATES VOTE 4,602,900 4,649,000

4,617,298 4,788,522

Expenditure

Grant Aid 3,720,093 3,792,298 Disaster & Emergencies 690,500 760,816

Local Charities Working Overseas 25,243 9,969 Work Projects 120,211 175,107

Administration 39,857 37,535

TOTAL  EXPENDITURE

4,788,522

Balance  at  the  end  of  the  year

£12,798

4,595,904 £21,394

4,000,000

3,500,000

3,000,000

2,500,000

2,000,000 2003 1,500,000 2002

1,000,000 500,000 0

GRANTS D&E LCWO CWP ADMIN

Key 2003 2002

1  Grant  Aid  (GRANTS) 3,720,093 3,792,298 2 Disaster & Emergencies (D&E) 690,500 760,816

3 Local Charities Working Overseas (LCWO) 25,243 9,969

4  Community  Work  Projects  (CWP) 120,211 175,107 5 Administration (ADMIN) 39,857 37,535

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DISASTER AID

The  funding  of  individual  disasters  and  emergencies  has  been  restricted  to  keep  close  to  the Committee's allocation of its budget (15%). The applications were mainly in respect of natural disasters with approximately 25% being spent on applications arising from human conflict. During the course of the year £690,500 was awarded from this budget compared with £760,816 in the previous year which went over budget and was compensated by a reduction in grant aid.

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003

£9,703 Mission Aviation Fellowship – provision of blankets and clothing due

to extreme weather conditions, Bangladesh

£23,000 Christian Aid- provision of emergency food supplies, Ethiopia drought

£25,000 Oxfam – emergency food assistance programme, Mauritania drought

£25,000 World Vision - provision of essential drugs, Ethiopia drought

£25,000 Mission Aviation Fellowship - provision of emergency food and drug supplies, Sudan

famine

£24,003 World Vision - provision of essential supplies to internally displaced people, Uganda

border conflict

£25,000 Mission Aviation Fellowship - provision of essential medical supplies to internally

displaced people, DR Congo conflict

£25,000 World Vision – provision of blankets, mosquito nets and tarpaulins, Kenya Floods £25,000 British Red Cross - provision food and shelter items, Ethiopia floods

£24,546 Plan International – provision of food, Ethiopia famine

£25,000 UNICEF – provision of water, sanitation, health and nutrition, Iraq conflict £25,000 Tearfund – provision of water and emergency food supplies, India

drought

£25,000 Oxfam - provision of emergency food supplies, Kenya drought £20,113 Helpage– provision of emergency medical, food and shelter, Kenya

floods

£24,414 Tearfund – provision of essential utensils and food items, Uganda

border conflict

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003continued

£25,000 Global Care - provision of emergency relief provisions, Uganda border conflict £25,000 Plan International – provision of food and emergency shelter, Sudan

floods

£25,000 Ockenden – provision of market shelters and business grants, Sudan floods

£25,000 Save the Children Fund – distribution of water and promotion of medical, sanitation

and hygiene, Liberia civil unrest

£25,000 CAFOD – distribution of food, shelter items and essential drugs,

Liberia civil unrest

£25,000 Tearfund - provision of essential food supplies, household kits and

medical supplies, India floods

£25,000 British Red Cross – provision of Cholera treatment centres, raising

awareness and improving water provision, Congo

£25,000 Leprosy Mission – provision of emergency food, water and essential

survival kits and hygiene equipment, Uganda border conflicts

£19,664 Mission Aviation Fellowship – provision of blankets and clothes for

those suffering from the cold due to extreme weather conditions, Bangladesh

£25,000 UNICEF – provision of shelter, medical supplies, basic clothing and

hygiene materials, Iran

£25,000 Save the Children – provision of shelter, medical supplies, basic clothing and hygiene

materials, Iran

£25,000 Oxfam – provision of water and sanitation equipment, Iran

£30,576 UNICEF (special vote) - provision of shelter, medical supplies, basic

clothing and hygiene materials, Iran

£690,500 TOTAL

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DISASTER AID

EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

TEARFUND

Rajasthan Drought Relief Programme Jodhpur and Barmer Districts, India

Rajisthan is currently suffering one of the worst droughts for 100 years and this has affected both the food security and livelihoods of millions of people in the area. In July 2003, Tearfund obtained a grant  of £25,000  from  the  Jersey  Overseas  Aid  Committee  for  work  by  one  of  its  partners, Discipleship Centre who was already working on potable water and cash for work schemes in the area. The  new  work  was  to  be  in  two  districts,  Jodhpur  and  Barmer,  creating  employment opportunities for affected families through cash for work' programmes, potable drinking water, and survival rations to some of the most vulnerable people in the target area. Discipleship Centre has planned its work in co-ordination with other NGO's with government officials and with the local community. This two month project has now been successfully completed, actual activities are listed below:

Provision of Potable Water

Provision of Survival Rations

Cash for Work

13 tanker loads of drinkable water, 3000

litres each, per day for 40 days were delivered to 891 families covering 5515 population in 9 villages.

15 most vulnerable people in each of the 9 villages received survival rations.

250 people from 4 villages worked on

road construction and 250 people from 5 villages dug up ponds in their own villages, thus increasing their water

holding with the related benefits.

Impact

The relief programme came at a crucial time in the drought cycle. The cash for work filled the gap when Government relief work had stopped and there was no way in the fields. The participation of the community in the whole process has been commendable and very encouraging.

The road improvement has meant that the approach to Agolai has become easier and shorter so that people can access the Health Centre and the eighty children studying can now commute daily rather than stay in rented houses and a private bus has now started along this route making savings on expensive taxis for mine workers and those farmers wishing to buy seeds and fertilisers in Agolai.

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DISASTER AID

EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

OCKENDEN INTERNATIONAL

Livelihoods Recovery Project for Floods Affected Entrepreneurs in Kassala Sudan

In August 2003, Jersey Overseas Aid donated to Ockenden International an amount of £25,000 to support small business entrepreneurs who were affected by the River Gash floods. The project objective was to enable them to recover from the effects of the disaster and resume their income generation activities in Kassala Town and Wad Sherifie Refugees Camp.

The project helped 925 small business owners to restart their business activities. They were supported as production groups or individuals. The activities included providing access to business facilities, such as working tools, working capital and sunshades, to vulnerable internally displaced people and refugees in camps and local entrepreneurs in Kassala main market. Small artisans who lost their assets and equipment as a result of the floods were also provided with tools and equipment.

Counselling and business advice was also given to help promote businesses and absorb the shock of the disaster. Support  was provided for eleven solidarity groups, and rotating saving and  credit associations to restart their group enterprises in the affected areas and mitigate the effects of the damage on their income sources. Fifteen courses were organised targeting 286 members of the Association and Community Based Organisations and about 900 individuals.

Photo:

Refugee Palm Leaves and Straw Mats Producer Kassala Women Market

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DISASTER AID

EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

OCKENDEN INTERNATIONAL

Livelihoods Recovery Project for Floods Affected Entrepreneurs in Kassala Sudan

Continued Impact

Kassala markets flourished during the project implementation period due to the purchases made by the project from the local market. This has increased the income of most wholesalers and revived their sales at a time when there has been very low local purchasing power. Various and diverse businesses were supported, such as tea sellers, artisans, blacksmiths, cooks, petty traders, vegetable sellers, handicrafts etc. and thus contributed to an improvement of quality and cost of services provided through these businesses. Individual business entrepreneurs, who were given quick impact courses in management and capacity building, recovered well from the effects of the disaster and regained confidence to resume their business activities.

More than 80% of the beneficiaries were women – most of whom head households. The support helped these women recover their businesses and regulated their supply of services. Consequently the project contributed effectively to improving their household incomes.

A total of 1186 households of refugees, internally displaced people and vulnerable host communities living in the poorest areas of Kassala have directly benefited from the project through receiving cash or assets to enable them to restart their small businesses.

Photo:

Refugee Vegetable Grower

Wau Nur Displaced Local Market

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS IN 2003

Working together with our Uganda team, a local man collects bricks to take them to the site

Construction of walls for

the Zambia team

The Ghana team on site with local co-ordinator Father Kuha

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS IN 2003

UGANDA

Between 1986 and 1992 civil strife affected the once thriving community of St Joseph's Parish situated in the Soroti Cathiolic Diocese of Ngora. Dennis Troy having worked there on a previous JOA project some twenty years ago, revisited the community early in 2002 and advised the Committee that the Community, now rebuilding itself, was in desperate need of assistance. A proposal to assist with the rehabilitation of the health centre and teacher/nurses accommodation was therefore submitted with the view that the Community would benefit from improved health facilities and education.

The  team  of  seven  were  relieved  to  depart  Jersey  on  the  18th  May  2003,  fortunately  flight arrangements had been successfully amended to an alternative carrier via the Emirates following

advice from the foreign office that all British flights to/via Nairobi had been cancelled. Upon arrival in Uganda the team spent the night in Entebbe before travelling up to Ngora the following morning. That day the team were in for a surprise as they became aware that there was far more work than they had originally envisaged. Dennis Troy , team leader reported back:

"Wednesday 21st the first working day at the clinic, local men were removing plaster inside and out. The main house, again local men removing old plaster inside and out. Water workers preparing

stand pipes asked for 575,000 shillings for pipes, the first of many requests. I counted 17 men working at the main house plus 3 supervisors/storemen 16 men working at the clinic, 3 water workers and 8-10 men carting more sand, total 49. Quite confusing but what to do with my team members? A total lack of tools, local men removing plaster with pieces of iron and whatever they lay their hands on. I found it all frustrating. The following day 25 young men were on site to start digging the septic tank. I had to send most of them home because of lack of tools. Geoff (our electrician) and myself went to Mbale to pick up more tools and supplies. My team, to their credit with very little guidance from me, took the initiative and got stuck into the work. After several days I was able to identify the basis of a good building team. From then on things ran more smoothly and I am pleased to report everyone worked extremely hard for the rest of our stay. We did not complete enough of the project, hence the desire of all of us to return to see its completion"

The Overseas Aid Committee additionally expresses its thanks to the small team of five, namely Dennis Troy , Alan Cameron, Ron Perchard, John Campbell and Michael Ryall who returned in March 2004 to assist in the completion of this project.

Leader – Dennis Troy

Team Members – Michael Haden, Janice Eden, Ron Perchard, Elizabeth Morgan (Jersey based), Christopher Sheenan, Geoffrey Wooten and Melanie Le Cornu.

Approximate Cost

Materials 15,000 Group/Travel Expenses 18,951 Less Volunteer contributions 3,458

TOTAL 30,493

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ZAMBIA

St Francis' Hospital is the largest mission hospital in Zambia with 350 beds. Like all hospitals in Zambia it suffers from understaffing. Part of the problem is its' rural location, but also in this case inadequate housing for families of the hospital staff. To have three extra staff houses would greatly benefit the staffing situation and improve patient care and this was the proposal put forward to the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee.

The team of fourteen volunteers, lead by Dominic Donnelly, departed Jersey on 1st August 2003. Amongst  the  volunteers  was  our  Honorary  Executive  Officer,  Leslie  Crapp  who  in  addition  to

working with the team had also agreed to act in a consultancy capacity by casting an eye over the Hospital accounts. Upon returning to Jersey, Leslie Crapp reported the following:

"We were accommodated in the Isolation unit consisting of several small wards, kitchen, toilet (of sorts) and various other rooms – some quite smelly! The unit was situated between the"waiters accommodation", that  is  expectant  mothers  suspected  of  having  complications,  and  the mortuary. There must be something like 3 deaths per day here 80% being Aids related. As death can come at anytime of day or night it became quite disturbing to hear the covered stretcher trolley being wheeled down our path and around our building accompanied by the wailing cries of family and friends. I am normally awake before 6.00am when some of us start to get up. (Hospital visiting hours also start at 6.00 am!). We leave at 7.30am and walk to the site (5minutes), and work till 4.00pm which is when the cement usually runs out, and take an hour for lunch. Most days it is really hot and the work is exhausting with  lots of bending down and inadequate scaffolding.  The bricks are irregular and the cement dries very quickly making it difficult to work with. This area of Zambia i mainly subsistence farming, cereals vegetables and cotton mainly, and whilst malnutrition is not a real problem it does exist. The Communities is poor and families live in basic accommodation of small round mud brick huts covered with thatch, communal latrines if they are lucky and piped water stands. It was good to see chickens, pigs and goats scattered about as obviously this supplements the diet for some."

Leader – Dominic Donnelly

Team Members – Leslie Crapp, John Mulhern, Sylvia De Gruchy, Lloyd Evans, Sophie Hay, Stuart McDermott, Cliff Goncalves, Stacy Clarke, Paul Warr en, Craig Edwards, Mark Haden, Louise Nibbs and Simon Nevitt

Approximate Cost

Materials 26,000 Group/Travel Expenses 22,874 Less Volunteer contributions 9,344

TOTAL £39,530

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECTS IN 2003

GHANA

The Upper east region, situated in the northern part of Ghana is one of the ten political divisions of Ghana. It shares boundary with Burkino Faso and is one of the poorest regions in the country. OLA (Our Lady Queen of Africa) Youth in Integral Development requested assistance to construct a four room  block  to  facilitate  outreach  to  the  youth. This  facility  would  provide  additional  income generating activities encouraging the youth in the area to become self reliant.

The team of twelve volunteers, led by Alan Cameron and Sandra Jeanne, departed Jersey on 27th September 2003. On arrival at the site the team were delighted to discover that both the foundations

and the first layer of concrete blocks had been laid. All supplies that were required for the job were on site. There was also some local paid workforce as well as volunteers who although at first did not accept the team soon realised that they were there to help. Alan Cameron reports:

"There was no cement mixer so all the concrete and cement was mixed by hand. The dry ingredients were carried over in head pans as was the water from the borehole. The water pump had been out of action for a year but Matthew Lucas managed to repair it. The building work went extremely well and the team managed to get the building up to roof height with the concrete columns and ring beam in place. All the windows and door frames were fitted and the wood for the roof trusses and ceilings were painted with Kerosote. A 7ft cesspit was also dug and lined with 6" blocks. The local foreman was amazed that the team managed to work in the heat sometimes in excess of 40 degrees. On the day the team left they were informed that the roof would be completed by the end of the week."

The local co-ordinator, Father Kuha was very focussed on getting the centre up and running and aims to make it self sufficient by selling the items made by the pupils as well as income from the tuition fees. With additional funds raised by the team they were able to provide money to furnish the centre with sewing machines etc. and Father Kuha was already stocking up on items for the centre prior to the teams departure.

Leaders – Alan Cameron and Sandra Jeanne

Team Members – David Agnes, Christina Findlay, Carmel de Sousa, Philip de Gruchy, Philip Le Brun, Shona Wilson , Rhiannon Evans, Matthew Lucas, Michael Ryall and Steve Gully

Approximate Cost

Materials 20,000 Group/Travel Expenses 17,853 Less Volunteer contributions 5,311

TOTAL £43,542

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JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003

£3,300 Wanangwe School and Orphanage Trust

Construction of an outreach clinic or women and children in Kisumu, Kenya

£3,500 Lions Club of Jersey

Provision of funding for the exportation of hospital equipment, Zambia

£2,700 Jersey Aid For Europe

Ketchup Club youth programme for those children traumatised from the horrors of that conflict, Peje, Kosovo

£3,500 Nairobi Slum Schools Project Trust

Funding contribution towards the cost of a new school, Nairobi, Kenya

£2,535 Gambia Schools Trust

Provision of a well and latrine building at the Jambanjelli Lower Basic School, Brukama, Gambia

£3,500 Ecce Homo Trust

Action Vegetable Farm, Romania

£3,000 Wanangwe School and Orphanage Trust

Construction of homes for the outreach clinic in Kisumu District, Kenya

£1,500 Ngora Trust

Rehabilitation of rural health clinic and maternity ward, Ngora, Uganda

£1,708 Help from the Rock

Rehabilitation and improvement of current water supply system for the Msoro Mission Station, Zambia

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JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS EXTRACT TAKEN FROM AGENCY'S REPORT

NAIROBI SLUM SCHOOLS PROJECTS TRUST

School Project, Nairobi, Kenya

"Our Charity was set up in 2003. So far we have raised £24,653 of this we have spent £22,531 on our new school in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. All monies donated to the charity go direct to the slums. We have no overheads of staff. In Kenya they have a new government, the last one being very corrupt have left no money in the pot, so it is very hard to get any assistance from the Government, to this end our school is totally funded by our charity. We pay five teachers and an administrator a total of £1,200 every three months, we also pay for electric and water when the new school is up and running, we also supply school uniforms, books, desks, etc. There are sixty five children in our school most of them are orphans who have lost their parents with aids, which is rife in Kenya. A lot of our kids suffer from typhoid and malaria and on our trip in January we spent £500 on drugs alone. Our future plans include five more classrooms (£21,000) and a large playground (£2,500), our future progress depends on donations and money raised. Last year alone 2003 we made £9,639 with our big garage sale in Lewis Street, £3,500 was donated by Jersey Overseas Aid, and £750 from Top Roofing Jersey for our roof, tiles, etc."

T.P.Bell

For Nairobi Slum Schools Projects Trust

Photo:

Construction of the office and toilet block

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003

Acord

Peanut oil production for income generation Chad 42,552

Action Aid

Water and sanitation project Sierra Leone 64,824 Irrigation rehabilitation and food security training Haiti 64,101 Support for reproductive health services Uganda 42,491

Amref

Healthcare for Nomads Kenya 37,371

British Red Cross

Community based healthcare Sierra Leone 41,000 Rain water harvesting Uganda 47,500

CAFOD

2002 2 year project, 2nd year

Water project in Kikatiti Tanzania 60,000 Income generation project for women Sudan 65,000

Water education project Sudan 25,128

Care

Provision of water Sudan 58,107 Enterprise and education Ghana 49,489

Childhope

Education programme Juconi Mexico 19,670 Concern

Income generation Haiti 62,992

CORD

Micro enterprise development Zambia 17,800

Developing commercial agriculture Mozambique 28,365 CORD (Partners)

Training of reproductive health nurses India 14,650

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003continued

CRY

Home of Hope children's home Albania 35,000

Huge Grace Orphanage rehabilitation China 24,000 School project in Grozny Chechnya 13,000 School for the blind Albania 4,000 Village school project Armenia 5,000

Global Care

Night shelter for sexually abused children Sri Lanka 9,500

Hands around the World

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Zambia 12,000

Healthcare refurbishment Benin 6,000 Children's support and community centre Brazil 10,000

HCJB-UK

Medical director in Palliative Care Ecuador 19,007

Helpage

Increased access to water, sanitation and food S.Africa 24,519

Shelter construction for the homeless Tanzania 15,000 Meeting the basic needs of older people Burkino Faso 9,640 Fighting poverty Mozambique 25,000 Homeless International

Training women sanitation maintenance India 20,800

Impact Foundation

2002 3 year project, 2nd year

Safer motherhood & child survival Nepal 35,976 Safe water and food cultivation Kenya 23,016

Access to specialist healthcare E. Africa 10,670 Equipment to provide sight restoring surgery Bangladesh 16,100

Intermediate Technology Development Group

Capital for income generation programmes Peru 29,565 International Childcare Trust

Agri-development for child victims Sri Lanka 23,000

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003continued

International Planned Parenthood Federation

Vehicle to support contraceptive social marketing Sri Lanka 17,600 Equipment for regional education training centre India 5,000

Just World Partners

Rural health program Vanuatu 10,643 Sanitation for tribal groups Philippines 12,148 Radios for health clinics New Guinea 14,037 Women's community credit Kiribati 9,783

Youth drop-in centre Fiji 16,985

Kenya Schools Programme

2001 3 year project, 3rd year

Classroom and latrine construction Kenya 25,000 Leonard Cheshire

Micro credit for poor urban women Philippines 27,060

Lepra

Surgical eye services India 13,333 Strengthening TB and leprosy services Angola 14,517

Medicines Sans Frontieres

2003 3 year project, 1st year

TB treatment pilot project Uzbekistan 50,000 Outpatient support for people with mental disorders Armenia 65,000

Malarial control programmes Myanmar 65,000 Primary & secondary hospital healthcare Burundi 65,000 TB programme Sudan 64,000

Marie Stopes

2003 3 year project, 1st year

Improving wellbeing of women Tanzania 80,078

Improving sexual and reproductive health Cambodia 49,735 Prevention of HIV/AIDS Ethiopia 35,000 Providing sustainable sexual/reproductive health Hondurus 50,000 Integration of HIV prevention Vietnam 50,000 Improving reproductive health Nepal 23,534 Improving health of the poor Yemen 22,911

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003continued

Merlin

3 year project, 1st year

Developing TB control Georgia 68,322

Construction of two health clinics Sierra Leone 63,710 Construction of health clinics Liberia 24,970 HIV/STD prevention DRC 38,550

Mines Advisory Group

Emergency mine action Angola 65,000 Emergency mine action Sri Lanka 45,000

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Access for healthcare Bangladesh 65,000 One World Action

Healthposts/training/meeting centres Nicaragua 27,103

Community livestock programme Philippines 14,608

Photo:

Lowland farmers preparing land for planting rice Community livestock programme - Philippines

Opportunity International

Rural poverty reduction through income generation Indonesia 16,000 Oxfam

2002 3 year project, 2nd year

Pastoral development programme Kenya 56,123

Livelihood support for coffee producers Haiti 64,802 Water supply and health promotion Tajikistan 64,884 Hygiene and malarial programme Uganda 64,981

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GRANTS VOTED DURING 2003continued Plan UK

2001 3 year project, 3rd year

Quality education Burkino Faso 7,836 Clinic construction Togo 19,239

Construction of school latrines Ecuador 17,667 Classroom construction Guinea 17,000 Potable water El Salvador 23,701

Ryder Cheshire

Water supply system Zambia 5,288 Capacity support for HIV/AIDS families Philippines 40,200 TB Outreach India 13,235 TB education day campaign Malawi 502

Save the Children

3 year project, 3rd year

Primary Education Somaliland 50,000

3 year project, 1st year

Basic education programme Sudan 50,000 Construction of health posts Rwanda 41,000

Disability and gender friendly building India 25,500

Sense

Educating the deafblind child Croatia 29,000

Mrs. Ivela Stanovic, the mother of an eight year old child from Dubrovnik, wrote to the Croatian Association of Deafblind Persons, established through funding provided by JOA, after attending a support service and education programme developing self help groups as a national voice capable of promoting the right of deafblind children to access education:

"Thank you everybody for inviting me here and for giving me a chance to talk about all my fears and all the bad thing that has happened to my child and to me until now. I tried to talk to different people but nobody wanted to listen. Until now."

Sight Savers

2001 3 year project, 3rd year

Eye Care Bangladesh 16,682 Comprehensive eye services India 41,173

South American Mission Society

Duck breeding/gardening project Peru 7,903 Street children centre Brazil 13,000

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Sue Ryder Care

Extending HIV/AIDS home care service Mozambique 28,160

Tear Fund

Schools, water and sanitation project Sierra Leone 59,800 Agricultural rehabilitation Sierra Leone 48,670 Mobile health programme India 23,300 Malarial prevention training programme Bangladesh 19,167

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Tearfund

School, water and sanitation project - Sierra Leone

The Cambodia Trust

Mobility and self sufficiency for the disabled Cambodia 26,500

The Leprosy Mission

Building renovation and equipment Uganda 56,365 Renovations and equipment Nigeria 9,074 Operating microscope India 10,000

Tools for Self Reliance

Tools for improved livelihoods Ghana 11,291

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2002 3 year project, 2nd year

Community based malaria control Tanzania 50,000

Uganda Society for Disabled Children

Conference facility at vocational training centre Uganda 65,000 Vetaid

Pastoral animal & human health development Somaliland 65,000

Voluntary Services Overseas

Alan Rossi, English Teacher Trainer China 7,499 Esther Pallot, Special Education Teacher Russia 2,756 Matthew Thornington, Marketing Advisor Uganda 3,520 Daniella Watts, Youth for Development Manager Malawi 3,084

"If you're undecided about going with VSO for 6 months just remember that you'll be assisted in many ways both before departure and once in the country, but apart from all that, the help and friendship you will get from the local people that you work and live with will get you through almost anything, that's why most of us love it." Matthew Thornington

WaterAid

2002 3 year project, 2nd year

Tamiraparani water network India 52,414

"WaterAid and partners have made a huge improvement in the lives of many people living in the communities of Nanuneri, Radhapuram and Palaymacotti blocks, through the provision of safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene promotion. The States of Jersey Overseas Aid Committee can be certain that their continued support during the past three years has and will continue to bring about a real and sustainable difference to the lives of poor people living in these communities." Voice from the field

Water and capacity building programme Building NGO capacity water & sanitation

World Vision

Food security Maternity ward

Water retention dykes Machinery association

Malawi 48,600 Burkino Faso 30,396

Kenya 31,011 Malawi 30,000

Senegal 34,300 Kosovo 42,255

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Meeting the Basic Needs of Vulnerable Older People Burkino Faso

Background

Burkino  Faso  is  ranked  171  out  of  174  countries  on  the  UN  Human  Development  Index  and economically, the country is struggling with over 45% of the people living below the poverty line. The  situation is  further  exacerbated  by  an  influx of internally displaced  people  (majority  older women) seeking shelter/refuge in the day care centres of Ouagadougou, which are unable to cope and add extra pressure to their already limited resources. Sadly, older people (those who are able) cope by trying to generate income through cotton processing, provision of farm labour and some even resort to begging on the streets.

Key Project Outcomes

Improved diet for 1,200 older people in the day care centres in Ougadougou

Increased access to income for 376 older people at the Delwende older people's home

Increased health and quality of life for older people due to increased activity and use of skills

Project Achievements

Improved diet for 1,200 older people in the day care centres in Ougadougou

Vegetable gardening – Various kinds of vegetables were planted on a total of one and a half hectares of land. Vegetable yields were high and of good quality thus older people were able to command good rates for their produce. Many of the funds which were generated have been re- distributed within the day centres and as a result older people who live in these centres and attend these centres are now benefiting from more frequent and nutritional meals.

"I had been doing nothing before but now my involvement in gardening has made me earn money to meet my needs. I save money to purchase seasoning which I sell regularly to generate income. I can now afford to take 3 meals in a day as a result of my participation in the activity" Ouedraogo, 55 years old

Increased access to income for 376 older people at the Delwende older people's home

The cotton project benefited a total of 376 people, exceeding initial expectations by double. Cotton thread  was  sold  to  textile  businesses,  weavers  and  craft  industry. All  profits  went  directly  to individual older people, who then were able to meet their daily needs.

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Continued

Training to improve skills in income generation and project management

Three  training  workshops  were  conducted  for  older  people,  topics  covered  included  business management, marketing and gardening techniques. The two day trainings covered preparation of vegetables nurseries, ploughing, transplantation and harvesting of the vegetables.

Impact

Discussions with older people highlighted that increased number of meals had resulted in reduction in the intake of medication, increased participation in the programme activities had resulted in many older people being more active and self-reliant. Furthermore, Centre managers observed that there was a regular vegetable source to accompany the maize meal given by the centre. The training helped to build confidence of older people in undertaking the project enabling them to make the most of their activities. Moreover,  it  helped to  improve the  quality  of their  produce, assisted them in  better management and teamwork. Income generation and skills building resulted in changing the lives of many older people, both now and on the future.

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IMPACT FOUNDATION "Jibon Tari" Floating Hospital

Purpose of grant:

To construct a training centre on the top deck of a floating hospital, which traverses the waterways of Bangladesh, taking quality healthcare to remote areas. The rooms can also readily be converted for use as patient/staff accommodation and would act as additional space in times of emergency.

Progress:

Having  received  final  approval  from  the  Bangladesh  Inland  Waterways  Transport  Authority, construction was completed in August 2003. This was undertaken during the annual maintenance period in order to minimise disruption to services.

The facilities comprise a meeting room 8 metres square and 2.5 metres high, which nestles under two bays of the existing roof at the back of the vessel and a staff/storage room and toilet. The walls are constructed of steel, aluminium and glass, with sliding windows to create a light, airy environment. Air conditioning and fans are also provided for use in the very hot conditions. A feasibility study showed that the roof structure would not support solar panels, nor would these produce enough energy to justify expenditure.

The encouraging visit by Deputy Jacqui Huet, president of Jersey Overseas Aid Committee, in October, was greatly appreciated by all at IMPACT Foundation Bangladesh, by local health workers, patients and the community. We are all delighted by this opportunity for the President to see for herself how the most generous grants by JOA have been invested in this project and have really made a difference to some of the most impoverished communities in the world.

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Deputy Jacqui Huet views at first hand the work of the staff on the Jibon Tari

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Continued

The training room is now in regular use, building the capacity of local health workers, particularly traditional birth attendants. Already 100 women have undergone specially designed courses, at the end of which each is presented with a bag of essential equipment. These have become prized possessions and a "badge of office". Word spreads fast and we hear that mothers in the communities visited are demanding the services of IMPACT TBAs rather than those who rely on old-fashioned methods.

Champna Rani, aged 35, learnt her midwifery skills by assisting her mother-in-law. She has delivered over 40 babies in her neighbourhood. She attended the training and said "I thought I knew quite a lot about pregnant mothers and babies, but I was wrong." Now she is more confident, aware if the importance of good hygiene and how to cope with complications should they arise.

A full-time Health Educator also uses the training centre as a base, providing appropriate health care messages to patients, relatives and outreach to the community.

Thanks  to  a  British  volunteer,  staff  on  board  the "Jibon  Tari" have  been  trained  in  basic physiotherapy, which has benefited 107 people.

The training centre will continue to be the focus of new knowledge for each community for many years to come, empowering people with new knowledge to identify, prevent and treat causes of needless disability.

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