Jersey Overseas Aid Commission Annual Report (2005)

JOAC Jersey Overseas Aid Commission

Chairman: Deputy . Jacqui Huet Tel: 01534 720783

States of Jersey Fax: 01534 639277 Vice-Chairman: Senator. Terry Le Main Tel: 01534 720040

States of Jersey email: terrylemain@localdial.com Members: Senator. Paul Routier, States of Jersey

Mr. Leslie Crapp, FCA

Mr. Ken Syvret, Solicitor

Mrs. Toni Roberts, MBA., ACIS., TEP.

Sub-Committee - Community Work Projects

Chairman: Deputy . Jacqui Huet, States of Jersey

Members: Senator. Terry Le Main, States of Jersey

Mr. Ian Brown, B.Ed.

Mr. David Ellis

Mr. Rowland Heaven

Mr. David O'Brien

Mr. Brian Stuttard, MSc.,F.I.E.E.,F.I.Mech.E.,C.Eng.

Executive Officer Mrs. Kathryn Filipponi 6 Elizabeth Avenue

La Route Orange

St. Brelade

JERSEY JE3 8GR

Tel: 01534 484600

Fax: 01534 484044

Email: filipponi-joa@jerseymail.co.uk

www.jerseyoverseasaid.org.je

Front Cover Photo:

"Orphans and Grandparents collecting their chickens"

VETAID -Food security for people living with HIV/AIDS, Tanzania

CONTENTS

Chairman's Foreword. 1 Abridged Summary of Funding. 3 Financial Summary. 4 Disaster Aid 5 Community Work Projects. 8 Jersey Charities Working Overseas 12 Grant Aid 14

FOREWORD

Thank  you  (to  who?),  everyone  involved.  First  and  foremost  to  our  States  Members  for  their continued support and increase of funds to JOAC and to everyone else who has helped in any way.

Following Jersey's move to Ministerial Government at the end of 2005, we officially became a Commission  of  three  States  members  and  three  non-States  members. We  had  many  excellent applicants apply and the choice eventually came down to one banker, one lawyer and one accountant. No, we are not going to borrow money, we hope not to go to court and we do not anticipate any bank errors. The people were  chosen  to  balance against  the social  States  members  and I have now nicknamed them all The Dream Team'.

Jersey's aid programme is probably unique in the world. Whilst it is the aim of large ruling states to contribute 0.7% of GNI, Jersey is not a ruling state. It is a small island and what we do donate has a far greater impact than the figures alone show, namely that is because of JOAC's small administrative support base which combined with effective grant giving to proven charities ensures the aid reaches its target and is used cost effectively. Comparison with other nations overlooks the fact that some large donors spend £2.00 for every £1.00 that is delivered and much of that £1.00 returns to the country of origin through commercial deals. Jersey's administration is 0.8% with no strings attached.

I have run a set of figures to work on a population basis and they give an entirely different perspective as you will see from the graph overleaf. I believe that Jersey can be truly proud of their contribution, especially as we know the States of Jersey are committed to continually upping the JOAC grant each year.

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Aid contribution

as supplied by OXFAM GB

Jersey's contribution however does not stop here. On pages 12 and 13 is a list of those Jersey Charities working overseas who have successfully approached us to assist with funding projects for developing  communities. The  sums  granted  often  are  a  kick  start  to  funding,  with  all  these organisations independently fund raising in addition to the grant JOAC provides. These are our unsung heroes, many of whom have been actively working for many years to improve the lives of others, all of whom would not be the success they are, without your constant support.

Deputy Jacqui Huet JOAC Chairman May 2006

2 ABRIDGED SUMMARY

BUDGETARY POSTION FOR OVERSEAS AID 1968 - 2005

1968 (1st Year) 1970

1975

1980

1985

1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

14,000 20,000 100,000 155,000 780,000 1,986,000 2,612,000 4,174,400

4,801,900

4,649,000 4,603,000 5,306,000 5,524,000

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2005 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Income

Balance 1st January 66,866 States Grant 5,524,000

£5,590,866 ========

Net Expenditure

Grant Aid to Agencies 4,461,518 Disasters and Emergencies 869,852 Community Work Projects 132,377 Local Charities Working Overseas 50,745 Administration 49,090

Balance 31st December 27,284 £5,590,866

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Grant Aid

Community Work Projects

Local Charities Disasters & Working Emergencies Overseas

Administration

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The funding of individual disasters and emergencies has been restricted to keep to the Commission's allocation of its budget (15%). All applications were as a result of natural disasters including the provision of £500,000 awarded to the Jersey Asia Appeal Fund for distribution by the British Red Cross, as immediate response to the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. During the course of the year £886,785 was awarded from this budget compared with £745,434 in the previous year.

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2005

£500,000 Jersey Asia Appeal – Special Vote - Tsunami £25,000 Save the Children Fund – flooding in Venezeula £24,969 Save the Children Fund – winter storms in India £25,000 Plan UK – locust invasion in Niger

£25,000 Concern – famine in Niger

£25,000 Oxfam – locust invasion in Niger and Malawi £25,000 Plan UK – floods in Pakistan

£19,359 Tearfund – floods in India

£25,000 Concern – drought in Zambia

£25,000 Oxfam – famine in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi £25,000 One World Action – famine in Malawi

£17,457 One World Action – Hurricane Stan in El Salvadore £25,000 Oxfam – Asian earthquake in Pakistan

£25,000 UNICEF – Asian earthquake in Pakistan

£25,000 Plan UK – Asian earthquake in Pakistan

£25,000 Plan UK – famine in Malawi

£25,000 Christian Aid – Hurricane Stan in El Salvadore

£886,785 TOTAL

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EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

CONCERN WORLDWIDE

Famine, Niger

Concern Niger began implementing its emergency nutrition programme in July 2005 in response to the very high levels of child malnutrition in the Tahoua region, that had been indicated by Concern's assessment team, and by a nutritional survey carried out by Medicins Sans Frontieres in May 2005. In its proposal to JOAC, Concern outlined that their project goal was to immediately and sustainably reduce morbidity and mortality related to malnutrition by rapidly meeting the critical nutritional needs of vulnerable families. During the programme period (July 2005 to January 2006), Concern achieved the following:

In  conjunction  with  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  other  agencies,  established  or  assumed responsibility  for  a  total  of  30  community  based  therapeutic  care  (CTC)  nutritional programmes, of which 22 are currently operational.

Took responsibility for the running of a stabilisation centre for the treatment of children with severe malnutrition with complications.

Admitted  10,620  moderately  malnourished  and  9,176  severely  malnourished  children  for treatment in the CTC programmes and the stabilisation centre.

Provided specialist foods and appropriate medical care to over 4,700 moderately and severely malnourished children (on average) each week.

Discharged 9,278 recovered children from the CTC programmes and the stabilisation centre.

Met or exceeded sphere standards for the treatment of malnutrition.

Distributed a general food ration to the families of all children admitted to the SFP and OTP programmes.

Working with MSF and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the distribution of millet and bean seeds to 948 of the most vulnerable households in village communities in the Tahoua region.

In  conjunction  with  the  Ministry  of  Health,  Department  of  Hydrology  and  affected communities, supported improvements in health and hygiene in programme areas through the establishment of new, rehabilitated or improved water points and latrines.

Established a group of community based outreach workers.

Undertook surveys and other research intended to improve understanding of the child health and nutrition situation in the Tahoua region.

To ensure sustainability Concern has created a network of 62 community outreach workers, drawn from the communities where they work. These outreach workers have worked with community leaders,  women's  groups,  and  health  workers  such  as  traditional  midwives  to  ensure  that malnourished and vulnerable children are effectively targeted and registered in the programme. At the same time Concern will work with the government to train health workers in the recognition and treatment of malnutrition and to support the government to take over some of the aspects of the nutritional work that Concern is currently doing.

Jersey's contribution to this programme was £25,000.

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EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

PLAN UK

Floods, Pakistan

Above  average  summer  temperatures  during  May  and  June  2005  across  northern  Pakistan  and Afghanistan led to the largest snowmelt seen in the region for over 100 years. This resulted in heavy flooding which was compounded by heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan destroying crops and livestock, as well as destroying or damaging thousands of houses, which then led to the forced displacement of communities to safer areas. The purpose of the project therefore was to provide emergency  relief  assistance  of  food  and  health  needs  to  the  affected  communities,  as  well  as protecting their livelihoods by providing fodder for livestock.

The Flood Response Project achieved all of the proposed activities and as a result 11,258 flood affected families were provided with immediate relief. All of the activities were conducted as planned and the following outcomes were achieved with the support from JOAC:

• Food packs were provided to 96 families containing 10kg rice, 5kg lentils, 2kg salt, 40kg wheat flour, 5 litres of cooking oil and 10 boxes of matches;
• Hygiene kits were distributed to 9,455 families provided 2 x 80g bars of soap, 1 plastic soap dish, 3 x oral re-hydration salt packets, 1 x 2m sanitary cloth, 1x 2kg washing soap and 1 x nail cutter;
• 137 latrines were constructed;
• Livestock fodder provided to 156 families;
• 12  health  and  hygiene  sessions  were  conducted  with  an  estimated  2,400 benefiting from these sessions.

The active participation of the affected communities was established through the creation of Relief Committees. These played a central role in identifying the most vulnerable households and informed beneficiaries about the distribution points, date and time of distributions.

In addition the project benefitted significantly from the active participation of local women who previously had little freedom to work or make decisions for the larger community. Instrumental in several stages including planning, implementation and distribution, their contribution not only helped to make the project a success but also increased the confidence and respect for women and helped strengthen bonds within the affected communities.

Jersey's contribution to this programme was £25,000.

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECT KENYA

The building of two schools in Kenya was the brief given to Sue Deans and her team of nine volunteers who departed the Island on 29th July 2005. One school was located at Kibway, the other at Nyawara, both were some 16kms from Kisumu. Upon arrival the team found the school located at Kibway had already been constructed with the local labour plastering the inside and rendering the outside. At Nyawara, the site had not even been prepared although the bricks of marram and cement

were being made in a press and were curing in the sun. Following a ground breaking ceremony the footings were dug. Back at Kibway it was suggested the team erect barbed wire fencing around the new school and plant trees before starting on the painting of the new building. The team noticed that the nursery class was held in a mud hut which was falling down, with no provision for a new facility having been made within the new building. After a short meeting it was decided they should use their own fundraising towards this project and with the blessing of the local engineer plans were drawn, materials ordered and work commenced.

Sue reported; "The slab took sixteen tons of concrete which was tamped into place, taking nearly ten hours. It was a good day for the team, everyone worked hard and continued to do so as construction reached ring beam height by the time we left. Finances were left for its completion and the Le Hocq Nursery is now well up and running".

With team funds, two local block layers were employed to help with the work. A real friendship bond was made and the team brought packed lunches in for them from the compound every day. The local co-ordinator, Mrs Pabari galvanised the parents and supporters of the schools into helping, moving blocks, carrying water (a round trip of half a mile to the river) reminding the community that the team sent by Jersey Overseas Aid was there to give a hand up not a hand out.

The team all enjoyed the experience and achieved a great deal. The local people were pleased with the work done between them and enjoyed the experience of meeting people from an Island that had provided so much support and assistance for their community.

Leader – Sue Deans

Team Members – Clare Morvan, Melanie Bass, Emma-Louise Burns, Katya Lightbody, Kevin Romeril, Matthew Taylor , Anthony Tumelty, Carl Walker and Mark Wilson .

Approximate Cost £

Materials 62,000 Group/Travel Expenses 3,844 Less Volunteer contributions 4,500

TOTAL £ 70,344

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECT KENYA

Building the Le Hocq' Nursery

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECT UGANDA

During a holiday visit the previous year, Mr Rowland Heaven, a member for the Sub-Committee for Community Work Projects attended a service at St John's Church, Waterloo after which he found himself joining in with an international celebration attended by a variety of ethnic communities. It was at that celebration that Mr. Heaven met Ester Kawoya who spoke of her dreams to return to her home in Uganda and her hopes to assist her community at Luweero. A project concept was born and soon an application to construct a library, classrooms and a semi-detached staff house in the grounds of the existing Girls Primary Church School was submitted to the Committee for their consideration.

Further to the success of that application a team of thirteen departed the Island on 18th August 2005 under the leadership of Sam Eastwood.

The team worked together extremely hard with the local builders and were able to get to roof truss' level on the library block and to the ring beam on the classrooms before leaving. Sam reported back "The highlights of the project apart from the actual buildings going up were the children and the welcome  from  the  local  community. On  the  day  the  team  arrived  they  were  greeted  so enthusiastically by the teachers, pupils and PTA members. Special songs had been written and traditional dancing performed with great rhythm and skill as well as a demonstration given by the girl's cricket team, who were doing quite well in competition with other local schools. The team were invited to receptions given by the Bishop and teachers, and also addressed in church by the local district Commissioner and a local Councillor. The local media were very keen to interview the group wanting to know how the project came about as well as the work of JOAC."

There were no great pitfalls on the project other than the occasional hold up with scaffolding but this was not too much of a problem as there was always plenty of other work to be getting on with. Because the team consisted of two builders the balance of skilled and unskilled labour was very good with everyone working well and pulling their weight on site.

The project was a great success and the library will be used not only for books and study but also as a resource centre for the whole community.

Leader – Sam Eastwood

Team Members – Simon Meldrum, Gerrard Thebault, Michael Fox, Mary Blampied, Taye Bathgate, Carl Le Poidevan, Graham Roberts, Sheena Laffoley, Luciano Brambilla, Caroline Boudin, Ann Lucas and Emma Rayson.

Approximate Cost £

Materials 30,000 Group/Travel Expenses 4,594 Less Volunteer contributions 5,800

TOTAL £40,394

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COMMUNITY WORK PROJECT UGANDA

The library under construction, with team and helpers' below

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GRANTS AWARDED TO

JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2005

£3,500 Jersey Eternal World Ministries – Carpentry training centre tools,

India

£3,000 Jersey Assistance in Cambodia – Schools programme, Cambodia £3,500 Hikkaduwa Community Charitable Trust – Community building

refurbishment, Sri Lanka

£2,250 Fundacion Luz Y Vida - Training for Palliative Care, Ecuador £2,500 Jersey Aid For Europe – Transport costs of humanitarian aid to

Europe

£3,500 Channel Island Response Trust – Tents and personal protective

equipment for disaster response

£3,500 Kenya Widows and Orphans Trust – Provision of wells, Kenya

"We have just returned from Kenya and our trip was a great success. We achieved everything we planned and more. We finished five wells and as you can see the community are very pleased. Crowds gathered to see the water flow and there was a lot of celebration from the whole village. The Chief of the area asked me to convey his heartfelt thanks to you, because your contribution, has transformed lives" Jim Caulfield, Trustee

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GRANTS AWARDED TO

JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2005continued

£3,500 Island friends Together - Schools project, Sri Lanka £3,500 Jetsure – Fishing boats and water pumps, Sri Lanka £3,500 Nairobi Slums School Project – Schools project, Kenya

£3,500 Kindu Group – School rehabilitation and Professional Centre

refurbishment, DR Congo

£3,500 Kenya Widows and Orphans Trust – Schools project, Kenya £3,500 Help an African Schoolchild –Boat engines for essential supplies

outreach, Zambia

£2,370 Help from the Rock – Construction of borehole, Kenya £3,500 Island Friends Together – Schools project, Sri Lanka

MATERIAL GRANTS AWARDED TO JERSEY CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS

£13,000 Friends of Ecce Homo Trust – Construction of a small farm dwelling

on Aiton Farm, Romania

(In November 2005, Rosemary Coote, Trustee returned the funding of £13,000 to the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee following confirmation that it was envisage construction would start in the spring of 2006 due to unforeseen delays. The Committee agreed that the funding contributed to the project would be reallocated in 2006 upon confirmation of the project's immediate implementation)

£21,094 Gambia Schools Trust – Completion of Sohm Village Skills Centre,

The Gambia

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GRANT AID

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2005 £

Acord Land management and protection Rwanda 29,810

Track rehabilitation Chad 20,933 Action Aid Drinking water for pastoralists Somaliland 64,200 AMREF Mother and child health Tanzania 35,239

British Red Cholera prevention DRC 38,420 Cross Epidemic prevention DRC 31,467

Bush Hospital Hospital drug transportation Zambia 14,000 Foundation Hospital drug transportation Malawi 6,500

Hospital drug transportation Tanzania 6,500

CAFOD Low cost housing Nicaragua 44,693

Rural water development Ethiopia 40,950

Cambodia Trust

Care

Childhope Christian Aid

Concern CORD CRY

Training of prothestist/orthotists

Strengthening crop process

Income generation for widows Rehabilitation of community schools

Child education and protection Peace and reconciliation

Agricultural programme

Agricultural programme Community development centre Clean water programme

Latrine construction

Primary education infrastructure

Medical equipment upgrade Vocational training

Replacement lighting for blind school Centre for social care

Resource centre

Playground facility

Cambodia 25,638

Sierra Leone 52,498 Afghanistan 64,870 Angola 52,505

India 16,212 Sierra Leone 13,123

DRC 40,000 Rwanda 15,000

Bolivia 23,616 Malawi 36,500

Haiti 32,050 Mozambique 61,164

India 26,750

Vietnam 8,000

Ukraine 13,794 Ukraine 16,994

Albania 15,000 Albania 12,805

Durrell Wildlife Rural/natural resource development Trust Provision of school rehabilitation

Madagascar 24,600 Madagascar 25,100

Farm Africa Training farmers for quality produce Tanzania 31,301 Global Care Independent living Romania 22,500

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GRANT AID

GRANTS VOTED DURING 2005continued £

Hands Primary school Uganda 15,000 Around Orphan centre Ghana 13,500 The World Support centre Kenya 7,000

Orphan training centre Zambia 10,000 Paediatric ICU Zambia 5,000

Smiling Children at Misthu Cee Orphan Centre, Ghana Hands Around the World

Helpage Increasing food security Cambodia 19,196

Income generation Sierra Leone 23,128 Improving lives of older carers Uganda 34,600 Improving livelihoods of older people Tanzania 23,100 Prevention of blindness Sudan 27,500

Hope and New life for special needs children Romania 50,000 Homes

Impact Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project:

Disability prevention partnership East Africa 47,355 Provision of affordable hearing aids East Africa/ 47,878

Nepal/Sri Lanka Neurosurgical camps for treating children Zanzibar 7,930

Expansion of immunization campaign India 16,701

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2005 ONE YEAR PROJECTS BY TYPE

Income

Generation Health

Water

Education

2005 ONE YEAR PROJECTS BY CONTINENT

Africa

Oceania Asia

South

America Europe

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Intermediate Skills/equipment for pottery production Bangladesh 63,217 Technology Irrigation and organic agriculture Peru 39,866 Development Sustainable livelihoods of Tribal communities India 33,402 Group

International Shelter, protection, education & youth development India 10,310 Childcare Trust Hanwella vocational training centre Sri Lanka 2,000

International Water and sanitation

Medical Self reliance

Corps Creating opportunities

International Preventing trafficking of young women Planned Parenthood

Federation

International Community water supply Rescue

Committee

Eritrea 34,500 Eritrea 48,046

Burundi 21,823

Nepal 34,952

Eritrea 40,832

Just World Literacy education West Papua 15,000 Partners Sustainable agriculture/training Tonga 15,705

Income generation Vanuatu 12,457

Water supplies to rural communities Philippines 13,873

Landmine Mine/UXO clearance Sudan 64,370 Action Victim first responder training Sudan 64,330

Leonard Vocational training for young disabled people Ethiopia 25,650

Cheshire Vocational training for disabled people Sierra Leone 9,405

Lepra Adapted footwear for disability Brazil 20,700

Construction of two patient units Mozambique 34,000

Solidarity in ulcer care Brazil 7,500 Marie Stopes Third Year of 2002 3 Year Project:

Improving the wellbeing of women Tanzania 31,114 Prevention of cervical cancer Bolivia 50,595

Medicines Third Year of 2002 3 Year Project:

Sans TB treatment pilot project Uzbekistan 50,000 Frontieres

Malaria reduction CAR 65,000 Access to healthcare Angola 64,899 Healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS Ecuador 60,534

Access to healthcare Georgia 64,936 Merlin Third Year of 2002 3 Year Project:

Developing TB control Georgia 68,614

Safe water provision DRC 61,249

Construction of outpatient radiological unit Liberia 59,511 Laboratory facilities to support TB Ivory Coast 63,866

Mines Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project:

Advisory Village assistance clearance Laos 35,561 Group First Year of 2005 3 Year Project:

Batticaloa mine action team Sri Lanka 69,419

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Mission Dafur long term relief

Aviation Aircraft compliance

Fellowship Emergency air ambulance service

One World HIV/AIDS education and care Action Fish  production  programme

Homebased care for those with HIV/AIDS Construction of latrines

Orbis Paediatric ophthalmology outreach training

Rural healthcare

Chad/Sudan 63,310 Various 27,230

Bangladesh 50,550

Zambia 19,276 Philippines 12,304

Malawi 11,897

Nicaragua 9,518 India 34,015

Vietnam 44,201

Orphaids Palliative care doctor, Nicola Bailhache Ecuador 18,963 Oxfam Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project:

Basic education for internally displaced Sudan 65,000 children

First Year of 2005 3 Year Project:

Women Carpet Weavers Armenia 61,750

Integrated poverty reduction Armenia 58,575 Public health Eritrea 64,985 Micro credit Nicaragua 46,150

Plan UK School construction Albania 48,820

Health centre improvements Ghana 30,230 Clean drinking water Benin 26,666 Access to education Niger 33,646 Sanitary facilities for homes and schools Ecuador 26,777

A family stands outside their newly installed toilet and washing facilities, Ecuador Plan UK

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Reason Child mental health training

Child abuse

Save the Third Year of 2002 3 Year Project:

Children Basic education

Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project: Improved quality of life for rural communities

Nepal 33,480

Costa Rica 35,168

Sudan 23,000 China 49,560

Improving pre-school education Mongolia 65,000 Early learning in primary schools Laos 33,081

Sense Employment opportunities for deafblind adults Peru 32,732 Preschool intervention for deafblind children Romania 34,850

Sight Comprehensive eye services Bangladesh 30,327 Savers District eye care India 23,575

SOS Sahel Empowering women with education/training Sudan 8,979

Supporting rural water supplies Sudan 20,097

Sound Seekers Training audiology technicians Uganda 8,000

Sue  Ryder  Care Clinical  equipment  for  hospice Albania 25,350 Medical supplies for mobile health project Malawi 10,500

Target Training youth peer educators Zambia 13,130 Tuberculosis

Tearfund Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project:

Samu water and sanitation

First Year of 2005 3 Year Project:

Kigezi Diocese water and sanitation

Water and hygiene promotion Water provision and food security Enhancing food security

Rural development

Sierra Leone 44,422 Uganda 50,000

Liberia 62,570

Peru 40,097

Mexico 33,664 Turkmenistan 15,900

The Leprosy Medical care and community health work India 16,606 Mission Hospital renovations & development India 11,307

Tuberculosis outreach Bangladesh 20,358 Primary school classrooms Niger 17,870

Tools for Blacksmith artisan work Tanzania 15,136 Self Jersey tools for development Africa 195 Reliance Developing artisans Ghana 11,976

Toybox Children  at  high  risk  outreach  team Guatemala 25,067

Uganda Children's rehabilitation centre Uganda 32,859

Society for Children's rehabilitation hostel Uganda 15,684

Disabled

Children

UNICEF First Year of 2005 3 Year Project:

Sanitation for child development centres Dominica 48,000 Sanitation and hygiene promotion Sudan 54,706

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GRANT AID

Vetaid Food security for people living with HIV/AIDS Tanzania 31,240 VSO Catherine Murray, Biology Teacher Zambia 12,128

"I would like to thank the Jersey Overseas Aid Committee for their financial support. Friends and family have commented that knowing someone in a development context is a clear indication that financial aid does benefit the local community. VSO is a wonderful opportunity for the individuals involved. The motto of VSO is Sharing Skills, Changing Lives'. I wait to see whose life is changed the most – mine or that of my Zambian friends and colleagues!" Catherine Murray, September 2005

Wateraid Second Year of 2004 3 Year Project:

Integrating water, sanitation and hygiene India 48,000

Safe water, sanitation and hygiene Nepal 34,640

This picture shows Pramila Devi, aged 25 from Malahanma, a village in the Terai region of Nepal. Here Pramila collects water from a pump installed by NEWAH as part of the WaterAid project. She says "This pump is much better than our old pump which was always broken. Now I can use it for drinking, bathing and cleaning". After the pump was installed, NEWHAH trained a caretaker from the community to look after it, and provided the community with a tool kit to enable them to maintain and repair it themselves.

Safe water, sanitation and hygiene, Nepal WaterAid

World Vision Income promotion Tanzania 25,000

Access to potable water Mozambique 28,309 Water harvesting for returnees Sri Lanka 35,118

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EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

THE DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST

Rural/natural resource development and school rehabilitation, Madagascar

The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has been working in Baly Bay since the late 1980s to support the conservation of the endangered ploughshare tortoise only found in this area of Madagascar, where 80% of the population live in small isolated villages. There is a lack of access to basic healthcare and clean water, school infrastructure is very limited and around 80% of the population is illiterate. Rural livelihoods are based on subsistence agriculture and small scale fishing using traditional techniques. The  people  rely  greatly  on  surrounding  natural  resources,  for  example  wood  for  cooking  and construction, medicinal plants and tubers.

The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust applied to Jersey Overseas Aid to provide training and support to community associations to manage their resources sustainably and implement their own development  projects. The  funding  request  was  for £24,600.  Resource  management  was  to  be undertaken in collaboration with the National Park Authority and included firebreaks, planting of trees, defining and harvesting implementation levels of wood and raffia. Community development projects were to include the rehabilitation of five schools, the provision of five wells, the training and associated expenses on literacy and basic healthcare and hygiene for five community centres, solar powered cold storage facilities to improve conservation of fish and improve revenues to fishermen and the provision of vegetable and fruit gardens and training for five community centres.

The  villages  and  hamlets  around  Baly  Bay  National  Park  were  grouped  into  eleven  village associations. A total of twenty villages benefitted from JOAC support with the criteria including firebreaks  forest  areas,  bush  fires  in  village  land,  reforestation  and  wood  cutting  permits,  with environmental  associations  and  village  associations  deciding  on  their  priorities  for  school rehabilitation and improved access to clean water. Cold storage facilities were provided as well as literacy and hygiene training in five villages. Schools were rehabilitated in ten villages with fifteen new wells built and one repaired, more than anticipated in the initial proposal.

JOAC  funds  have  provided  substantial

support to improve health and productivity

by increasing access to clean water and also

by improving education by direct teaching

to increase adult literacy and infrastructure

in two rural areas of Madagascar, one of

the  poorest  countries  in  the  world. This

funding  has  therefore  made  a  direct

contribution to alleviating poverty in these

areas.

Water point at Ambodivara,Alaotra

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EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM AGENCIES REPORTS

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE

Developing Artisans in Northern Ghana

The project was to provide 500 artisans and craft workers with refurbished tools and equipment valued at £75,000 if purchased new. Tools for Self Reliance worked with a well established Ghanaian NGO,  Centre  for  Development  of  People  (CEDEP).  CEDEP  assisting  workgroups  in  poor communities to start or expand micro enterprises in carpentry, tailoring, blacksmithing, building, machinery repair and other trades as well as providing business, technical advice and training. In addition they would also facilitate micro-credit schemes.

A container of 109 kits containing 5,170 tools was sent in February 2005. The trades supported with kits were: Woodworking (46), Sewing (32), Auto-mechanic (6), Metalwork (1), Construction and Masonry (14), Blacksmithing (2), Plumbing (1), Bicycle repair (2) and 5 special kits. The shipment arrived at the end of March and the kits were distributed accordingly by CEDEP staff.

In July 2005 Tools for Self Reliance staff visited Ghana. During the visits it was clear that artisan groups were benefitting from the input of tools and that this was contributing to an increased production and income. All the groups were based in rural locations, many without electricity. Most said that since receiving their tool kits they had increased their work, diversified their products or services, taken on new employees or trainees and increased their income. When asked what they had been able to do with the extra income, most replied; cater for daily needs, pay school fees, maintain, improve or purchase homes.

A sewing machine being handed over to the community, Ghana Tools for Self Reliance

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