CONTENTS Page 2 Chair’s Foreword 3 Financial Summary 4 Grant Aid 15 Zambia Report Chairman: Deputy Carolyn Labey, States of Jersey Vice-Chairman: Mr. Peter Le Seelleur 17 Disaster Aid Commissioners: Connétable Michel Le Troquer, States of Jersey 23 Community Work Projects Deputy Judith Martin, States of Jersey Mrs. Toni Roberts Mr. Douglas Melville 24 Grants made to Jersey Charities Working Overseas Executive Officer Administrative Assistant Mrs. Kathryn Filipponi Miss. Karen Nisbet PO Box 246 St Helier JERSEY JE4 5PP Tel: 01534 484600 Email: kfi
[email protected] Web: www.jerseyoverseasaid.org.je Photographers Front Cover: Sam Tarling, Simon Rawles, Andy Hall, Gilvan Barreto & Jane Beesley 1 CHAIR’S FOREWORD 2014 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE REPORT £ 2014 was an election year for Jersey’s politicians and following the elections and establishment of new 2013 Brought Forward to 1st January 2014 151,330 government in November I was delighted to have been appointed unopposed as Chair of the Jersey States Grant 9,794,156 Overseas Aid Commission. As many of you know I already had held the post of States Commissioner for two 9,945,486 previous terms, so I was fully appreciative of the Commission’s work. I would like to welcome both Deputy Judy Martin and Mr Douglas Melville to their roles as new Commissioners and thank both Senator Routier Net Expenditure and Mr Geoffrey Crill, who left the Commission, for their valuable contributions made during their time as Commissioners. Grant Aid 7,708,497 The Commission supported two community work projects in 2014 to Ghana and Nepal, with the latter Disaster and Emergencies 1,635,053 project actually undertaken in January this year.