Nutritional Feeding
JAM's nutritional feeding programs are mainly focused on schools, with the main objective of assisting malnourished children to attend school and further their education while receiving good nutritional intake. These programs are a valuable incentive to stimulate school attendance. Nutritional feeding also takes place in hospitals, clinics and orphanages through health and social welfare programs. In this way JAM helps HIV/AIDS patients to strengthen their immune system, enabling them to cope better with and fight the effects of HIV/AIDS. JAM distributes 100-150g food rations to beneficiaries daily. This food ration is a porridge-type blend made up of corn, sugar, soya beans and micronutrients. This ration provides each child with 70% of their recommended daily allowance (RDA) as determined by UNICEF. This food is manufactured at JAM’s food factories in Beira, Mozambique and in Benguela, Angola.

Mozambique
More than 200 000 children are fed (through school based feeding and health and social welfare programs) in the Gaza, Inhambane, Manica and Sofala provinces.

Angola
More than 120,000 children are fed (through school based feeding and health and social welfare programs) in the Benguela province.

Sudan
Sudan is the newest recipient of JAM's school feeding activities and is by far the most difficult. In many areas schools need to be constructed and teachers retrained before school-feeding activities can be initiated. JAM is currently feeding more than 1 600 children in Pibor county. JAM also assists with water, sanitation and medical assistance. We plan to increase this program to 15 000 beneficiaries.

South Africa
JAM currently feeds 10,000 children in the Orange Farm region in Primary and Intermediate schools. All these children are fed utilising the JAM school-feeding model. JAM’s immediate goal is to feed 350 000 children in South Africa. In 2007, a nutrition education and school gardening project called Healthy Futures South Africa will provide 10,000 learners with nutrition, hygiene and agricultural training,
helping them live healthier, more nutritious lives. JAM assists orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) with a monthly take-home food pack. These packs help improve nutrition and household food security, allowing families to use money normally reserved for food for other necessities.

A school gardening project in the Mt. Frere region of the Eastern Cape has established 13 school gardens in the community, which help the schools to teach learners about gardening, provides food for the school and generates income by selling produce to the community.
 

Water Drilling
JAM Drilling has responded to the great need for clean and safe water in South Africa in the areas of Limpopo, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Drilling operations are also underway in Southern Sudan. The main focus is to supply potable water to desperate communities close to a local school or community center, where possible. JAM has supplied more than 920 boreholes since drilling operations started in 2001. JAM is starting water provision operations in Mozambique and Ethiopia within the course of the year.

Agriculture
JAM provides seeds, tools and agricultural training for rural communities in the countries where they operate, enabling families to help themselves.

Development Programs

Rwanda

Orphanage

The genocide in Rwanda killed more than 800,000 people; 300,000 of these victims were children, 95,000 children were orphaned. In 1994, JAM established an orphanage in Gitarama, Rwanda. This facility was built to cater for 600 orphans yet has housed as many as 700 orphans at times. These children receive three nourishing meals each day as well as loving care given by staff and teachers employed at the orphanage. JAM sponsors schooling for each child with a strong focus on education. Although these children have faced challenges, they are healthy, happy and are encouraged to learn, play games, be creative, take part in sports activities and learn new skills.

Training Center
At the JAM Training Center in Rwanda, young men and women receive practical skills training in art, domestic science, carpentry, pottery, computer literacy and agriculture. The Rwandan Department of Education has approved the courses offered and each graduate receives a certificate. The training is practical, while stimulating creativity and teaching discipline for the student's personal enhancement, as well as providing them with skills to offer their communities. Schools for the hearing impaired, mentally and physically challenged and a nursery school are also included in this JAM Training Center.

South Africa

Community and School Upliftment
In the Orange Farm area of South Africa, development programs include;

1. The development of a training center to train community HIV /AIDS representatives as well as offering agriculture, computer sciences and other skills development courses

2. The development of community and school gardens

3. Renovations and development of sports facilities for schools and the community

4. Operating a multimedia center, including a community internet cafe

JAM is implementing a school gardening project for 10 schools in South Africa's Eastern Cape, providing seeds, tools and a water well at each school. Scholars will also receive training in agriculture, sanitation, nutrition and general health.

Logistics
The Joint Aid Management headquarters are situated in the Gauteng province of South Africa. JAM has an extensive logistics network kept in operation by more than 500 full time employees and 2,200 volunteers. JAM runs a fleet of 170 vehicles consisting of four-wheel drives, 3 Ton, 7 Ton and 30 Ton trucks, trailers and motorbikes. In addition, JAM also operates 4 aircraft used to transport supplies and personnel into the various African countries.

JAM has representative offices in Canada, UK, Germany, Norway, and the USA.