Nutritional Feeding
JAM's nutritional feeding programmes 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 programmes are a valuable incentive to
stimulate school attendance. Nutritional feeding also
takes place in hospitals, clinics and orphanages through
health and social welfare programmes. 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 programmes) 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 programmes) 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 programme 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 centre, 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.
JAM is planning to start 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 Programmes
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
Centre
At the JAM Training Centre 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
Centre.
South Africa
Community and School Upliftment
In the Orange Farm area of South Africa,
development programmes include;
1. The development of a training centre 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 centre,
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 borehole 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
