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200 Knitted Blankets
These lovely ladies have just knitted their 200th blanket for Jacobs Well and brought it into the shop on Ladygate. We are so grateful to all those ladies who knit blankets and baby clothes so we can continue helping the poorest around the world.
Northern Ghana
Agriculture – we continue working with 150 women in Northern Ghana through long-standing seed bank projects. We also work with our local partner, Ruby, who runs various projects on our behalf in smaller communities planting groundnut, Bambara beans and Guinea corn....
Abundant Favour; A Home for Street Children in Uganda
The town of Namayingo lies at the North-East corner of Lake Victoria. That is the home of Abundant Favour Christian Ministries International”, who provide education and support for over 700 children who are orphaned, abused, abandoned, neglected and handicapped, as...
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DONATIONS
Collecting, processing and sending aid overseas costs a lot of money and last year we spent £110,290.52 on shipping alone. We are given a lot of high value medical aid and colostomy as well as tractors to send abroad. The money and other goods donated (those that are not suitable for sending abroad) help us to pay for sending aid abroad and running the charity.
The total value of the donations (goods and money) we received in 2024 was £4,837,692.87. Of this:
%
Went abroad as aid
%
Transportation & Shipping
%
Operating costs (warehouse, staff, admin)
Changing the World … one life at a time
Since 1984 Jacob’s Well Appeal has been working in over 30 countries,including Ukraine, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Cuba. From our offices and large warehouse in Beverley we continue to the change the world one life at a time by supplying
- Medical aid
- Agricultural equipment and projects
- Educational supplies and projects
- Tools and building supplies
- Emergency disaster relief
- Small business start-up schemes
- Sponsoring children in the developing world
- Volunteers willing to go abroad and make a difference
Donate Now
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DONATE NOW
Here at Jacob’s Well Appeal we would welcome any donation however big or small. There are many ways to donate to us from giving your time to organising events however if you would like to make a monetary donation please follow the instructions below or click on the big red button at the top of the page
If you would like to donate money to our charity you can do so via the internet.
If you pay income tax in the UK, you can gift aid your donation. The government adds 25% onto your gift , claimed from the income tax that you have paid. So a donation of £100 becomes £125. Jacob’s Well Appeal is registered as a charitable incorporation, no 1192373.
‘Do you have any time to spare to make a difference?’
JWA has lots of opportunities for you to volunteer with us. We need help in the warehouse sorting clothes, CDs and DVDs, books and medical aid; we have electricians testing equipment. We need help in the office and in the shops as well as volunteers to go abroad and help in the schools and hospitals that we support.
Whatever your skills we are confident we can find a place for you in our charity. Please get in touch via the form on this page.