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Ukraine Appeal Update September 22
Since the war began we have been very active in sending aid to Ukraine, by Sept 2022 we have sent 22 trucks of aid worth over £6.3 million pounds! You can help by donating; Money (Each truck now costs around £5,250) Hygiene Packs (Shampoo, soap, toiletries,...
Burkina Faso Hospital Fire Repair Progress
The repairs continue to go well in Burkina Faso, the electrical cabling is now complete.
Ukraine Appeal
In the light of the terrible situation in Ukraine, today we are launching a special appeal to help the Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the conflict with Russia. Many of these people are fleeing with just the clothes on their backs or with a couple of small...
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DONATIONS
Collecting, processing and sending aid overseas costs a lot of money and last year we spent £49,000 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 2020 was £3,524,773. Of this:
%
Went abroad as aid
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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 Afghanistan, Romania, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Pakistan, Philippines and Kenya. 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
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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 is registered as a charity, no 515235.
Dr. Margaret’s Blog
September 2022
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes: there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Rev 21:4 Alistair and I have been in Inverness visiting our 3 wonderful grandsons (as well as...
August 2022
Let not your heart be troubled John 14v1 Hi Everyone - I hope you are enjoying the summer weather here in the UK. I am currently melting in our portacabin on the Beverley site - I am not complaining as I do like it hot! It can be so hard not to be worried about...
‘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 and people fixing furniture and other equipment; we need someone to run our ebay; 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.