Welcome to St Joseph's African Aid
About St Joseph's African Aid
St. Joseph's African Aid (SJAA) is a small charity, founded in 2001 and based in the United Kingdom. Founded by members of the Congregation of Josephites, a Roman Catholic teaching congregation.
The Trust was founded to offer support to small and manageable projects in Africa, principally in those countries where the Josephites have a presence: DR Congo, Cameroon and to a lesser extent over the past few years, Gabon.
Inevitably many of the projects which SJAA supports are connected with parishes and schools where Josephites are present; however SJAA is open to supporting other projects where there is a real need. The projects are aimed at the relief of poverty, sickness and distress and the advancement of education.
Our efforts have thus far been concentrated in two areas: the Kasai, a remote and impoverished area of DR Congo with little infrastructure and poor transport links, and the extreme north of Cameroon, another remote area with an impoverished population and which is currently threatened by Boko Haram incursions. Gabon is a more stable country than these two: nevertheless there are considerable needs. We have been able to offer support to educational projects there.
Apart from specific projects, SJAA provides an annual subsidy to supplement the very meagre salaries of teachers in a number of schools in the Kasai and to allocate to each school a subsidy to meet basic running costs.
The following is a link to a podcast from St George's Weybridge containing an interview with Fr Robert Hamilton (previous Chairman and current SJAA Ambassador) about conditions in DR Congo, Cameroon and Gabon
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St. Joseph's African Aid (SJAA) is a small charity, founded in 2001 and based in the United Kingdom. Founded by members of the Congregation of Josephites, a Roman Catholic teaching congregation. We provide support in Cameroon, Gabon and The Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Find out the latest news from St. Joseph's African Aid (SJAA) this includes what has been happening in the UK as well as project updates from Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Projects
St. Joseph's African Aid (SJAA) provides financial support for projects in Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. We have been working in these areas since 2001and have funded a lot of projects providing facilities like dormitories, bore holes for water, latrines, school buildings.
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Like all Charities we rely on our supporters and donors to keep our work going.If you would like to support our work in Africa, please donate. Your donation, however small, makes a huge difference to the people we try to help.
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