Providing food security, nutrition, water and sanitation to vulnerable communities in Africa in dignified and sustainable ways
ABOUT US
Joint Aid Management (JAM) is a humanitarian relief and development organization in Africa founded in 1984 by Peter and Ann Pretorius.
WHAT WE DO
Our core programs include Food and Nutrition, Water and Sanitation as well as Community Agricultural and Livelihoods.
HOW WE WORK
Through local and international donor partnerships, we implement programs that address the needs of recipient countries.
GET INVOLVED
The movement for change begins with YOU.
SHARE YOUR TIME
JAM always needs volunteers to promote our work and get more people involved in our mission.
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SHARE YOUR MONEY
JAM is a global NGO and you can select the office you’d like to donate through.
Affiliate Countries, Offices and Programs Countries
JAM International has seven affiliate offices located on three continents. These offices are all committed to raising JAM’s operational profile and donor participation. Offices are located in the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Norway and South Africa.
Together with our partners we operate our programmes, providing life saving and development services to seven recipient countries on the African continent. These countries include Angola, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda.
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The impact of COVID-19 on 1.3 million vulnerable JAM beneficiaries calls for collective and urgent response. Pre-existing drivers such as poverty, food insecurity, epidemics, droughts, flooding, lack of water and sanitation, poor service delivery, low education levels, unequal access to information and civil strife will complicate the effects on these communities. And with the widespread
Fresh conflict in Pibor, South Sudan, has affected thousands of already displaced people who now have to contend with fearing for their lives. Late in 2019, severe floods in Pibor resulted in the loss of many homes and livelihoods for over 15 000 people. Over the last few days, Joint Aid Management (JAM) teams on
Thousands of South Sudanese, already faced with extreme hunger and severe levels of malnutrition, are being left homeless and displaced as a result of torrential rain and flooding in this country. Loss of basic household items, food stocks and crops have left an entire community in dire need, adding to an already desperate situation. Families
Partnering with like-minded organizations allows us to further extend our reach, in the hard-to-reach places. In September, we were privileged to have the team from Feed My Starving Children visit at JAM's Headquarters’ in Johannesburg. A partnership that dates back some 14 years, Feed My Starving children brings with them a wealth of knowledge and