Mustard Seed [Jersey]
Jersey Charity ref no. EM9010
Charity based in Jersey, Channel Islands,
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Mustard Seed [Jersey] is a small
charity set up in Jersey, Channel Isles in 1998. It is run from the home of the
founder and financed by donations mainly from Jersey people. Mustard Seed is
autonomous and is NOT a branch of any of the larger Mustard Seed charities in
UK or elsewhere. Mustard Seed Jersey runs its own projects, administers all
funding, and when relief aid is taken overseas then it is arranged and funded
by local volunteers..
Mustard Seed Jersey is run by
volunteers. Many groups, businesses and individuals give very generous
donations and discount for services and supplies. An army of volunteers work
quietly in the background throughout the year, giving freely of time and resources
to enable the charity to continue to function and make a difference to those in
need.
The aim of the charity is to ease
suffering in eastern Europe, by providing opportunities to enable people to
become self-sufficient, through the taking of humanitarian aid, funding various
projects and prayerfully supporting a number of projects.
Mustard Seed now focuses its work in 2
areas one in Romania and since the war in Ukraine and also assisting refugees
in Romania.
In the Bihor county
of Romania Mustard Seed has been working since the late 1990s deliberately
choosing to work with small trusts and foundations, as we feel they are in the
greatest need, often having no other help from the west. These Romanian trusts
monitor the aid distribution on our behalf, and advise us on where the need is.
Since the Ukrainian war Romania has received a high number of refugees from
Ukraine and one of the main charities we support has an outreach to displaced
Ukrainians in the area.
Mustard Seed volunteers visit Romania
regularly to keep well up to date with what is happening with various projects
and to identify new needs.
When the Ukraine war started, with the
help and support of the Romanian social workers, Mustard Seed reached out to a
contact in Ukraine in the Chernivtsi area which is close to the Romanian
border. This church based trust assist many displaced
Ukrainians who have fled from the war zone to the comparative safety of that
area. Twice a month the Ukrainian trust volunteers travel to the war zone to
take whatever aid they can to assist their fellow Ukrainians.
Mustard Seed volunteers visit
Chernivtsi Ukraine when it is possible and keep in regular touch to ensure
resources from Jersey are well used and to identify needs
Though the Romanians and Ukrainians
are now the main beneficiaries, they are not the only ones. Some / most of the
volunteers have made new friends and sometimes found new purpose in life
through their volunteering
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