§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the amount of grants to the Consortium for Street Children from the Overseas Development Administration in (i) 1994–95 and (ii) 1995–96 and (b) the projected grant for the financial year 1996–97; and if he will make a statement. [32189]
§ Mr. HanleyDuring the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96, the ODA provided a total of £30,000 to the Consortium for Street Children in support of the production of a resource directory. In addition, in 1995–96, £16,100 was provided for the development of a pilot project on girl street children. A further project proposal is currently under consideration.
Agency Country Project name: 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Childhope Brazil Casa De Passagem 26.287 53.738 — — — Childhope Philippines Development of Education in the Street—an Appropriate Response 15,645 34,920 19,275 — — Childhope Brazil Projeto Ibeji for the Street Children — 54,642 50,684 50,077 47,182 Cleveland Council for Voluntary Service Peru Care, Education, etc. for Street Children — 32,683 32,683 — — Homeless International India Support for Street Children — 22.562 22,619 23,101 — International Childcare Trust Kenya Street Children's Project 31,512 36,250 30,227 35,352 — International Children's Trust Ecuador Street Children of Guayaquil 58,986 85,500 88,200 99,000 — Toybox Charity Guatemala The Tower—Rehabilitation Centre for Street Childen 15,428 16,750 18,500 — — Total 147,858 337,045 262,188 207,530 47,182 Funding has also been provided to those agencies which receive block grants through the JFS in support of a variety of small-scale street children projects in Brazil, Angola, India, Bangladesh and the Philippines. The level of funding in 1995–96 was:
- Catholic Fund for Overseas Development: £17,347
- Christian Aid: £18,535
- OXFAM: £2,444
- Save the Children Fund: £359,779
The year 1995–96 is the latest for which information is available in respect of the block grant agencies.