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Joy for Children - Uganda is a Christian non-profit NGO that is dedicated to finding and providing opportunities and hope for children who are victims of poverty, HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other natural calamities.

Please take a moment and look through our programs and see how you can bring JOY to many disadvantaged children in Uganda.

 

 

Our Programs

photo Child Rights Advocacy;Joy for Children is involved in day-to-day child advocacy programs that aim at protecting and educating children, teachers, parents and the community about how to keep children safe from abuse. Large numbers of children in Uganda are growing up in conditions that restrict their life opportunities and put them at risk of not developing to their full potential more...

 

 

 

photoEducation;Education is the right of all children, as well as a crucial factor facilitating the sustainable development of a nation. Girl education has a direct impact on reducing gender discrimination and inequality in society, and has a powerful influence on child and maternal survival. Early stimulation and learning opportunities give children a head start more...

 

 

 

 

photoResource Centre;We are collecting resources for our new resource centre, where children will gather for basic education in drawing/art, computer use, games, music, dance, drama, hygiene training, and educational video shows. The Resource Centre is run and managed by children and youths from from neighbouring communities more...

 

 

 

 

photoFood Security;This program integrates ctivities and strategies that assist families to improve food and nutrition. The target group comprises of very low-income rural and slum-dwelling pro- active families that have young children. We provide farm inputs such as hoes, pangas, wheelbarrows, improved seeds, and improved breed in addition to giving technical training more...

 

 

 

 

Water, Hygiene & Sanitation;Water is a key strategic resource, vital for sustaining life, promoting development and maintaining the environment. There is a close link between lack of access to safe water and sanitation and poverty. On the sanitation side, it is estimated that 80% of the disease burden in Uganda is associated with poor sanitation more...

 

 

 

 

Malaria;Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Given the epidemiological situation children under the age of 5 years and pregnant women, particularly children contribute the largest part of malaria related mortality (25% -30% of under 5 deaths in highly endemic areas and 70,000 –100,000 annually country-wide). more...

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Activities:

 

Kids Games '09The Closing Ceremony of the Kids Games 2009 was held on Saturday 20 June, 2009 at Heritage International School. The event was honored by 23 organizations with over 600 children competing in 10 different games more...

 

Compassion Project Over 30 children of African Child Academy swept and cleared rubbish in Akawamu Market in a compassion project aimed at instilling in children a spirit of responsibility, love and kindness towards the community they live in; more...

 

Child Rights Advocacy - Old Kampala Primary SchoolJoy for Children Uganda, on Friday June 5, 2009, visited Old Kampala Primary Schools to raise awareness among the children on preventing violence against them more...

 

 

JFCU Rescues Two abandoned childrenOn Monday 11 May, 2009 at around 11:30pm, a baby boy estimated to be 8-months old was found abandoned by the roadside near our office more...

 

 

Sensetizing HIV/AIDS in schoolsAs one of the core objectives of Joy for Children Uganda, we have been carrying out HIV/AIDS sensitization workshops in schools. During the presentation, students are showed a film titled “Choose Freedom” more...

 

 

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