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.

Yes we do. JFCU has ”Educating a Child” Sponsorship program through which we are striving to restore the dignity stripped from these innocent children that are suffering through poverty and disease. By supporting these children, we can offer them a foundation of a bright future.

Millions of children in Africa live in absolute poverty. Education is one of the most efficient solutions in trying to end the cycle of poverty. According to Unicef, educating children helps reduce poverty, promote gender equality and lower child mortality rates. At school children stay in a safe environment, with support, supervision and socialization. They learn important life skills that can help them prevent diseases, such as how to avoid HIV/AIDS and malaria.

In addition, they may receive life-saving vaccines, fresh water and nutrient supplementation at school. Moreover, educated girls are more likely to marry later and have fewer children, who in turn will be more likely to survive and be better nourished and educated. Educated girls are more productive at home and better paid in the workplace, and more able to participate in social, economic and political decision-making and thus make a difference in their societies.

Joy for Children has continued to be recognized for their fiscal accountability and programmatic responsibility. Joy for Children has consistently earned a good rating from Charity Navigator, an independent rating service, as one of the efficient and effective international humanitarian organizations. Our ”Educating a Child” sponsorship program is transparent and reliable. You will receive receipts of school fees and other purchases that are made with your donation. You will also be able to build a personal relationship with your sponsored child by exchanging letters.

Joy for Children works with impoverished communities in Uganda. We work with disadvantaged groups in the slums of the capital city Kampala and in rural areas close to Fort Portal in Western Uganda. We have formed women’s groups in the communities and know the members and their children personally. The children to whom we are looking for sponsors are selected in cooperation with the women themselves, allowing them to strengthen their sense of community and empowerment. We make sure that the child you have chosen to sponsor receives the support in the most efficient way.

When you have made your donation, our team pays the child’s school fees, purchases the necessary items and enrolls the child to school. We create a folder for your sponsored child, save the receipts (and the possible balance remaining from the purchases). To add to our reliability, we will send you copies of the receipts of school fees and other purchases alongside with a welcome-letter. This will enable you to track how your donation is spent.

For only $79/term you can become a sponsor and help change the lives of children in need around the world. We have many child sponsors who have supported us over the years and we hope you will too!

Donation of 79$ / term covers the following:

• School fee 23$
• Books 4$
• Shoes 12$
• Pens 2$
• Pencils 2$
• Uniform 12$
• Lunch 8$
• School bag 8$
• Administrative charges 10% (letters, photocopies, printing, bank charges) 8$

Total: 79$

You can pay online through PayPal (COMING UP SOON!). Just click on the PayPal link on our website and enter your credit card details. The money will reach us in a couple of business days. We will then confirm by email that we have received your donation. Shortly after, we will send you receipts by post. This may take several weeks depending on where you are located.

That’s entirely upon you. Sponsorship is voluntary and ongoing contribution. Many of our sponsors have supported all through and we certainly hope that our relationship with you will be long-term too.

Yes! You are free to share the gift of sponsorship with a loved ones or colleagues.

You may email us at info@joyforchildren.org, or contact an associate at +256 414 380 417 or +256 414 530 450 or +256 712 982 301 .