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Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers regarding our governance, programmes, child sponsorship, and donation transparency.
Joy for Children Uganda (JFCU) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to advocating for children's rights, preventing child marriage, ending violence against children, and ensuring quality education and inclusive opportunities across Uganda.
Sponsorship provides holistic support including tuition fees, scholastic materials, healthcare, and psychosocial care for vulnerable children. To protect children's dignity and safety, JFCU does not publish public child catalogues or unencrypted personal photos.
The donation system is designed to support verified gateway integrations including MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, card providers and GlobalGiving. A payment option appears only after its live credentials and webhook verification are enabled. Official receipts are issued only after JFCU confirms a successful contribution.
If a child is in immediate danger, call Uganda Police on 999 or 112. You can also call the free Uganda Child Helpline on 116. To share a child protection or safeguarding concern with Joy for Children Uganda, use our confidential Protection Help form.
Eighteen. Article 31 of the Constitution of Uganda sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage, so any marriage involving a child under 18 is child marriage and a violation of children’s rights. Joy for Children Uganda works to end child marriage through community dialogues, support that keeps girls in school, and advocacy for stronger laws and policies.
Yes. Through its psychosocial and legal support programme, Joy for Children Uganda provides free legal aid to child survivors of violence, linked to the community referral system, alongside counselling and mobile legal aid clinics. Children and caregivers can contact us to ask for support.
A Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) is a small, self-managed group whose members save together and take small loans from their pooled savings. Joy for Children Uganda supports VSLAs for parents and caregivers so that families can increase household income, meet costs such as school needs or transport to clinics, and reduce the money pressures that can expose children to violence, child labour or early marriage.
Yes. Professionals and skilled volunteers can offer their time and expertise through our volunteer application. You can also support child protection in Uganda by donating or sponsoring a child’s education.
