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Starting with Sanyu

In Uganda, whilst over 90% of children may attend primary school for some time, only 1 in 4 children complete primary school and progress to secondary school (UNICEF ). Some of these children have grown up at Sanyu Babies’ Home. Despite the difficult circumstances that brought them to Sanyu, once there, everything possible is done to give them a good start in life. They are loved, taken care of, and they are helped to learn and develop.

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Starting with Sanyu

In Uganda, whilst over 90% of children may attend primary school for some time, only 1 in 4 children complete primary school and progress to secondary school (UNICEF). Some of these children have grown up at Sanyu Babies’ Home. Despite the difficult circumstances that brought them to Sanyu, once there, everything possible is done to give them a good start in life. They are loved, taken care of, and they are helped to learn and develop.

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If a child is reunited with living relatives after being at Sanyu then there is love in abundance, there is no doubt about that. But love doesn’t necessarily mean enough income to allow the child to attend school, especially if there is more than one child in the family. In Uganda, children are required to not only pay school fees, but also pay for their own school materials like paper and pens, as well as communal items like toilet paper and brooms to sweep the compound. School fees and school requirements are expensive and are a luxury that many can’t afford.

If a child is reunited with living relatives after being at Sanyu then there is love in abundance, there is no doubt about that. But love doesn’t necessarily mean enough income to allow the child to attend school, especially if there is more than one child in the family. In Uganda, children are required to not only pay school fees, but also pay for their own school materials like paper and pens, as well as communal items like toilet paper and brooms to sweep the compound. School fees and school requirements are expensive and are a luxury that many can’t afford.

Our Mission

That’s where Joy of Learning comes in. We want to get children ‘from Sanyu to School’. By providing educational sponsorships to reunited children deemed as in need, we hope to help the Sanyu ‘alumni’ to reach their full potential and have the opportunity to learn, develop and succeed in the future.

Where needed, additional support will be provided to families in the form of food packages, basic clothing and basic living items to help the child fully engage with school and progress well. Where appropriate, caregivers will be offered business training, savings support and mentoring in the hope that one day, families could be self-sufficient and support their child’s education themselves.

Joy of Learning is a unique charity in comparison to other charities that provide Educational Sponsorship, because our children are based all over Uganda rather than in one singular community. Some of our children live in Kampala, the capital city, and others live deep in a village far out west. Although they are spread far, they are all part of the extended Sanyu Family.

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Our Mission

That’s where Joy of Learning comes in. We want to get children ‘from Sanyu to School’. By providing educational sponsorships to reunited children deemed as in need, we hope to help the Sanyu ‘alumni’ to reach their full potential and have the opportunity to learn, develop and succeed in the future.

Where needed, additional support will be provided to families in the form of food packages, basic clothing and basic living items to help the child fully engage with school and progress well. Where appropriate, caregivers will be offered business training, savings support and mentoring in the hope that one day, families could be self-sufficient and support their child’s education themselves.

Joy of Learning is a unique charity in comparison to other charities that provide Educational Sponsorship, because our children are based all over Uganda rather than in one singular community. Some of our children live in Kampala, the capital city, and others live deep in a village far out west. Although they are spread far, they are all part of the extended Sanyu Family.

Sponsor a child
Donate

Why Joy of Learning?

Joy of Learning was set up by founder Emily following her experience volunteering at Sanyu Babies’ Home. Joy of Learning will work closely with Sanyu Babies’ Home so it seemed right to link the two. ‘Sanyu’ translates into English as ‘Joy’, and that is what we want to provide our children and their families with.

The JOY of having the opportunity to progress and succeed in education, the JOY of being able to attend school and sit exams, the JOY of becoming more knowledgeable and opening up opportunities later in life, the JOY of being able to support your own family, the JOY of Learning!

Why Joy of Learning?

Joy of Learning was set up by founder Emily following her experience volunteering at Sanyu Babies’ Home. Joy of Learning will work closely with Sanyu Babies’ Home so it seemed right to link the two. ‘Sanyu’ translates into English as ‘Joy’, and that is what we want to provide our children and their families with.

The JOY of having the opportunity to progress and succeed in education, the JOY of being able to attend school and sit exams, the JOY of becoming more knowledgeable and opening up opportunities later in life, the JOY of being able to support your own family, the JOY of Learning!