Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Emily Cheer
Hello! I’m Emily Cheer and I’m the founder of Joy of Learning. I first fell in love with Uganda in 2015 when I spent three months volunteering at Sanyu Babies’ Home in my gap year. I went on to study Psychology at Aberystwyth University, but in the summer holidays I returned twice to Uganda, and began to think about making a longer trip at some time in the future – as when the time came to fly home, I never wanted to leave Uganda!…
Emily Cheer
Hello! I’m Emily Cheer and I’m the founder of Joy of Learning. I first fell in love with Uganda in 2015 when I spent three months volunteering at Sanyu Babies’ Home in my gap year. I went on to study Psychology at Aberystwyth University, but in the summer holidays I returned twice to Uganda, and began to think about making a longer trip at some time in the future – as when the time came to fly home, I never wanted to leave Uganda!…
Amy Louise Mason
Hi, I’m Amy and I recently graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2020 after studying Geography. It was at Aberystwyth that I met Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, whilst we were both studying. Through Emily’s volunteering, I soon became involved with Sanyu Babies’ Home through various fundraising events and started to get to know some of the children through Emily’s stories…
Amy Louise Mason
Hi, I’m Amy and I recently graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2020 after studying Geography. It was at Aberystwyth that I met Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, whilst we were both studying. Through Emily’s volunteering, I soon became involved with Sanyu Babies’ Home through various fundraising events and started to get to know some of the children through Emily’s stories…
Barbara Nankya Mutagubya
Hello, my name is Barbara Nankya Mutagubya and I am the Director of Sanyu Babies’ Home in Kampala. My role as Director is very broad and includes a vast range of roles and responsibilities. My role is to oversee all the activities in the home and ensure all the children and staff are well taken care of…
Barbara Nankya Mutagubya
Hello, my name is Barbara Nankya Mutagubya and I am the Director of Sanyu Babies’ Home in Kampala. My role as Director is very broad and includes a vast range of roles and responsibilities. My role is to oversee all the activities in the home and ensure all the children and staff are well taken care of…
Hollie Glanfield
I’m Hollie and I’m delighted to be one of the Trustees of Joy of Learning. I know Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, and her family through worship at Beulah United Reformed Church in Cardiff, Wales in the UK. At Beulah, I am one of the team of Junior Church Leaders and really enjoy getting to know our young people and children through our activities. We often use stories from the Bible as a starting point to create some arts and crafts or to play games too. We have lots of fun, and the children all like to contribute to Junior Church in different ways…
Hollie Glanfield
I’m Hollie and I’m delighted to be one of the Trustees of Joy of Learning. I know Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, and her family through worship at Beulah United Reformed Church in Cardiff, Wales in the UK. At Beulah, I am one of the team of Junior Church Leaders and really enjoy getting to know our young people and children through our activities. We often use stories from the Bible as a starting point to create some arts and crafts or to play games too. We have lots of fun, and the children all like to contribute to Junior Church in different ways…
Ana Denham
Hi, I’m Ana Denham and I recently graduated from Aberystwyth University after studying Maths and later a PGCE. It was at Aberystwyth that I met Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, whilst we were both studying….
Ana Denham
Hi, I’m Ana Denham and I recently graduated from Aberystwyth University after studying Maths and later a PGCE. It was at Aberystwyth that I met Emily, the founder of Joy of Learning, whilst we were both studying….
Kkonde Brasio
My name is Kkonde Brasio and I am the Senior Social Worker at Sanyu. I have been working at Sanyu since 2012. My job at Sanyu involves receiving the abandoned babies, carrying out investigations and reuniting the children with biological parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents where possible. I do comprehensive home assessments for those people who wish to adopt a child to ensure that the prospective parents have the right intentions and have the time and love needed to bring up a child…
Kkonde Brasio
My name is Kkonde Brasio and I am the Senior Social Worker at Sanyu. I have been working at Sanyu since 2012. My job at Sanyu involves receiving the abandoned babies, carrying out investigations and reuniting the children with biological parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents where possible. I do comprehensive home assessments for those people who wish to adopt a child to ensure that the prospective parents have the right intentions and have the time and love needed to bring up a child…
Jesca Namulinde
My name is Jesca Namulinde. I am a Social Worker at Sanyu Babies’ Home and I’ve worked there for almost 4 years. At Sanyu, my job involves managing the children’s cases and overseeing the general welfare of the children. I oversee the entry of the children to Sanyu and then follow up each case individually. My role is to find biological family members and reunite our children with known relatives. When this is not possible we seek to find adoptive families…
Jesca Namulinde
My name is Jesca Namulinde. I am a Social Worker at Sanyu Babies’ Home and I’ve worked there for almost 4 years. At Sanyu, my job involves managing the children’s cases and overseeing the general welfare of the children. I oversee the entry of the children to Sanyu and then follow up each case individually. My role is to find biological family members and reunite our children with known relatives. When this is not possible we seek to find adoptive families…