News 2009

Coming In 2009

House of Joy hopes to train adults and create jobs for people so that they may be allowed to make a living for themselves and their families.

We are also hoping to begin to grow our own crops to make the school become self sufficient with our ongoing projects.

Awards For 2008

We were delighted in 2008 to be the first charity in the world to be awarded a QIS certificate.

This is awarded to charities that have continually made progress in developing better standard for the children they care for.

This is of great importance to House of Joy and we are continually endeavouring to make conditions better for children who have been entrusted into our care.

Since 2005 You Have Helped House of Joy

• Fed and educated over 2000 children
• Built 14 classrooms
• Employed 14 teachers
• Built accommodation for 14 teachers'
• Built a chicken house
• Bought carpentry and building tools
• Set up a library of books
• Bought musical instruments
• Bought sports equipment
• Completed a purpose built kitchen
• Started to build a church/vocational centre.
• Provided clean water from a bore hole at our school
• Employed a full time Head Teacher
• Employed a Child Protection Officer/Community Worker
• Provided access to basic first aid
• Installed Solar Power

You really are making a difference to the lives of the people in House of Joy, Kasala, Uganda.

This would have not been possible without you and your continued support. A big thank you to you all!!!!!!

September 2008

All the children are eagerly waiting to go back to school. 747 pupils now attend House of Joy nursery and Primary School; quite a leap from 2005 when we started with just 56 children. The reason we’ve been able to grow is because people like you have given generously to the project.

April 2008

In April this year, House of Joy South Wales had the pleasure of taking Howard and Judith Evans – teachers here in South Wales – to the House of Joy School, Uganda. After falling in love with all the children and wanting to bring them all home, they spent time with our teachers, helping them and imparting new teaching skills to them all. They were then able to buy many new resources for each of the classes with money that they had raised. The teachers were delighted with the help they received and it has helped them to enjoy their jobs better. If you would like to know more about their experience in Africa, please email them on: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Another teacher who visited at this time was Miss Amanda Flower, Head of Chemistry, at Blackwood Comprehensive School. Please read about her journey to Uganda on our testimonies page.

July 2007

House of Joy was delighted to employ George Bright as our child protection and community worker. We were delighted to find that we had been accepted by Crane (Dutch based company) to receive funding for George to receive training and a recognised qualification in child protection. This has had a very positive impact on our school and out of this we have created a child council group for the school and encouraged the children to voice their hopes and concerns for their future.

April 2007

During our visit in April, we organized an open day for all families to come and to spend a day at the school to see the children’s work and meet the teachers. We had agreed to feed everyone who came that day – quite a challenge as over 2.000 people attended. During our celebration we had a much unexpected visit from the RDC (the presidents representative). He had never visited this area and was delighted by what he saw and has offered his continued support.