Some Community Projects

One of our goals is to help others in the community to start and maintain sustainable forms of income and to improve living condtions. Here are some pictures of a few of our projects.

Clean water is of prime importance and can drastically reduce disease when current water access is improved by water catchment tanks and drilling wells. Below are pictures of current water sources.

Education is of prime importance for the communities we serve. Below are some pictures of distributing school materials to students. Many families are too poor to send the children in their care to school.

Teaching villagers to get involved in making and selling various items can increase the incomes of families. Below are pictures of baskets being made along with candle making. Both items can be sold for extra income.

Showing the community the cattle that we have received from the CARITAS MADDO project. 50 households are to get a cow. So far 27 have been given out.

Visitors From USA + Canada

We are always thankful for visitors to our project areas. The pictures below are of some of our visitors, Marilyn and Norma Davis who came from USA and CANADA. We were very happy to show them around.

Standing in front of a monument.









 


Here we are viewing one of the sources of water in our project areas.

Ssenyonga Patrick introducing visitors to the community members.









 
 
Our visitors admiring the baskets made by the community.

Marilyn wearing the backcloth that is gotten from the backcloth tree which is very much used in making hand bags, clothes, etc.









 
They eventually bought some baskets.

Child Profiles I

Stories and profiles for poor children that Community Child and Youth Care Network looks after...

Tomusange Steven is an orphan born 2004/10/26 by Tomusange John and Nagitta Ruth. His father died due to HIV/AIDS. Tomusange Steven now stays with his mother. Her mother is a poor woman with 6 children who cannot afford their upkeep thus requesting for support from  Comunity Child and Youth Care. He is in now in primary 2. He wants to become a doctor.

Nakibuye Firista is 30 years old. She is a mother of four children of whom Nasaazi Crusum is the third born. They live at Miwuula village, Bwessa Parish, Lwabenge Sub-county in Kalungu District. Crusum was born on 2006/06/28. Her father Bumbakali Wokulira died in 2006 when she was 11 month and her mother took up the responsibility of looking after her.  She is studying in middle class at God’s Care Nursery School.  Firista faces difficulties in paying her school dues because she is jobless.

Bbuye Ronald is ten years old, a son to Mubiru James and Namusisi Olivia who were living in Miwuula Village in Kalungu District. However James is not known where he is staying for a period of 10 years and Olivia died when Ronald was seven month old.  Kizito Denis the grand parent of 65 years took up the responsibility of looking after Ronald. He is a farmer who pays school fees after selling products yet he has nine grand children to look after. Ronald is studying in P.3 at Christ the King Primary school Ssala and wants to be a doctor

Nakayemba Justine is 9 years born on 2002/12/13. She is a daughter to Ddungu and Nakanwagi  Berna of Miwuula village in kalungu District. Dungu died in 2000 and Kiyimba Emmanuel the grand father took up the responsibility of looking after Justine. Emmanuel is 66 years old and he is a farmer who only depends on the little he grows. He faces a challenge in providing school dues to Justine because he has other 6 grand children to look after whose parents died of AIDS. Justine is studying in primary two at Christ the King Primary School Ssala. She wants to be a nurse.

Kitya Muweesi Ronald was born on 1999/05/30. He is a son to Katongole John and Nabaluga Josephine of Miwuula Village in Lwabengew Sub-County in Kalungu District. Both parents alive but the father abandoned them leaving Josephine with all the responsibility of looking after him. She is a poor woman sells pancakes in order to met basic needs of Ronald. Ronald is studying in Primary four at Good Hope Ssala and wants to be a teacher

Seruyange Alex is an orphan born in 2002 staying with his grand father Ssalongo Kasumba Emmanuel of 53 years old.he goes to school at Sala Primary School studying in primary 2. He wishes to become a farmer. His grand father has many grand children of his 4 late children . He needs support

Nakanwagi Immaculate is the fourth born in the family of 8 to Bunje Robert and Nabakooza Annet. She is 7 years old. The parents are alive but irresponsible people who both like drinking alcohol like nothing else. They don’t bother taking children to school. All the 8 children they have, don’t go to school, when we reached their home we selected Immaculate to give support to. She likes singing and dancing and is now in primary 2.

Nasaazi Kate is 6 years old. She is the third born among the four children. She is studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary 2. Kate is a daughter to Katongole Jerevazio and Namable Jane of Miwuula. Jerevazio abandoned his home in 2000 and married another wife. It is only Jane taking care of Kate and other children. She gave birth to Kate while at home because she didn’t have money to go for antenatal.   Jane is a farmer who pays Kate’s school fees after selling farming products. Kate wants to be a doctor.

Abbe Sebaru aged 13years is the 9th born in the family of 12 children. He is studying at Good Hope Primary school. His father says the family is too big for him that he cannot support them. Abbe would be in p.6 by now but he had stopped school due to lack of school fees. He is now in p.4 he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.

Kizza Ronald was born on 2004/08/13. A son to Nabbosa Harriet and Richard Kizza Nsubuga of Miwuula Village, Lwabenbge sub-county Kalungu District they are married and have twelve children  including twins. Both parents are poor and depend only on back cloth making. Kizza is in pre-primary at God’s Care Nursery and Primary School Ssala.

Nakiranda Resty is 6 years old. She was born on 2006/10/03 at Kasambya in Lwabenge subcounty in Kalungu district. She is a daughter to Senabulya Ali and Nabukenya Angelina. Both parents died living with her grandmother of 56 years a poor woman who earns an income from making local brew called malwa. They live at Nabwato village in Lwabenge sub-county. Resty is studying in primary one at Christ the King Ssala. She wants to be a Teacher.

Child Profiles II

Stories and profiles for poor children that Community Child and Youth Care Network looks after...

Nakibuye Florence is a needy poor child born on 2005/11/10. She is studying at God’s care Nursery School in primary one. Both her parents Bornat Kyalwazi Charles and Nassimbwa Pauline are alive but they cannot support her education because they are poor yet she wants to become a nurse. They live at Miwuula village Lwabenge Sub-County, Kalungu Distict. Florence is the 5th born among 6 children.

Mugalula Tonny and Nalubega Scovia Nalongo are married. They live at Miwuula village, Lwabenge Sub- County in Kalungu District. They have six children of whom Namwaya Olive is the third born.  Olive was born on 2002/04/01 and studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary two. Due to poverty in the family, Olive was delayed to start school and some times misses school due to school fees problems.

Merisha Kwagala Brenda was born on 2009/05/18. A daughter born to Namubiru Madrine and Edrine Ddamba. They separated and she stays with her mother who is jobless she cannot support her daughters education.  Brendah is in nursery class and wants to be a mother.

Sadam Lubega is ten years born on 2000/04/08 at Kyamulibwa in Kalungu District. His father Badiru Yiga died in 2009 and Nalongo Amina Nakawungu the grand parent took up the responsibility of  looking after him. She is a poor old woman who cannot support him plus other orphans of her 2 late children. Sadam wants to be a soldier.

Namanda Dezilanta was born on 2002/02/15 at Miwuula Village by Katongole Dodovoko and Birabwa Maria. Her parents are married and have six(6) children of whom Denzilanta is the fourth born. Both parents are farmers who grow food crops only. She is in primary 4 at Christ the King Ssala. she wants to be a teacher.

Nakalyango Jacky is a fourth child. Born in 2005, she is a poor girl who needs support to her education. She stays with her mother Nakaweesi Florence, a poor woman. She studys in primary one at Good Hope Primary School Ssala. Jacky wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

Namuyanja Annet is 13 years old. She is a daughter to Wasswa Charles and Nassanga Annet who stay in different places. Both parents are alive but they are poor and it is only Charles taking care of Annet. He is a farmer who waits for buyers to buy his products in order to meet Annet’s basic needs. Annet is studying in primary three at Christ the King  Nursery and Primary School Ssala. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

 Sekidde Sayidi is the 8th in the family of 9 children. He was born in 2006 to Ali Ssenabulya and Namugga Salaam.They live at Nabwato Village , Lwabenge Sub-County in Kalungu District.  His parents are poor. They cannot effectively support his education because the family is too big. He is studying  in primary one at Bwessa Hope Centre he wants to be a teacher.

Muyingo Alex was born on 2005/12/04. He is a son to Kaliisa Posiyano and Nabitaka Rose Mary of Miwuula Village, Lwabenge Sub-county in Kalungu District. Both parents are alive but they have seven children to support of whom Alex is the fifth. Alex is studying at Christ the King Ssala in primary one and wants to be a doctor in future.

Bbule Koyasi is 10 years old, born on 2001/07/07. He is an orphan staying with a 54year old Farasea Kankuze his grandparent. Farasea is very poor and has more than 10 children to look after. They live at Nabwato LC 1 in Kalungu District. Due to poverty, he delayed to start school and now he is studying in P.3 at Christ the King Primary School and wants to be a teacher.

Sekanjako Deo 7 years old is a son to Ssenkaaba Joseph and Babirye Edith of Miwuula Village in Kalungu District. Both parents are alive but very poor because they depend only on subsistence farming they cannot afford supporting his education. They need help. He goes to school at Good Hope Primary School Ssala in  primary one.  He wants to be a lawyer.

School Supplies

Below are a few pictures of a recent school supplies distribution to the children in our care. This is always a happy event which we scheduled on 2014/01/29 in preparation for the upcoming school term. Being able to get an education for these children is a lifeline bringing hope for a better future for them.

Education of as many children as we can provide for is an important priority in our work at Community Child and Youth Care Network.

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Above: Children receiving school supplies (notebooks, pencils, etc)

Below: Ssenyonga Patrick (Director) passing out notebooks

Director's Introduction

A personal introduction from the director:

Hello friends,

My name is Ssenyonga Patrick. I am a 36 year old Ugandan. I am a director at Community Child and Youth Care Network Uganda fomerly called Lwabenge Child Caring Community, an organization founded with a sole purpose of helping needy children and the youth that started in 2008. I am a businessman dealing in tours and travel business under my company called Leisure Park Travel Services, Ltd as a director. I hold a Bachelors degree in Organizational Management and a Diploma in Tourism.

Life of a child without a parent is so hard. No parental love, no care, no shelter, no food, no happiness, no access to basic needs, nothing totally. That is what it is like with the children of Uganda and Africa at large. The number of orphans and needy children is rising day by day in Uganda due to a number of factors like HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other epidemics. My project area of Kalungu, Masaka and Rakai Districts  in Uganda is where HIV/AIDS first hit so the situation is worse there.
 
I came to realize the need the people in my area have, especially the children and the youth because they are the future generations. I started up an organization called Lwabenge Child Caring Community as a community based organization which was later transformed to a national organization under the name of Community Child and Youth Care Network Uganda (CCYC-Net). We have accomplished big changes for the people in my project area, uniting children, youth and the aged to engage in income generating activities which have helped them a lot in developing themselves and their families.
 
At the moment 200 needy children are registered with us and 150 youth. we do provide all what we can do to them especially in education by providing scholastic materials at least every educational term.
I am able to meet this with my little salary I earn and contributions from friends and well wishers and the community plus some income from the projects we carry out like craft making, bee keeping, farming and others.
 
We face many challenges but because GOD is in the middle of everything that we do, everything is possible.

I also call upon everybody who would wish to travel to Uganda or East Africa for holidays/touring, please I can render exellent service to you at affordable price. Every bit helps. 

Please join me in the struggle. You are welcome to read more information at the links at the top of this page or by contacting me personally.

May God bless you
Thank you

Ssenyonga Patrick
Director

Support A Child's Schooling

Help a child go to school in Uganda

7,000,000 million people cannot earn 1 USD in a day or a week in Uganda

47,303 in Kalungu district,
9,944 in Lwabenge Sub County 
yet they have to live, eat, educate their children

2,300,000 children are orphans in Uganda
 17,654 in Kalungu district
 3,131 in Lwabenge sub county, of these  
1,568 are girl children 

 

Clean Water

This is the source of water in our project area that the community uses. Due to such waters being used and sometimes shared with cattle, it leads to many sickness in our children. In some cases water is being collected from puddles. We need to improve this by protecting the spring wells like the one below, constructing harvest water tanks per household or at least shared by two families and constructing bore holes. With that, children will be free from water born diseases. 

Our clean water project goals for 2014-2016 are construction of water harvesting tanks and 5 spring wells and 2 bore holes. 

Please join us  in the struggle for clean safe water...

Note: Camera date is not correct

An Invitation For Volunteers

As a self help organization focusing on empowering orphaned children, women, youth and poor families we want to promote more community development. To do this we have very very limited resources and at times no resources at all, yet things have to move on. 

We invite VOLUNTEERS from within Uganda and anywhere in the world to give a hand in improving the lives of others. We welcome any volunteer who is willing to train in any skill to contact us. 

Below are pictures of two volunteers we have hosted at different times who have graciously spent their time here helping out. 
(We couldn't get the date on the camera right so dates are not at all accurate.)

For more details, please contact: 
Patrick Ssenyonga,
Tel: +256  704211584 
Email: communitychildandyouth@gmail.com

Photo Above: Happy moment for Montana Matilda after she had completed her volunteer period with us. She received many gifts from the people in the community they really appreciated.

 
These are some of the children at school that CCYC-Net looks after. The volunteer, Montana Matilda from Canada, was sharing a happy moment with them after teaching them in class.

   Volunteer visiting an HIV/AIDS affected family. The baby is a victim too.

Above: Laura Debby, a volunteer from Scotland, Ssenyonga Patrick on the left and a friend posing for a picture with some of the children.

Right: Laura Debby posing with Alice an orphan we support. She spent 2 weeks with us caring for the children.

 We call upon VOLUNTEERS wherever they would be to come and volunteer with CCYC-NET in the fields of Education, Health, Social Care, Fundraising, Managment and any possible field that you feel relevant to the children and communities.