1.0  CHAIN Children’s home

The children’s home is currently housing 102 children, both boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18. Among these children are the blind and other visually impaired children, abandoned children, children from conflicting and fighting families (victims of domestic violence) where children are in the central position in this violence, children who are sexually abused, etc. The home has house mothers and house fathers who take care of children, a counselor, a nurse, plus other support staff.  

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2.0  CHAIN Kindergarten

The kindergarten has a population of 110 learners from the ages of 3 to 6. The school has three classes that include baby, middle, and top classes. There are 5 teachers and one support staff that ensure the wellbeing of the children while at school. The school has devotions every Thursday morning, and these are led by the organisation's chaplain.

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3.0  Martin Nkoyoyo Inclusive Primary School

The school has a population of over 420 learners, where the majority of them come from the neighbouring communities. The school term started on the 3rd of February, 2025, and will end on the 2nd of May. The school has 15 teachers and 2 support staff who work in the kitchen. School also teaches blind children and have specialised lessons in the resource room with teachers of special needs.

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4.0 CHAIN Foundation Vocational School

The vocational school also started on 3rd February, and by today, it has a population of 100 students, 65 girls and 35 boys, the majority in the boarding section (hostel). The school has 18 tutors; some are practical teachers, and others are theory tutors. As reported earlier, the school offers training in 6 areas, namely, hairdressing, welding and metal fabrication, tailoring, catering, electrical installation, and building and construction practice.

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5.0  New project

At the beginning of this year, 2025, two new projects began: the construction of the kraal plus buying five cows and a new poultry house were built by the Courtesy of Ms.Letty from Texas. A teachers' staff room at Nkoyoyo School was built with the assistance of the Crook Foundation and Epiphany Church through Aunt Penny. We are grateful to the donors, and we pray for God’s blessings.

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6.0  CHAIN Students in Secondary // Higher Institutes of Learning

Some of the students in the CHAIN Foundation program are in secondary schools and colleges. 21 visually impaired students are now in Madera Secondary School for the blind, which is in the eastern part of the country. CHAIN Foundation social workers visit them on a termly basis to ascertain their situation at school. One student graduated last year with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kyambogo University, another one graduated with a certificate in hotel management. And we hope this year, 3 students will graduate in different training areas. ​ 

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7.0  Creative art class

CHAIN Foundation Vocational School started a creative art class to provide skills to the blind and the deaf youth. These youth had no opportunity to go to school before and were just helpless in the villages without any hope. The majority do not know how to read and write. At CHAIN, they are trained in different survival skills that can at least help them to earn a living and live an independent life. Such skills include crocheting, weaving, beading, playing musical instruments, farming, etc. They have got 2 trainers and recently a sign language teacher. Right now, there are 15 youths in this class.

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8.0  Young Mothers 

The CHAIN Foundation under CHAIN Vocational School has continued to support young mothers who, under different circumstances, became mothers while still children. Some of these children are victims of defilement, early marriages in some parts of Uganda in exchange for gifts and money, incest, lack of necessities such as pads etc. 10 young mothers are being supported at CHAIN to get a vocational skill that can help them to get a job to take care of their children.  They are trained for one year; it is more a hands-on training, and a majority are in tailoring and hairdressing. They have got 2 mentor mothers who take care of their babies while they are attending classes at school. They also undergo a rehabilitation process by the counsellor and CHAIN chaplain. 

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9.0 Community Outreach

As earlier indicated, the CHAIN Foundation does not only support children at the children’s home but also vulnerable children in the community. These children are assisted to go to school in their respective communities, and CHAIN social workers regularly check on them through home and school visits.

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10.0  Other Updates

• Immunisation
  In this period, there was an outbreak of measles and red eyes among children, and the Government decided to immunise all children below the ages of 12. CHAIN children in that age bracket were immunised and also given dewormers plus vitamin A supplements.  

• Children’s devotions 
  At the children’s home, devotions take place every day from 6:30 pm up to 7 pm. Devotions are normally led by the organisation's chaplain and attended by the children and the house mothers and fathers. On Sunday, prayers are held at the CHAIN chapel, and the children are involved in organising and leading some of the devotions.

• Sickbay
  When children fall sick, there is a sickbay and a nurse at CHAIN that takes cares of them. Normally, children suffer from malaria, cough and flu, stomach upsets, wounds, minor injuries, dental related problems, etc. Cases that are beyond the sickbay are referred to the big health centers in Mukono.

• Farming
  Farming is carried out at the CHAIN Foundation to get supplementary food on top of food purchased from the market. It has given children a chance to have a variety of food grown at the CHAIN Garden. Crops grown include yams, maize, sweet potatoes, cassava, beans, vegetables, etc. Children participate in all these farming activities.