Mityana, Uganda

Every child deserves a beginning

We build kindergartens and bring healthcare to Ugandan villages — with a local team, open books and one promise: 100 % of your donation reaches the project.

0children learn in our first kindergarten
March 2025Kindergarten opening — in regular operation since spring
100 %of donations go into the projects. We cover administration privately
Why we do this

Education is where everything begins

More than 380 million children worldwide live in extreme poverty. Poverty takes away their right to learn, to play and to grow — so we start where we can genuinely change something: one village, one kindergarten, 80 children.

A Ugandan team runs the projects on the ground. Local craftspeople did the building, and planning happened together with the families. The result is not aid from outside, but structure that stays.

Child at the Mityana kindergarten with an ice lolly
Opening of the kindergarten in Mityana
Cologne50.9° N
≈ 6,100 km apart — one team at both ends
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What we do

Three projects, one goal

The blue kindergarten in Mityana
Education · open

The kindergarten in Mityana

80 children have been learning here since March 2025 — with permanent teachers, two meals a day and a building the region built itself.

€53,102 — fully funded
To the project →
The planned medical and school truck
Health · in progress

The Medical & School Truck

A kindergarten reaches one village — a truck reaches many. It brings basic medical care and learning materials to places where no road leads to school.

€107,851 — invested so far
To the project →
Children at the partner kindergarten in Kalangala
Education · partner support

Kindergarten in Kalangala

With €15,000 we supported a local partner organisation in Kalangala — today it runs its own kindergarten there.

€15,000 — fully funded
To transparency →
How your donation works

Three steps, no detours

You donate

One-off or monthly, by card, PayPal or bank transfer. We issue your donation receipt on request.

100 % goes to the project

Travel, administration and everything around it is paid for by our team out of their own pockets. Every euro donated works in Mityana.

You see what happens

Annual reports with all income, photos from the project and news whenever something moves. Open, verifiable, every year.

Alle Zahlen offen einsehbar → Annual reports & transparency

What defines us

Five principles you can hold us to

01Effectiveness — 100 % into the communities+

Every donation arrives directly at its destination. We cover all expenses for travel and administration from our own funds — verifiable in every annual report.

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Boy at the Mityana kindergarten, leaning on the railing of the finished building
02Decentralisation — local leadership teams+

Committed leadership teams represent the Jona Foundation on the ground and work closely with local education providers. Regional building experts and participatory planning ensure the projects reflect the needs of the community.

To the kindergarten →
A team member in Mityana painting a child's face at the kindergarten
03Sustainability — help towards self-help+

Our aim is to enable people and communities to master their own challenges. Through early childhood education and local partnerships, children can break out of the cycle of poverty early on.

Our mission →
A woman at the lakeshore spreading a drying net for the day’s catch
04Heart — a team that cares deeply+

From the very start, our project has been carried by the faith and the generosity of many people. When people care deeply about a cause, doors open that nobody saw before.

Our team →
Laughing boy with painted face at the Mityana kindergarten
05Integrity — transparency in everything+

Sound administration and faithfulness in small things are the basis of lasting impact. Our annual reports are fully available on the website — including all income.

To transparency →
Child at the Mityana kindergarten looking into the camera
“We believe that the opposite of poverty is not wealth, but justice. That is why we act where hope and structure are missing.”

Jasmin K. · Founder

News from Mityana

What's moving right now

All news →
Get Involved

Three ways to be part of it

01Donate

One-off or monthly — 100 % of your donation reaches the project, and we issue your donation receipt on request.

Donate now

02Become an ambassador

Carry the mission into your network — with birthday fundraisers, campaigns or your reach.

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03Brand partner

Create lasting impact as a company and make responsibility visible.

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