Child of Hope Uganda

What Child of Hope Uganda does

Child of Hope Uganda is a UK-registered charity (1136068) and Uganda-registered NGO (INDR77173535NB) founded in 2008 that delivers free education, healthcare, welfare support, and family economic assistance to children and families living in the Namatala slum of Mbale and in the Karamoja region of Eastern Uganda. Its portfolio spans a vertically integrated education continuum — 165 children in nursery, 300 in primary, and 341 in secondary (O-Level and A-Level) — alongside health and welfare services delivered by a nurse during school hours, a welfare support team providing home visits and counselling, a fostering programme for children who cannot remain with their families, and an Income Generating Activities (IGA) micro-business programme for parents that has supported 384 micro-businesses with an 80% one-year survival rate. The UK administration office is in Poole and is led by Director Adriaan van der Hoeven and Chair of Trustees Sheila Burton; Uganda operations are directed by Moses Okotel and co-founder Bex Okotel.

There is no proprietary technology stack — the organization runs a Concrete5-based website and standard donation-processing infrastructure (PayPal, online banking, text-to-give, JustGiving). Its offering is therefore best understood as a service delivery platform rather than a technology product. Pricing is structured as monthly recurring sponsorships denominated in GBP: £15/month for nursery/primary child sponsorship, £25/month for O-Level, £45/month for A-Level, £10/month for healthcare or welfare support, £20/month for teacher sponsorship, and £30/month for micro-business support, with vocational training and fostering available on varied terms.

The go-to-market is direct-to-donor, supplemented by event-driven fundraising. Donor acquisition runs through the Elim Churches network (an Elim-approved organization since 2017 exhibiting at Elim Leaders Summits), a UK school-link programme with named partner schools including Bryanston, and recurring events such as Christmas appeals and Give and Learn (GAL) Day. Programmes have produced measurable academic outcomes — 100% Primary Leaving Exam pass rate in 2025 with 97% at Division 1 or 2 versus a 62% national average, 96% O-Level pass rate in 2023, and 10 university/college leavers that year — and UK administration costs of 12% of total income in 2024 indicate reasonable overhead discipline for a small UK charity of this scale.

Name

Child of Hope Uganda

Legal name

Child of Hope

Website

https://childofhopeuganda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Child of Hope Uganda is a UK-registered charity and Uganda-registered NGO providing free education, healthcare, welfare, and micro-business support to children and families in the Namatala slum of Mbale and the Karamoja region of Eastern Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Education and Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Charitable education services
• Child sponsorship programs
• Humanitarian welfare services
• Community development programs
• Microfinance training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Poole

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Sponsorship: Monthly recurring sponsorships from individuals supporting children, teachers, healthcare, welfare programs, and micro-business support. One-time donations for specific purposes such as Christmas appeals, emergency medical needs, and building projects.
2. Christmas and Holiday Appeals: Annual fundraising campaigns including Christmas meals appeal, food parcels for families, and party events for children. These campaigns have raised substantial amounts (£6,168 in 2025 Christmas appeal) to support vulnerable families.
3. Corporate and Church Partnerships: Support from UK churches (including Elim churches), schools with school-link programs, and corporate donors through various fundraising initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Child of Hope provides free nursery, primary, and secondary education to children from the poorest families in the Namatala slum of Mbale and the Karamoja region of Eastern Uganda, alongside free healthcare, welfare and family support, and micro-business grants for parents. Its offering is sold primarily through recurring monthly sponsorship programmes (tiered from £10 to £45 per month) that donors can subscribe to in order to fund a specific child's schooling, a teacher's salary, healthcare, welfare visits, fostering, vocational training, or micro-business support.

Product overview

Child of Hope Uganda operates a comprehensive charitable ecosystem providing free education, healthcare, welfare, and income-generating support to children and families in the Namatala and Karamoja slums of Eastern Uganda. The organisation's core offerings centre on child sponsorship programmes spanning nursery, primary, and secondary education, with tiered options for O-Level and A-Level secondary support. Beyond education, the portfolio includes healthcare sponsorship, welfare/family support team sponsorship, teacher sponsorship, fostering services, and a micro-business support programme (Income Generating Activities/IGA). The charity processes donations through multiple channels including online banking, PayPal, standing orders, and text-to-donate. Child of Hope is a UK-registered charity (1136068) and Uganda-registered NGO (INDR77173535NB) operating from offices in Poole, UK and Mbale, Uganda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship Programme (Nursery / Primary)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Primary Leaving Exam pass rate in 2025, with 97% achieving Division 1 or 2 (vs 62% national average)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elim ChurchescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Child of Hope is an Elim-approved organization. Exhibits at Elim Leaders Summits to promote awareness among church pastors and congregations. UK churches serve as key supporters and fundraising partners.
• Bryanston SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016UK school partnership involving stage one of 'My Voice, My Story' program helping A-Level students connect and excel beyond their community.
• JustGivingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party fundraising platform used for campaign appeals including Christmas meals appeals and emergency medical fundraising. Donors can make donations through JustGiving for specific campaigns.
• Wonderful.orgminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline donation platform enabling donors to give to Child of Hope through the Wonderful platform.
• GiveacarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK service that raises money for charities by collecting and scrapping/selling old vehicles. Donors can donate their vehicle's sale or scrap value to Child of Hope.
• Just Cards DirectminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for selling handmade Christmas cards and gifts from Africa. 10% of sales are donated to Child of Hope when 'Child of Hope' is selected as the charity.
• UK Schools Partnership NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with UK schools including Bryanston School, Chantry Secondary School, Queen Elizabeth School, Blandford School, and others. Includes shared Christmas songs, video calls, fundraising events, and the Cornerstone program for A-Level students.
• Uganda Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Cross provided first aid training to students at Child of Hope secondary school.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International UK: Major UK-based children's rights and girls' education charity operating across multiple African countries with sponsorship programs targeting the same UK individual and church donor base as Child of Hope.
• CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education): UK-headquartered charity supporting girls' secondary and post-secondary education across sub-Saharan Africa, comparable in mission scope (education + welfare for vulnerable children) and in UK individual-donor fundraising approach.
• ChildFund UK: Large international child-sponsorship NGO with UK operations running child sponsorship programs across Africa including Uganda, competing for the same pool of UK individual sponsors for African child welfare causes.

Direct peers

• Mary's Meals: UK-headquartered charity providing school feeding and education support to children in some of the world's poorest communities, including Uganda and other East African countries, with a recurring individual-donor sponsorship model.
• ChildAid to Eastern Europe: UK charity running child sponsorship and education programs for disadvantaged children in lower-income countries, operating on a similar small-staff, donor-sponsorship funding model as Child of Hope.
• Just a Drop: UK charity delivering education, health, and clean water projects in developing countries, similar in scale and operating model to Child of Hope, also raising funds through UK church and school partnerships.
• Street Child: UK charity focused on education for vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, combining education access with family livelihoods support - closely paralleling Child of Hope's integrated education-plus-micro-business model.
• African Children's Educational Trust (A-CET): UK-registered charity funding education for disadvantaged African children through school partnerships and child sponsorship, operating a similar model of individual donor sponsorship linked to schools in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Hope for Children: Small UK charity working to improve education, health and welfare for children in developing countries including Uganda, with a comparable child-sponsorship and community-development operating model.

Regional players

• Uganda Child Care Foundation: Charitable organizations operating within Uganda focused on child welfare, education, and family support in slum and rural communities, directly comparable as in-country peers serving overlapping beneficiary populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/child-of-hope

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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