# JINJA DEAF

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1124205
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF JIDDA CHILDREN'S PROJECT, JINJA  D.E.A.F (JINJA DEAF EDUCATION ACCESS FUND)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 27, 2008
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1124205


## Contact

- **Address:** Canonbury Mansions, Flat 2, 15 Canonbury Place, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 2NN
- **Phone:** +447718 734247
- **Email:** contact.jinjaDEAF1@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.jinjadeaf.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1)  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.  IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND LIVE IN JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA, BY:A) PROMOTING EARLY YEARS SUPPORT FOR HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.B)  INCREASING ACCESS TO QUALITY SIGN-BILINGUAL EDUCATION.C)  PROMOTING THE ROLE OF DEAF ADULTS IN DEAF EDUCATION AND THE USE OF DEAF ROLE-MODELS IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.2)  TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WITH A FOCUS ON EQUALITY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.  IN PARTICULAR, TO PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR PEOPLE WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN JINJA DISTRICT, UGANDA, BY: -A)  PROMOTING THE INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.B)  PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT.C)  PROMOTING ACTIVITIES WHICH FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS.

**Activities:** Funding two deaf Sign Language Instructors and two Sign Language Communication Support Worker to work in Government Primary Schools in Jinja District, facilitating deaf children's access to the curriculum and providing a deaf role model for them. Also providing bursaries for a small number of children from deprived backgrounds and teaching sign language and raising deaf awareness in the community.

**Area of benefit:** OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Uganda



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £8788 | £8588 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £7495 | £10367 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £6249 | £7320 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7020 | £10887 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £7224 | £8268 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DEREK MURRAY HARWOOD — appointed Jan. 7, 2018
- DOMINIC TURINDE BA, MA — appointed Jan. 7, 2018
- Dawn Slater — appointed July 17, 2022
- Ian Newth — appointed Aug. 1, 2021
- Tama Knight — appointed July 17, 2022