Canhave Children's Centre

Since the mid 90s, CANHAVE individuals and groups have provided funds to meet the needs of an increasing number of Ugandan HIV/AIDs-affected orphans. Rev.

Since 1995, CANHAVE Children's Centre aims to improve the well-being and opportunity of HIV/AIDS-affected orphans in Uganda through educational support and care. Not only has CANHAVE paid for the school fees and basic needs to educate the children in primary and secondary schools, but it has also contributed resources to improve the facilities of a number of schools, so that teachers and students

can work and learn more effectively. Over the period, we have had news, photos, report cards and letters from Ugandans and Canadian visitors to help us envisage the lives of CANHAVE family members. But 2008 was special in a number of ways. Nine Canadians travelled together to Uganda to visit the children, the Ugandan Board members, the families where the children stay and some of their schools. On one special day, February 2, 2008, the CANHAVE Trade School was opened in Kisubi by one of the Ministers of the Government of Uganda. It was a day of great feast and festivity to celebrate the building of the School. Almost all of the 48 children were able to attend and to take part in welcoming all the guests, through song, dance, soccer and wonderful food. Joseph Kabali, the Children's Coordinator, served as our chauffeur and guide throughout the trip and the CANHAVE van allowed us to see quite a lot of the southern part of the country in a short time. Meeting with our Ugandan Board members and the children has made the understanding of CANHAVE's work and the impact that education and care has on the children more personal and more keen. We are able to tell personal stories and introduce some of the children by name. We are proud of their accomplishments, whether they are young pupils at the beginning of primary school or graduates of vocational and trade school training. The older ones look out for the younger ones and there is a wonderful spirit of family and community. We hope that the joy and hope that the children share in their photos, letters and report cards will encourage you to donate to our work and to become involved as volunteers. We are pleased to talk to you and your networks about CANHAVE because we know that the gifts of education and care allow girls and boys to develop mentally, spiritually and physically and become independent, contributing members of Ugandan society. CANHAVE is a success story and it deserves your attention and resources. Please consider a gift of child sponsorship, a donation or membership and volunteering. Dr. Floyd McPhee

CANHAVE Matching Donation Campaign – CANHAVE Children's Centre

04/24/2026

CANHAVE Matching Donation Campaign

A generous donor has agreed to match new donations made to CANHAVE between May 1 and June 30, 2026, to a total of $20,000.
Learn more how to support us & get your donations matched.

CANHAVE Matching Donation Campaign – CANHAVE Children's Centre CANHAVE Matching Donation Campaign April 24, 2026 | No Comments CANHAVE Children’s Centre Inc. is a registered Canadian charity, founded in 1995, initially to support the education of five children orphaned in Uganda because their parents died of AIDS. Since that time, several hundred children hav...

Ways to Give – CANHAVE Children's Centre

11/18/2025

We’re always looking for volunteers.

We welcome your interest and support. Your Donation Matters & Makes a Difference to CANHAVE Children & Youths. Donations can be made through one of the following payment methods shared in the previous slide and on our website:https://canhave.org/ways-to-give/

By whatever means you can share, all donations help in enabling children to gain basic knowledge and life skills to succeed. Those who have done so remain grateful for the help given by CANHAVE — help that absent parents could not give.

May you be blessed as you seek to bless the orphaned children in Uganda!
Your gift in this, our 30th anniversary year, and ongoing, helps us to remain faithful to aid those for whom aid is vital.

Our present aim is to help the 61 currently sponsored students complete their secondary schooling.

Ways to Give – CANHAVE Children's Centre Ways to Give We welcome your interest and support. Your Donation Matters & Makes a Difference to CANHAVE Children & Youths. Donations can be made through one of the following payment methods: Interac e-Transfer: Send an e-transfer to CANHAVE by e-transfer to [email protected] Send an e-transfer t....

Updates to the Financial Review and Statement – CANHAVE Children's Centre

06/09/2025

December 31st 2024 financial review & statement now available:
https://canhave.org/2025/06/09/updates-to-the-financial-review-and-statement/ Updates to the Financial Review and Statement – CANHAVE Children's Centre

Updates to the Financial Review and Statement – CANHAVE Children's Centre Updates to the Financial Review and Statement June 9, 2025 | No Comments CanHave updated 2024 financial review and statements now available in the Financial section Categories: Uncategorized

CANHAVE notice of the annual meeting, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p.m! CANHAVE turns 30 this year! – CANHAVE Children's Centre

05/27/2025

CanHave Upcoming AGM is on Wednesday, June 18th at 7 P.M. EST. Read more on our spring updates:

CANHAVE notice of the annual meeting, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p.m! CANHAVE turns 30 this year! – CANHAVE Children's Centre CANHAVE notice of the annual meeting, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p.m! CANHAVE turns 30 this year! May 27, 2025 | No Comments We began in 1995 to support five orphans in Uganda whose parents died of AIDS. This year,2025 marks the 30th anniversary of that initial commitment, and we continue at this...

Thank You Video Testimonials from Our CANHAVE Alumni Female Students – Nathalie and Tracy Maria – CANHAVE Children's Centre

05/21/2025

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Thank You Video Testimonials from Our CANHAVE Alumni Female Students – Nathalie and Tracy Maria – CANHAVE Children's Centre Thank You Video Testimonials from Our CANHAVE Alumni Female Students – Nathalie and Tracy Maria May 21, 2025 | No Comments The first video is a testimonial from Nathalie, a CANHAVE alumnus who has been a student at CANHAVE since 2008. After Nathalie’s Ordinary Level Certificate, her passion for ...

11/28/2023

CANHAVE supports the education of orphans in Uganda. The photo below shows one of our supported students in her school attire, at the beginning of this fall’s school term in Uganda.

For more than 25 years, CANHAVE has supported the education of orphans in Uganda who have lost their parents to AIDS. Schooling in Uganda at both the primary and secondary levels requires parental support, and without parents to pay the fees, orphans are without the support needed to gain basic education and to develop life skills that enable them to become contributing members of society.

CANHAVE began in 1995 with a small group of Canadians, several of whom were connected to Parkwood Church in Ottawa, with a vision and commitment to support initially five students. That number quickly grew to 20, at times has reached 100, and presently we are striving to sustain some 87 children and youth at the primary and secondary levels.

CANHAVE is a registered charity in Canada, and entirely a volunteer organization. A small board of directors administer the charity, receiving tax-deductible gifts from donors in Canada. Three times each year (once for each of three school terms), funds are transferred to a group of three trustees in Uganda, who with helpers there visit the children, the various schools they attend, and ensure that necessary fees are paid.

Many of our early and long-time supporters in Canada have now passed on. We are seeking to renew and enlarge the circle of those able and willing to join in our commitment to care for “the least of these”.

Please consider a gift — either today on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 28th) or before the end of the year — so that we will begin 2024 with what is needed to continue to sustain our children. Donations can easily be made either by e-transfer to [email protected] or by cheque through the mail to 10 Chesterton Drive, Ottawa, ON K2E 5S9.

Our collective support makes a world of difference in the lives of those who, without parents, are entrusted to us as precious in God’s sight.

James T. Hurd,
President, CANHAVE Children’s Centre Inc.

10/26/2022

Update from Uganda – CANHAVE Children's Centre

09/10/2020

Update from Uganda re schooling - Summer 2020

The board of directors of CanHave at its meeting in late August received an update from Uganda describing the situation and challenges facing the students there during the current pandemic, which has resulted in the closure of schools. A transcription is now available on our website at http://canhave.org/2020/09/update-from-uganda/ and includes three photos.

Update from Uganda – CANHAVE Children's Centre Update from Uganda September 10, 2020 | No Comments At its meeting in late August, the board of directors of CanHave received an update from Uganda outlining how the leadership of CanHave there is seeking to support students during the challenges of the current pandemic, which has resulted in the cl...

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12/03/2019

You know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but have you heard of Giving Tuesday? It is a global movement dedicated to giving back and we at CANHAVE hope that you will consider giving back on December 3, 2019 to help send children of AIDS victims to school in Uganda for another year.

To donate please visit canhave.org or email [email protected]

12/01/2019

December 1st is World AIDS Day and CANHAVE has been supporting the education of AIDS-affected orphans in Uganda for almost 25 years. CANHAVE is an organization run by volunteers and we have been able to send these orphaned children to school because of the generous donations given by members of the community.

To learn more about CANHAVE or to donate visit: canhave.org or email [email protected]

To learn more about World AIDS Day visit:
https://www.worldaidsday.org/

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