Project Committee
The Joy Centre has co-opted a team of Christian friends to help realize the dream of the the leadership and training center. The project committee meets monthly to discuss ideas for fundraising, program schedules and to pray together for God’s will to be manifest in the Joy Center.
The project committee members are:
Patrick James Mangheni, PhD
A professor of mathematics for many years at Makerere University, Kampala and worked with Uganda Christian University, Mukono where he helped start the Department of IT and now in consultation in University Education in Uganda
Mnason Tweheyo, PhD
Mnason deputizes Patrick as chair. He is a professor of Forestry in and Dean of Forestry and Natural Resources Makerere University, Kampala.
Johnson Agaba
Johnson is an entrepreneur in the city specializing in heavy cargo transportation across the East and Central African region.
Francis Tugume Nuwamanya
Francis is Presidential adviser In Tree planting. He has specialized in the planting of pine trees in Uganda.
Isaac Aguku
Isaac is the Structural Engineer of the project. He works as a consulting engineer in the Republic of South Sudan
Justus Akankwasa
Justus is a civil engineer and works with the Ministry of Education as the Assistant Commissioner in charge of construction of schools.
John Muhumuza Kakitahi
John is a professional Quantity Surveyor (QS) and serves the Centre in his capacity as the Project QS.
Moses Mukisa
“Motze” is an Architect by profession and Senior Pastor of Worship Harvest Ministries Church in Kampala and together with Arch. Sam Kisa, are the architects of the Joy Centre.
Paul Ekirikubinza
Paul is a construction engineer who is currently self employed in construction and in selling building materials.
Jeremy Aguma
Jeremy is currently based in Tunisia for World Bank. He is the chief mobilizer of friends of the Joy Centre.
Moses Bagyendera
Moses is an IT specialist now working with the Ministry of IT of the Republic of Uganda. He serves as the mobilizer on the Joy Centre team. ( Chief Whip)
Gideon Rutaremwa, PhD
Gideon is a senior lecturer in the Institute of Applied Economics in Makerere University.
Jacqueline Asiimwe-Mwesige
Jackie is a lawyer by profession specialized in advocacy for women’s rights. She serves as the legal advisor for the Joy Centre.
Rachel Mugarura- Mutana
Rachel is a freelance and consulting journalist training journalists .
Peter Mugarura
Peter trained as Community Psychologist. He is now the manager of At Your Service, an events planning and management organization. He also works as a Christian DJ and his responsibility at Joy Centre is Youth Ministry
Albert Lumu
Albert is an Electrical Engineer who loves pushing . He is the Joy Centre Web man. He can be reached at albert@joycentre.org. His interests include farming, coding web applications, swimming, playing the guitar, John the Baptist fashions, missions and of course being w




It was wonderful to see how the joy centre is tremendously growing. The journey was kawa, ofcourse kaaymers wouldn’t keep quite on their way to The only Uncle Ben and Aunt joy. The reception was one of its kind and we had good time. you cant get bored in the presence of our Uncle. His words of wisdom to the youth are un questionable, “Re-positioning your self”. After a days visit we had some colorful praise on the site and am telling you god was present. kaaymers almost danced their heads off. I really thank god for such a project.
may god Almighty continue to provide to see the centre through.
Nicodemus,
Thank you for visiting the Joy Centre website. Pictures of the KAAYM visit will be up later today! Come back again and bring a friend (to this site and the centre, of course).
Ubarikiwe.
It was a wonderful time at the Joy centre when we came for the HolySpirit outing with Alpha. God richly bless the Mugaruras for the work well done so far