Uganda NGO in need of volunteers

Placement number: 0198
Location:      Uganda
Preferred Languages: English and Luganda
Date:  All Year
Minimum Period : 2 weeks

We are a voluntary child-focused organization caring for over 400 orphans and other vulnerable children including children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, children living in poverty, abandoned, physically, child parents, children affected by armed conflicts, sexually and mentally abused and children who come from single parent families. 

The project provides Formal Primary Education, school feeding, clothing's, shelter, scholastic materials (uniforms, books, beddings,) health care, protection and participation.

We operate 2 orphanage schools in service with 360 OVCS some of the children are living positively with HIV/AIDS. Founded in 2003 by a group social workers, parents and teachers who were touched by the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children.

Role of Volunteer

The programs need people with many different skills:

• People who can teach in our orphanage schools
• Provide medical care
• Help with cooking
• Child care for infants
• Working toward women's empowerment
• Assisting local Medical clinics
• Counseling and home visits
• Children's rights campaigns (Preventing Violence against children)
• Teach life skills, music, knitting and sewing, carpentry, pottery and any other skills
• People who can provide community development projects

We are keen to hear from anyone interested in donating time for the benefit of the children. As education, health care, shelter and feeding are of paramount importance, we would like to hear from anyone willing to promote health and prevent illness in the community !  

Cost

Volunteers pay an initial US$200 to pay for administration costs, the volunteers then pay US$300 per month and this covers  Accommodation, food and services (electricity, water, etc)  and transport from airport and a simple tour in places like the source of river Nile the second longest in the world or  the Equator or Bujjagali falls.

Volunteer stay in private rooms at the centre as well as several other Ugandan host Volunteers at the project.

For those intending to stay for more than six months, special arrangements will b e done for their stay.

Travel

Volunteers will be picked up from the airport which is included in the fee.