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Teaching and Community Development:

This rewarding programme allows you to offer your support in two different project areas in Uganda that are in much need of your assistance; these areas include Community Support, and Teaching. The programme is available in two great locations, Tubur; which has good access to Soroti town.Tubur is a great rural location and transport is available for volunteers.

Volunteers can have the option to work in all projects, so that they can provide support and observe a variety of different environments. Alternatively, if you prefer to focus your time volunteering on just one option, you can select the one you prefer.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT:

The aim of this project is to improve the welfare of orphaned, vulnerable, or disadvantaged children and their families, many of whom have been affected by HIV/AIDS and live under extremely impoverished circumstances.

Working with local project staff and fellow volunteers you will help to identify these families, make home visits to assess their needs and create a profile based on this assessment. These profiles will then be used in the future to create funding and sponsorship through various means, which is vital to providing self-sufficiency kits and development work to benefit these targeted families.

TEACHING:

Uganda is one of the friendliest countries in Africa, but also renowned for its poor economic status and vast numbers of orphans and young children left below the poverty line. At this project you will provide invaluable support to the teachers at a rural school in North Eastern Uganda. The school was established in 1970s with the aim of providing a higher standard of education to the local youth, including schooling to orphaned and vulnerable children.

The school has seriously limited resources and is in desperate need of your help. You will be able to spend your time teaching basic subjects, whilst also being creative in developing after school activities including leading sports, helping in various workshops and even taking part in local community development schemes.

In addition to teaching we are keen to extend the current very poor school infrastructure of both buildings and teaching and learning resources.

Please note: Please specify prior to departure if you wish to be more involved in a specific area, as this helps with project planning and allows the project to be more flexible based on the needs and workload at that time.

What’s Included

Airport transfers to and from Entebbe Airport, Uganda

Orientation on arrival

Project transport, as required

All accommodation during your stay at the shared volunteer house

All Meals on the project

Full support and assistance from your coordinator throughout your time in Uganda

24 hour support number and contact at Teso-EMCT for emergencies.

What’s Not Included

Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which should include cover for repatriation

All flights

Airport transfers if you arrive or depart outside of the set dates and times

All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)

E-mail/Internet and telephone calls

Bottled water, soft drinks, beer, wines and spirits

Visas

Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Uganda.