Help out at our high school to give back to humanity with your skills & talents as well as experiencing diverse culture, Uganda

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Daniel and a team of development minded people started this program to enrich peoples’ lives with IT options for self sustenance. We provide appropriate IT support to schools. We are passionate about empowering youths and transforming communities.

    Daniel is married to Juliet a computer instructor, and are blessed with three sons Dylan, (21years), Darryl (19years), and Dawn (12yrs) and reside in Kalisizo, Kyotera district 3hrs drive from Uganda's Capital -Kampala City.

    Daniel would love to receive volunteers interested in sharing their skills, experiences, equipping with computer knowledge and life skills, do charity work, etc. I have a passion to work with the marginalized. We desire to empower youths with practical skills for self sustenance.

    Consider volunteering with us and help us impact lives positively. Come and demystify all you have heard about Africa. We are a lovely, hospitable, disciplined, hard working people.
    Are you an open minded person, have a passion to share your skills and experiences with ours? Uganda is a rich field with plenty of opportunities to explore. As a Volunteer, we promise you a wonderful stay in our school / home... as you appreciate our rich culture, warm weather... tasty local dishes and a beautiful scenery.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Enjoy a variety of local meals /dishes, learn local language- Culture, friendship, share experiences, give to the needy, dispel some myths among others.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    - We want to work with volunteers who can offer their skills to our students.
    - We emphasize on the importance of the teaching or learning process in schools.
    - Use your experience to provide career guidance to students about various job opportunities
    - Teach any Subject of your specialty/ choice. Particularly- English, Physics, Agriculture, Chemistry, among others.
    - Provide appropriate ICT support.
    - Community demand for ICT services, by educating and informing parents, students, and community leaders about the current IT trends.
    - Work with the rural people to encourage Sustainable agricultural environmentally friendly practices.
    - Empower the rural people with tree planting to preserve the environment.
    - Provide training on a wide range of occupational skills.
    - Provide Life & Entrepreneurship skills training.
    _ Among Others

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Luganda, Ganda: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A Guest room, accessible to tapped water and power/electricity. Friendly neighbors. School Environment.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    - Sight seeing of our beautiful scenery. Waterfalls, natural forests.
    - We are a hospitable people... indeed you will feel the warmth of our sincere lovely smiles.
    - Watch movies.
    - Cultural/ Religious sites - Kasubi tombs, Bulange palace, Uganda Museum, Namugongo, Munyonyo martyrs shrines, among others
    - I have hosted visitors from UK and the USA before.
    - Volunteers enjoy our local dishes. Plenty of delicious fruits- pine apples, sweet bananas, mangoes, guavas, melons, jack fruit, etc
    Why not take this opportunity to work with a hospitable, warm people and you relate with a different culture!

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 3-5 hours a day, 3 days a week

Host ref number: 484729597175

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