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We are a community based organization found in Eastern Uganda, east Africa and our main aim is to scale up programs and projects for service delivery to individuals, youths, households and communities to address and alleviate suffering with in the community livelihoods.
As a community based organization, we are currently implementing social activities and the organization is majorly concerned with supporting women, youths and children in the community at large striving for a community of empowered people living with respect and dignity by improving their livelihoods while promoting self reliance through education support, reproductive health services, water and sanitation, environmental protection, advocating for the rights of orphans and vulnerable children,food security, gender equality and networking.
Who can Volunteer?
Any one can volunteer through our volunteer program to work with the youths, women, children and the community members at large. All people and volunteers who have the desire to be engaged in our community based activities to create societal change and make an impact are welcome. A volunteer can can be part of the following community based activities and programs.
1. HIV/AIDS initiatives.
- Behavioral interventions seek to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by addressing risky behaviors such as information provision (such as sex education), counseling and other forms of psycho-social support and safe infant feeding guidelines, stigma and discrimination reduction programs.
- Sensitization on Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and organizes community outreach programs to sensitize the population about HIV/AIDS. The community mobilization involve sports competition between the different groups of young people and adults to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the community.
-Education and training on safe sex methods like use of condoms, abstaining, being faithful which is the method.
Meetings are held meet up with people in the village to educate them on the dangers of HIV/AIDS and how we can prevent it as well putting an end to stigmatization of HIV persons.
2. The family planning program
- Information to help the people in the community to understand their sexual and reproductive health that is village-focused and medically accurate.
-Promote awareness and sensitisations on family planning services.
3. Support and care to children especially the orphans.
Volunteers can offer their time to support and care for the orphans, the vulnerable and disadvantages children in the community.
4. Income generating activities like tailoring which many women are involved in. Volunteers can help by developing plans with different projects.
5. The school.
-Teaching in the school and helping with the school activities.
6. Tailoring; Training Adolescent Girls and Women to acquire skills.
The tailoring training program is designed to educate and empower adolescent girls and women by providing them with skills training to improve their quality of life.
7. First Aid training. Building resilience by training families & communities to response to emergencies.
Training families & communities to learn how to provide Basic First Aid for example wound management and how to use bandages in a proper way. Gaining this knowledge and skills in Basic First Aid will enable families & community members to be become resilent during any emergencies & a community impact.
We welcome any one interested in volunteering with our Organization to make a difference to many lives. Change starts with us.
Best Regards & hope to have you here with us.
Thanks
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Trabajo de caridad
Proyectos artísticos
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Compañía para ancianos
Enseñanza
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Hostelería/turismo
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
-Learning a language has endless benefits, it opens up a number of doors, allows you to connect with people around the world which leads to this interesting and useful fact.
-Adventures, Having the opportunity to pack up and just leave, not thinking twice and traveling is by far one of the most rewarding and memorable experiences a person can encounter. Those moments and memories will stay forever.
-Learning Through Experience, This is by far one of the greatest advantages of a cultural exchange, whether it be in a positive or negative context it is all a learning curve that you grow from, become wiser and learn how to face and approach uncontrollable life situations that are unexpectedly thrown towards you.
-One of the main benefits and advantages of a cultural exchange is making friends overseas that last a lifetime. It’s amazing how much you can learn from someone you just met and connect with someone on such a deep level.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
You're welcome to engage in our community and be part of our daily activities which are related to community development, The girl child and women empowerment, Youths, Education and Child development.
Main focus is on skills training, awareness, advocacy and sensitisation.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Luganda, Ganda: Intermedio
Swahili (Kiswahili): IntermedioEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
It will be nice to learn a new language and as well the volunteers learn our local language :)
Alojamiento
1. Accomodation is based in a rural area - here the volunteers can live in the village with the community members.
2. We have a person who cooks for the volunteer/our visitors food.Volunteers have to pay for their own food . Restaurants, super markets are available in Mbale town which is 16 km away and can be reached by public transportation.
3. We also have electricity now in the housing area and Incase electricity is off there is stand by solar for use.
4. There is a person who does Laundry.
we accommodate more than 3 to 5 volunteer.
we are sure you will have a great memorable stay.
Algo más...
The volunteers can go on the safaris to visit national games parks to see a variety of animals like Queen Elizabeth national game park, mount Elgon national game park and others, they can also visit the source of the Nile in Jinja, Murchison falls, sipi falls, the equator, the zoo and others.
Volunteers can also go to the local markets to buy what they need and like for example craft stuff like shoes, bags.
They can also go to hiki mount elgon,wanale hill in mbale and Tororo Rock .
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 15 hours a week.
Comentarios (5)
You were amazing people and we had the privilege and honor to host you two in our rural community.
We appreciated your time here and every one loved having you with us!
Thanks for the ideas and knowledge you taught and left us with! We will make great use of it and we thank you so much for the time you took to be involved in… read more
thank you for receiving us and for your guidance whilst your study.
Staying in the midst of your community, in rural area in Uganda, in between the daily lives of warm hearted people, teaching and getting taught by the many joyful and spirited children, who are cared after by the elderly people who raise and educate them at their… read more
Every one appreciated him and his hard work. His hard working, friendly and an amazing person to be with.
We were more than happy to have him with us in our remote community and also we feel honored that he loved it here. The… read more
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You were amazing people and we had the privilege and honor to host you two in our rural community.
We appreciated your time here and every one loved having you with us!
Thanks for the ideas and knowledge you taught and left us with! We will make great use of it and we thank you so much for the time you took to be involved in… read more
thank you for receiving us and for your guidance whilst your study.
Staying in the midst of your community, in rural area in Uganda, in between the daily lives of warm hearted people, teaching and getting taught by the many joyful and spirited children, who are cared after by the elderly people who raise and educate them at their… read more
Every one appreciated him and his hard work. His hard working, friendly and an amazing person to be with.
We were more than happy to have him with us in our remote community and also we feel honored that he loved it here. The… read more
thanks for taking your time to be in the community.
you have left a great impact of people and as well they have gained new skills, knowledge and ideas from you.
you did wonderfully.
Gerald, Alex, the women in the community and every one you met, they appreciated your coming and your stay. you left a postive remark on… read more
Your were amazing and every one loved you. Thanks so much for taking your time to be part of the community where you got engaged in a lot of activities, your hard working and ready to do anything any time.
It was a privilege to host you and thanks so much for leaving a positive remark and impression on every one.
We hope we can have… read more
