Volunteer with our community project, share with local women who make hand crafts and Agriculture in Kampala, Uganda

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a Community Based Organization (CBO) founded in 2014 by Niwomwesigwa Gidion. He studied Tourism and Hotel management (diploma).
    In his life time, Gideon has grown in a family of a very responsible mother, creative but with a drunkard father. This situation is too much in communities around this area and Uganda at large.
    Many children have lost their parents by alcohol in many ways example of some who engage in sexual acts acquire AIDS and also die of alcohol it's self.
    This has caused a situation of children quitting school because they can't manage to meet school requirements most especially school fees. Daily fights in most families ,women complain too much of their irresponsible husbands, children becoming hooligans and street children, thieves, widows and bad enough most widows resorting to alcohol because they are jobless.

    So such situations led to the formation of this Organization to do the following:
    1. To promote agriculture.
    2. To teach and form handcrafts class between the young and old.
    3. To promote education and start a school from nursery to primary level in future.
    4. To educate and give career guidance to the local people ( men and women) more especially on the harm brought by alcohol and sexual immorality.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Hospitality/Tourism
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    -Travelers will have a chance to interact with community members, learn and see how people around live,on the other hand it's adventure,
    - The director will be guiding the travelers with a canoeing activity + bird watching. (Tourism)
    - Travelers will have chance to have cultural exchange with the elderly, listen stories of how people used to live in their life time during their years back.
    - Our volunteers will interact with children,share and play with them.

  • Help

    Help

    - We are looking for volunteers to help on fundrising for the projects work. Example of the project school construction.
    - Volunteers to help on looking for sponsorships for children.
    - We are looking for volunteers who can help on marketing especially with our handcrafts.
    - We are looking for volunteers to interact with people teach about some productive ideas with the people around the community and the project as well.
    -Volunteers to help on photography.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    - Our volunteers are provided with accommodation (mobile tents and local rooms)
    - The volunteers provide food for them selves.
    The Director will help them taking them to markets and shops.
    - In case the volunteers want to do boat ride,this will be on their coasts except canoeing which will be for free.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The common transport used will be by canoeing and Friday and Monday will be by boat going to visit the market.
    Volunteers are taken around some areas for new experience during their free and off times.
    Nb: Search using GPRS for the locations, Lake Bunyonyi Kabale Uganda.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Can be left in some parkings around lake bunyonyi. Then you can cross the lake to the project. The director can help you do so.

  • 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 2-3 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 919254496787

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