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Help us spread a message of hope and compassion and experience the beauty of Kampala, Uganda

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    My name is Peter,a Ugandan aged 35 years and married with with three children.

    I was abandoned by my mother( 15 years old)at two months and brought up single handedly by my grandmother up to the age of five years,as the search for the whereabouts of my mother was going on and who my father was since my mother had not disclosed it to anyone.

    Two years later,my grandmother found out that my father's family was a few kilometres from her home and without hesitation took me and directed me to a home where she told me that i belonged but without her reaching there.

    While at the new home,I was badly mistreated and also survived being poisoned by my stepmother whom i found in this family.
    I was left with no option but to go to the street and started living there. One day a church worker found me and picked me.He later resettled me to my uncle.

    Having been raised without parents but good Samaritans is a reason for starting up to support and Care for vulnerable children and young mothers.


    We are a registered Non government organization Not for profit , working to empower vulnerable children with education and young mothers from the age of 15-25 years through self-help skills to be responsible, sustainable and become self reliant. To

    We work to spread a message of hope and compassion. We believe that a single action can make a difference in the community and that collective action can greatly impact the world. Your care for the vulnerable makes them realize their potential for a sustainable life.

    CORE VALUES
    Faith, Trust, transparency and commitment.

    Projects:

    We established a day junior school school project . The school is open Monday to Friday where Children we support come from their homes and other community children have joined to attend classes at affordable cost .Our vision is continue upgrading to primary seven. Most of our pupils are from needy families affected by poverty and HIV Pandemic whose school had become not a forth coming dream
    The School has got over 100 pupils with the following classes
    Nursery :
    Baby to Top. open from 8:00 am -12:30 pm
    Primary
    primary one to primary two open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
    You may join the teaching staff at the organization to help in teaching children in areas of
    -English language
    -Maths
    -Reading
    - Rhymes to the children
    - Games
    -music, Dance and drama
    -Poetry among others.

    Most importantly, you can also give your own ideas about what kind of activities would be enjoyable for the children. Then we will support and help you to make your ideas come true and help the children.

    TEENAGE MOTHERS SKILLS PROJECT (TMSP)

    Young mothers between the ages 15 – 25 years are vulnerable to dangerous traditions and cultural practices that expose them to dangers of child labor, heavy domestic work, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, forced marriages, early marriages and the like.

    We empower them through self-help skills to to increase on their house hold income for self reliance. We started non formal skills development training in craft shoe making, craft bag and we are planning to start a tailoring skills straining once we get sewing machines.
    We need more skills for value addition.

    MEDICAL CENTRE

    In 2019 we received a volunteer from Australia and during Home Visits program, she noticed that there children who have affection, sick,malnourished and could not get any first aid some of children under Nutrition project receive their medication from a far and they need some antibiotics for survival she was moved and recommended the organization to start a health facility to cater for this challenge and also to serve the entire community.
    we offer free treatment to HIV+ children
    we are therefore looking for volunteers who can help us in laboratory,childcare, Treatment and other nursing work

    Nutrition support Project.

    Here we support Children affected with HIV with porridge, sugar, Prestige, Fruits and greens. we also provide counseling and guidance to the Caretakers and guardians on how to manage and care for this group.
    We are planning to give them Posho, and beans and food staff to boost their immunity.

    We are looking for volunteers from abroad who can help in Mukono district central Uganda. We would like to have volunteers that are friendly,outgoing, patient and flexible. It is a bonus to have knowledge in social, community work and education.

    Give a hand project (Education support program)

    We have 91 vulnerable children at the school project.
    our Children are orphans, others come from needy families affected by poverty whose school had become not a forth coming dream. They are supported with fees, scholastic material like books, pencils, among others, uniforms clothes and sports equipment.

    Location
    We are located in lower Nabuti, central division, Mukono Municipality,Mukono District, Uganda.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Elderly Companionship
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    As a volunteer at our organisation does not mean only your time working on projects but also the time spent experiencing the beauty of the pearl of Africa and recently re-branded as country gifted by nature.

    You can take a safari and visit the source of the Nile the longest river in the world, since the organisation is closer.
    See beautiful falls of sezibwa in mukono and sipi falls found in eastern part of the country, and other natural tourist sites .
    Discovering the different cultural dressing code, visiting the cultural, museum, learning the a few words from the different languages, getting new friends, and learn how to prepare local dishes.

    Knowing how welcoming and hospitable the people of Uganda are its always possible to find someone willing to talk you about their history and background and about where you come from for Ugandans are welcoming a and friendly and they like sharing.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for volunteers from abroad who can help in Mukono district central Uganda. We would like to have volunteers that are friendly,outgoing, patient and flexible. It is a bonus to have knowledge in social, community work and education.

    The organization is currently implementing projects of empowering vulnerable children through education and young mothers with self help-skills. so every volunteer is sure to have something to do that they like. We are particularly interested in volunteers supporting children in the following

    a) Project
    We established a school project in order to be able to support and care for the beneficiaries. The School has got classes from Baby to primary one and still upgrading to primary seven.

    You may join the teaching staff at the organization to help in teaching children in areas of
    -English language
    -Maths
    -Reading
    - Rhymes to the children
    - Games
    -music, Dance and drama
    -Poetry among others.

    Most importantly, you can also give your own ideas about what kind of activities would be enjoyable for the children. Then we will support and help you to make your ideas come true and help the children.

    b) MEDICAL CENTRE
    we are looking for volunteers who can help us in laboratory, childcare, Treatment and other nursing work
    In 2019 we received a volunteer from Australia and during Home Visits program, she noticed that there children who have affection, sick, malnourished and could not get any first aid some of children under Nutrition project receive their medication from a far and they need some antibiotics for survival she was moved and recommended the organization to start a health facility to cater for this challenge and also to serve the entire community.
    we offer free treatment to HIV+ children


    c) Give a hand project (Education support program)

    We have 91 vulnerable children at the school project.
    our Children are orphans, others come from needy families affected by poverty whose school had become not a forth coming dream. They are supported with fees, scholastic material like books, pencils, among others, uniforms clothes and sports equipment.

    our children need support and counsel towards having a positive attitude towards education and exposure of different education services, co-curricular activities
    among others.

    d) Teenage Mothers skills Project / Youth empowerment

    We need people who will counsel encourage the young mothers to have a positive attitude toward life and any skills in crafts, textile and fashion is an added advantage .

    Young women between the ages of 14 – 25 years are vulnerable to dangerous traditions and cultural practices that expose them to dangers of child labor, heavy domestic work, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, forced marriages and the like.
    Here we concentrate on social issues faced by the vulnerable young mothers from our communities, empowering them to acquire self help skills for self sustainability and self reliance hence increasing house hold Income . we currently have crafts making where we need support in teaching new unique, designs of shoes, bags, necklaces, earrings among others and more new skills will be welcome.
    We started training Youths and young mothers in tailoring and design.

    d) Nutrition support Project.
    Here we support Children affected with HIV with porridge, sugar, Prestige, Fruits and greens. we also provide counselling and guidance to the Caretakers and guardians on how to manage and care for this group.
    We are planning to give them Posho , and beans and food staff to boost their immunity.

    We are looking for volunteers from abroad who can help in Mukono district central Uganda. We would like to have volunteers that are friendly, outgoing, patient and flexible. It is a bonus to have knowledge in social, community work and education.

    The organization is currently implementing the above projects of empowering vulnerable children through education and young mothers with self help-skills. so every volunteer is sure to have something to do that they like. Other areas of need are;

    1) Field visits.
    we need volunteers to help us carry out the following;
    -visit homes of the supported
    children to check on their welfare.
    -Update the child status data files.
    - Visit the school where other supported children attend classes which we do not have at the project.

    2) fundraising for the project
    continuous support to our beneficiaries is our desire to enable them maximize their potential, we have been able to reach this far because of our friends who share the same passion for the underprivileged.
    We seek for volunteers who can help in fundraising for the project both locally and internationally. If you are there, please come and be apart of this and make life meaningful to someone. o want to work in:

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Luganda, Ganda: 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

    Accommodation

    workawayers Will stay with the director at his residence located four kilometers from the organisation.

    We have a family house enclosed in wall fence , where we have two single rooms available for workawayers accommodation.
    -They are not self contained.
    -Bedding and Mosquito nets are provided.
    -In house single bathroom.
    -latrine is outside the house.
    - a very hospitable neighbourhood.
    - a shared seating room with a television set viewing both local and international channels .

    Meals
    - there will be three meals provided per day
    - workawayers have access to the kitchen.
    -workawayers will enjoy local food like matooke, kalo ,cassava ,sweet potatoes and other foods like rice and spaghetti
    -we are not vegetarians.

    Internet access
    -There is access to mobile internet we can access it at place of residence by buying data on mobile phones.
    - workawayers can be able to access internet cafes just 2 kilometres from the place of residence

    we are a Christian family, open minded , usually have evening altar prayers at home.

    we have three children, one son and two daughters, the first born is 6 years attending a day school and the second one not yet started school and the last one is three months .

    Travel Requirements;

    Vaccination.

    To enter Uganda the "Pearl of Africa" you must fulfill some health requirements to prevent you from being infected by different diseases you might find during your stay.
    All travelers must have, at least, the following ones.
    Measles.
    Yellow Fever: this is mandatory.
    Influenza.
    Polio.
    Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis.
    Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)

    However, some others are not required, but you should take them into account while consulting with your doctor. These vaccines are
    -Cholera, -
    Hepatitis A,
    -Hepatitis B,
    -Malaria,
    -Typhoid,
    -Rabies,
    -Meningitis.
    Remember that it is essential to have a safe trip
    You should also reach your doctor to ask for more information about it.

    VISA
    Do I need to apply for a visa to enter Uganda?
    To enter Uganda, you need a visa (it might be electronic or the traditional one acquired at the Airport). To verify what documents will be necessary for your trip, we advise you to use the iVisa.com visa checker tool.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    -Visit schools where our other sponsored children attain their education in classes we do not have.
    -Can go swimming at a near by Hotel
    -Visit a cultural center
    -Visiting a national museum
    -Attending church
    -Watching TV

  • 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.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 271826723149

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