Join our youth community projects in Jinja, Uganda

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  Description

  We are a youth initiative community based organization based in Jinja,Eastern Uganda, that was established in 2019 to support poor vulnerable communities including rural farmers, Orphaned children, youths, people living with HIV/AIDS and the disabled. After a series of issues affecting the rural communities in Uganda for example illiteracy, poor menstrual hygiene and poverty. The organisation is not for profit and provides education, health, skills to the youth, women and children that are in need of help through community outreach.
  
  Our mission is to empower the underprivileged Youth, needy children, and women to fight poverty in Uganda rural communities through education support and sustainable development opportunities.
  This is done through joining efforts with other stake holders to empower the marginalized communities and reintegrate them into a sustainable society in order to gain access to livelihood enhancements.
  
  Access to good quality education will give these children the chance of a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.
  We have three members on board, The chairperson who over sees and undertakes duties. He also monitors the activities of the organization. Secondly the vice chairperson who takes over duties in the absence of the chairperson. The third person is the general secretary who keeps the organization’s documents. The offices of the organization situated in Jinja district Eastern Uganda.
  
  Since our establishment, we have made and implemented a number of projects.
  In future we hope to establish a school to help the underprivileged children so that they can be able to attain good quality education. And for the youth to teach them practical skills because Learning practical skills will not only help them live alone but also give them renewed confidence and independence. A skilling center will be established to equip the youth with practical skills in Brick laying, Tailoring, Hairdressing, Modern Agriculture methods, Carpentry and Joinery, ICT skills and many others.
  
  In fact our area is a sub urban town, very calm and at the outskirts of jinja city with good communication network and good transportation means. It’s a very calm place with very friendly and social people.
  We shall be eagerly waiting to learn from your experiences as we share a lot both professional skills and non professional.
  And still we always do outreaches to other areas which could help the volunteers to pay visit and tour the different areas with in Jinja district and beyond it.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Elderly Companionship

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Plant care

  

  Pets

  

  LGBTQ

  

  History

  

  Hiking

  

  Mountain

  

  Nature

  

  Dancing

  

  Team sports

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Animals

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Writing

  

  Photography

  

  Architecture

  

  Languages

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Technology

  

  Farming

  

  Culture

  

  Videography

  

  Sustainability

  

  Charity work
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The travelers will learn a number of traditional cultural practices, games, different tribes of people in Uganda and there respective culture, the different types of foods of most of the cultural groups.
  They will also have a language exchange and will learn some native African language in the due course of the stay.
  They will get chance to work with youths and share their amazing life stories while working on the wonderful projects. And still they will enjoy the warm and friendly working environment.

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We expect travelers to help us in teaching and handling art projects for the kids, making of reusable pads for the girl child, Health education and carrier guidance.
  And we eagerly wait for any suggestion brought on board by the volunteer on how to enhance our activities in order to achieve our goal.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Luganda, Ganda: Fluent
  German: Intermediate

  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.
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  Accommodation

  Our home for volunteers is a 2 room house. It’s not self contained but comfortable.
  It’s having both electricity and tapped water connected to it.
  We are still doing some finishing on the outside of the house that we are soon finishing up. And the house is comfortable and safe to live in.
  We shall be giving free food to our volunteers. And they will enjoy our local African dishes of all kinds.
  We don’t ask for any payments from the volunteers

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  What else ...

  They will do some adventure in the near by tourist attractions of Jinja eg the source of River Nile, the bujsgali falls ,kigulu rocks ,bangi jamping, tubing on the Nile

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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