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Help our activism to establish “Community Resource Centre” - A beacon of hope and empowerment in Kampala. I am a Ugandan male, a passionate, dedicated Freedom Rights Defender (FRD) and the Executive Director of a survivor-led Non-Governmental Organization committed to championing freedom as a fundamental human right. We're determined to eradicate modern slavery by challenging hazardous behaviors, practices, and traditional norms. As a Survivor-Led Organization, our endeavors are guided by a visionary leader (Me) who, having survived traditional forced marriage, stigma, and social discrimination, propels the team to leverage their distinct perspectives and experiences.
With this background, We are looking for volunteer workawayers with diverse willingness to support our initiative to establish "Community Resource Centre", a beacon of hope and empowerment in Kampala. This community hub will provide a safe space for victims, survivors, and those at risk of modern slavery to access essential resources and support. Once constructed, "Community Resource Centre” will be a centre for skill-building workshops, a community library, and an Information, Communication Technology (ICT) center and our head office. These resources will empower individuals to resist exploitation, develop vital skills, and build a future free from slavery.
We need volunteers who can:
1. Physically interact with victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery who are being trained in making Ugandan-made products - Artisan Baskets, Table Crochets, Ornamented Kitenge bags, and wooden handicrafts.
2. Organize a crowd funding for the construction of Community Resource Centre.
3. Organize a fundraising for the construction of Community Resource Centre.
4. Carry and sell our Ugandan-made products (Artisan Baskets, Table Crochets, Ornamented Kitenge bags, and wooden handicrafts) to the international market and send back the money to directly support victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery.
5. Identify or connect our Organization to international philanthropists.
6. Help our organization to become a member of International coalitions, networks or umbrella organizations.
7. Improve organization publicity through media updates, blog and newsletter writing, video pitch and social media updates to the international community.
If you can do any of the above, then it’s you we need.
Currently we have no locally paid staff. We have seven (7) volunteer staff members of which four (Phiona, Immaculate, Moris and Stephen) are full time volunteers and three (Christine, Jimmy, and Uriah) are part time volunteers.
Their names and roles are:
1.Phiona – Welfare Officer.
2.Christine - Finance Officer.
3.Immaculate - General Secretary.
4.Stephen – Executive Director.
5.Jimmy – Driver.
6. Moris - Programs Director.
7. Uriah - Advocacy Officer.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers will be able to:
-Receive free accommodation in a room that has a bed, bathroom and a toilet.
-Receive free local food for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
-Experience the local culture and hospitality.
-Interact with the local people and learn about how life feels in a developing country.
-Network and make friends from the local community.
-Learn the local languages (Lhukonzo or Luganda).
-Learn about challenges and how they are locally addressed.
-Experience how services are accessed locally.
-Learn about the available natural and man-made resources and the entire nature of the environment.
Help
You will be required to:
1. Interact with victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery who are being trained in making Ugandan-made products - Artisan Baskets, Table Crochets, Ornamented Kitenge bags, and wooden handicrafts.
2. Visit the site where we will establish our Community Resource Centre and head office.
3. Organize a crowd funding for the construction of Community Resource Centre.
4. Organize a fundraising for the construction of Community Resource Centre.
5. Carry and sell our Ugandan-made products (Artisan Baskets, Table Crochets, Ornamented Kitenge bags, and wooden handicrafts) to the international market.
6. Identify or connect our Organization to international philanthropists.
7. Help our organization to become a member of International coalitions, networks or umbrella organizations.
8. Improve organization publicity through media updates, blog and newsletter writing, video pitch and social media updates to the international community.
Note: You will volunteer 4 days in a week and not on public holidays for 5 hours per day.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I need to learn German, Swedish and other International languages.
Accommodation
The accommodation is found in a quiet environment inside a well fenced house in Mutungo-Kampala. The accommodation has the following:
-A bed.
-A flash toilet.
-A shower.
-A wardrobe.
-A seating room with sofa set (furniture).
-A kitchen has a fridge, gas cooker, and household utensils.
-An outside balcony.
-Electricity.
-Well roofed with galvanized iron sheets and has an ordinary ceiling that is water proof (does not leak).
-The floor has tiles.
What else ...
-We have Ugandan-made products (Artisan Baskets, Table Crochets, Ornamented Kitenge bags, and wooden handicrafts) which we sell at least $100 but not less than $50, the money raised will directly support victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery.
-Volunteers are advised to have own bed sheets, towels tooth paste, tooth brush and other small belongings.
-Volunteers are advised not to move in late hours of the night for their own safety.
-Volunteers should be aware that Uganda is a developing country so its services, roads and life may not meet international standards.
-Volunteers are advised not to break or destroy things in and around the accommodation.
-We can help and organize a tour trip through a dedicated tour guide for a volunteer to visit and view tourist sites like Queen Elizabeth National Park; River Nile; Bujagali Falls; Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Elephant and Lion trekking sites.
-The accommodation is located in an area that has shops, groceries, supermarkets, drug shops around it.
-Volunteers are advised to leave the accommodation as neat and clean as it was found.
-The available transport is a public transport vehicles moving in the city and public motorcycles locally called Boda-Bodas.
-We request volunteers to hire and use our 5 seater car in case they need to make personal movements to different places, a driver will be assigned for their own safety on the rough roads. The money paid will directly support victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery.
-We can offer airport pick up at a higher fee than airport taxis, and the money paid will directly support victims, survivors and those at risk of modern slavery.
ABOUT UGANDA AND ITS PEOPLE
Uganda is known for its friendly and welcoming culture, making it a popular destination for tourists and expatriates alike. The people of Uganda, commonly referred to as Ugandans, are known for their warmth, hospitality, and genuine interest in interacting with others.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can possibly accept pets
We are willing to accept dogs and cats.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 4 days a week.
