Help us create a brighter future for young people in Entebbe, Uganda

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  Description

  Hey! My name is Francis. I live together with my wife and our small child Herna and I hope you are interested in joining our small family for a couple of weeks/months.
  
  I am the founder of a registered charity organisation based in Entebbe, Uganda. We want to provide education to the children whose parents cannot pay the school fees for the local schools because EduCare, we see education as a right for every child.
  
  Currently we are running 3 programs:
  1. We are always looking for Godparents for our older children who cannot pay the school fees for the primary schools.
  2. We just started a Nursery School to provide the first steps of education for the ones who cannot pay the fees for profit-driven Kindergartens. We also use our facilities to help give tasks to older children who are waiting to got back to school.
  3. We also started a women empowerment program. We provide skilling-education and basic English lessons.
  
  Every Saturday we also invite the children to games on a fiel of the village.
  
  
  From time to time we want to offer an ever-expanding program for all those interested in learning in our town.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Babysitting and creative play

  Hospitality/Tourism

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Travellers will get the experience of staying with kids, and they are going to learn more about our culture and local foods. They will get to know our daily life with all the differences compared to the rest of the world.

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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 are just starting, so there are many things to do.
  
  We need volunteers who:
  1. are willing to support our teachers
  2. love to play with children and don't have a problem to act like a clown for them :D.
  3. know how to manage digital platforms, how to create content, and how to maintain our online presence.
  4. can help us to keep our website updated.
  5. have experience in fundraising strategies and donor engagement to secure financial resources for our children and our organisation.
  6. have a talent in organising events to find sponsors (individuals or companies) which are willing to support our children and our organisation.
  
  
  If you wish to bring items for the children during your visit, please refer to our wish list below:
  
  Drawing materials: Papers, pens, pencils, and colours
  English children's books
  Learning books
  Donations of clothes and shoes for the children
  Toys
  Balls
  
  Our children and we are grateful for any kind of support and look already forward to meet you. Be aware, you have to handle a lot of love.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Luganda, Ganda: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  I would like to learn Spanish and German and it would be a pleasure for me to teach you the basics of the local language, Luganda.
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  Accommodation

  A volunteer will be staying in my house. A single room will be given to one volunteer or a couple. The other bed is in a separated place in our living room, which is obviously not used by any other person during nighttime.
  
  You should know that the bathrooms here are different than in other countries. We have a SQUAT TOILET and a BUCKET SHOWER but after some days you will be used to it.
  
  Unfortunately we cannot give you a free stay and have to charge you $5 a day for accommodation plus 3 meals a day.

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  What else ...

  During your free time you could visit Uganda, 'The Pearl of Africa' and explore the beautiful landscapes and the incredible biodiversity.
  You could also visit the city of Entebbe which you could reach with a boda (motorbike) in 15-20 minutes (Around 1,23 USD).
  It's also possible to visit Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, which is only 1 hour away from Entebbe (Bus for around 1,23 USD).
  If you need more tips, feel free to ask Francis. He's always willing to help you.

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  I would like to host nomads because I myself I would like to find someone who can help me to market our social media platforms and I myself I would like to work from home through online. I need someone who is good at marketing and knows internet connections. I have a free space at school where you can work during your free time online and getting data for internet connections. It's easy to get a sim card, and you load the internet bundles on it.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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  This host charges a fee

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  Why does workaway.info allow listings of hosts who charge money?

  In developing countries (Where most hosts are involved in charity work or community development) some of our hosts may ask for a small donation to help the host family or charity (often less then 5 dollars per day) Workaway will allow this listing when the donation goes directly to the family or charity and is just to cover the cost of the volunteer‘s stay.  (This will be clearly marked on the host listing).
  We will strictly not allow listings posted by agents, “middle men” or projects who we feel are looking to profit from a volunteers stay.
   

   

   

  $5 contribution for food and accommodation

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