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Hello, Greetings from Uganda.
We are Esther and Janet, twin sisters who founded an organization after being deeply moved by the lives of three children we encountered who had no means to attend school. Witnessing their hardship inspired us to dedicate ourselves to helping children in similar situations.
Initially we managed to cover school fee's for these first three children, however our number of children grew substantially and this is when we decided to start the foundation. We now rent a private school building and our organization now hosts over 40 children offering free education, mentorship programs, health care services, and essential needs like clothing, food and other recourses.
Here at the foundation we do more than just offer our help to the children we also work with their family and the wider community of Namulanda.
We would be thrilled to welcome travelers who are interested in engaging with and teaching the children at our school and our local community.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A cultural exchange in Namulanda, Uganda, allows travelers to connect deeply with local customs, learning traditional practices, language, and values that go beyond surface-level tourism. Through hands-on activities, travelers acquire practical skills while gaining an appreciation for sustainable, locally-driven practices. Volunteering at the foundation offers travelers an insight into Uganda’s social and economic challenges, fostering empathy on a global perspective.
The people of Uganda are known for their warmth, resilience, and generosity. They welcome visitors openly, sharing stories and traditions that showcase their community-oriented spirit and adaptability. Travelers often leave inspired by the Ugandan people’s optimism and strength, carrying forward valuable lessons of kindness and perseverance.
Registered charity
This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).
Help
The organization offers a variety of activities to keep volunteers actively involved, such as reading to the children, teaching and assisting with English and math's education, outdoor maintenance and making home visits to reach children who cannot travel to the library. volunteers will also have the chance to teach life skills, engage in activities like sports, music and dancing.
Additionally we welcome travelers to assist in fundraising efforts to support our future vision of building our own school so our funds can go into our project and not rent.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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
We have accommodation at the school compromising of 5 bedrooms a bathroom, a living room, dinning room and kitchen. These will be able to accommodate a couple or single volunteers. Three meals will be provided daily breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring local dishes like matooke, yams, sweet potatoes, rice and beans ect and volunteers are welcome to share any dietary preferences they may have, guests are also free to cook and prepare meals if they preferer. The community has running water and electricity. Bathing is by use of a shower or bucket and have both indoor toilets and outside pit latrines.
We ask for a small contribution of £6 a day to cover the cost of the volunteer's breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This has been approved by the Workaway team.
What else ...
Uganda is a very beautiful and interesting country and is know as the Pearl of Africa.
Our location offers many tourist sites such as lakes, rivers, parks, a zoo, and a beautiful social community that love sharing their culture.
Being located not so far from a place called Kabale that is blessed with the beautiful lake Bunyonyi,
Where we shall use a boat to travel on water and enjoy activities such as bird watching, walking, Canoe trekking, boat cruise's, hiking, visiting the pygimies community, zip lining and many others.
Travelers will be able to visit various kinds of places like Kampala our capital city and Entebbe.
We are also happy to arrange your trips to the different safaris in Uganda.
-Marchion falls trip
- Kitagata hot springs
- Queen Elizabeth National park
- Mburo National park
- Kidepo National park
- Mountain Sabinyo for Golden Monkeys trekking.
- And so many more different tourist attractions in our country.
NOTE: Due to receiving a lot of requests from different volunteers, we ask that once the volunteers send a message and get a reply from us, that they can confirm their dates as soon as possible so what we can plan properly. It is very important to us.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (23)
His commitment to instilling… read more
Arisa also assisted with registering… read more
On the first day, I asked another volunteer who started working a week before me like “how can I introduce myself to the kids tomorrow?” She smilingly said… read more
I was supposed to stay 20 days but I postponed my flight and did 10 days more instead!
The project is truly amazing, the kids are wonderful students, always excited about learning, se Esther and Janet truly make you feel at home, They want you to enjoy and always check on how you feel. I’m… read more
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His commitment to instilling… read more
Arisa also assisted with registering… read more
On the first day, I asked another volunteer who started working a week before me like “how can I introduce myself to the kids tomorrow?” She smilingly said… read more
I was supposed to stay 20 days but I postponed my flight and did 10 days more instead!
The project is truly amazing, the kids are wonderful students, always excited about learning, se Esther and Janet truly make you feel at home, They want you to enjoy and always check on how you feel. I’m… read more
I had 5 great weeks with them. Their free school/library is a wonderful project and the children are really lovely!
They love coming to school and it's a pleasure to spend the day with them!
Esther and Janet give us a lot of freedom in the way we teach… read more
Jon and Olga were very hard working both in the house and with the kids. Their love and interaction with the kids was awesome. They mainly handled the Elphants Group and gave them their best. They were very organized,… read more
Susanna was very helpful around the house. She felt more at home that she always… read more
I wish you all the best, Anne <3
Staying with Claire and Eva was as easy as "eating matooke"😃.
We enjoyed every day and can never forget all the fun and laughter we had.. all the smiles, joy and excitement the kids had to experience each and every day of their stay.. teaching the kids all they could was so amazing.. Eva was… read more
She was very clean, helpful around the house.
Above all she love the kids so much and that aways melted our… read more
They ensured my safety and well being throughout my stay in their lovely house. They have the biggest heart in serving… read more
The twins are two amazing, sweet, and caring women who have welcomed me with open arms. Upon arriving in Namulanda they made sure I felt at home, and… read more
First the host Esther and Janet, they are beautiful inside. It was possible to ask everything also they help and they share a lot with every body.
The children’s wahou I can’t describe them one by one but they are all very interested about learning at school. Very cute, becarfull, you can have an invasion of hugs… read more
From the moment they arrived, they were Jolly, smiley, happy people and quickly adopted to our the routines.
They were so helpful both in the library, around the house (clean and very tidy), loved, cared… read more
When we were contacted by Bruno and he said he wanted to come with his Matt and Luic, our first reaction, thoughts and questions were like woow!!!, How will our kids react when they see little kids of their age come help, play and learn from them.
To us this was the best experience especially for the kids to have an… read more
I've spent two great weeks there with my two kids (6 and 9), with Janet, Esther and the lovely kids there. I've directly fallen in love with the kids. They have such a big heart full of love, joy and generosity. I've been used living in countries with African cultures but this stay just outreached what I might have expected. Jane and… read more
We enjoyed everyday of her stay, she was super helpful with the library and school,..always organized lesson plans for her class… read more
The twins are lovely girls who… read more
Esther and Janet are very lovely and generous people and as caring hosts exceeding my expectations. Sharing is so very much in their blood, it is overwhelming. They also were there to answer all arising questions and extremely… read more
