Uganda
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We are a Botanical Garden, school & art project in Majengo town in district Kasese, Uganda, East Africa. The vision is to provide education for every child in and around Kasese. We want to empower children to develop their own ideas and to be strengthened in their creativity. Therefore the main focus is to integrate art in the daily time table of the school and to cooperate with local artists in order to support children to develop future perspectives.
There are currently around 100 children of ages 3-15 years visiting the school. Many parents of those children can not afford school fees. Our goal is to offer them free education. In 2019 we started a cooperation with World´s Education, an organization supporting education projects around the world to further develop 4 projects that you will be engaged in onsite, to benefit the community & the students we offer hands on education programs to.
We invite you to join us and teach alongside the local staff to positively impact the lives of these youngsters. Actively participate in creating Artpieces in the Art Gallery, Support Our Clean Water Project for the community, and plant a tree or more in out Botanical Garden & Organic Farm. Plus, why not have another place in the world you can call home? You require no previous experience to become a part of our team. Just a heart to share the little skills you might have that align with our mission and Vision. And a curious mindset that's willing to learn new skills so you can be able bro actively engage in our community oriented projects.
To ensure that every volunteer onsite works in a project where they feel they would learn and or share more based on their previous experiences, we have 4 Active projects running onsite that you are free to choose from.
1. (A) Digital Skills & Arts Education for kids and teens.
(B) Active engagement in the Art Gallery (Creating Artpieces & Organizing Art Exhibitions & Events together with Local Artists).
2. The Conservation Project. (Actively Participating in the development of the Botanical Gardens, Organic Farm and Ecotourism project. Expect to work with Bees, participate in planting over 100 plant species onsite, and gardening work.)
3. The Clean Water & Clean Energy Project. (We currently offer clean water access to the local community onsite but wish to come up with a solution to offer them clean water & Energy access in their homes.)
4. Youth & Community Entrepreneurship Fund (Financing Local Businesses). Most businesses have no access to the Banking Sector. We run this project to give them instant loans whenever they need them for Business Development, as a tool for empowering the local community through trade & financial inclusion.
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos artísticos
Prática de idiomas
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Ensino
Jardinagem
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Cuidar de animais
Ajuda em fazenda
Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Hotelaria/turismo
Manutenção geral
Ajuda com computadores/internet
You will immerse yourself in the Ugandan culture, and learn to look at the world from the local's perspective.
You'll also learn the local languages, dances and a taste of the local cuisine.
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
We have different types of work. Besides teaching the children we are always looking for people who like to share or develop new teaching methods with our teachers . You are also very welcome if you are interested in arts and would like to help us organize art exhibitions, cultural events and to network with local artists. Ecological farming is also becoming a big part of our project since we want to provide meals with our own grown food. As we need to expand our school buildings there is always opportunity to help with construction sides or to create furniture.
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Fluente
Português: Fluente
Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluente
Francês: Intermediário
Italiano: Intermediário
Alemão: Iniciante
Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.
We offer private accomodation for couples (4 rooms), and shared accomodation for solo volunteers (2 dormitories one with a capacity of hosting 6 volunteers, and another 10 volunteers) Our camping site is also available for volunteers travelling with their own tents.
Mosquito nets are offered to each of our volunteers a long with a pair of bed-sheets and blanket, which you can always wash on sunny days.
We offer our volunteers meals three times a day for free as part of the exchange. Breakfast at 7:00am, lunch at noon, and dinner at 8:00pm.
You can spend you're weekends trekking the Rwenzori Mountains (highest in Uganda), swimming in the hotsprings, Game Driving in the Queen Elizabeth National Park to spot lions and other game, Boat cruising on Kazinga channel -a home to Crocodiles, hippos and plenty of fish while still spoting game like elephants, tracking Monkeys, Chimps and gorillas on top of visiting local markets and also attending local events.
The cheapest and commonest means of transport is the Motor Bike, which you can always use to get to town or visit a few places around town like the Market.
English is understood by most locals, and most children are slowly learning it at school. The commonly used local languages are Lukonzo, Luganda and Lutoro. We will teach you basics of these so you can say hello to locals in their language.
The rainy season runs from March - May and September - November, and the Dry season from December - February and June - August. Please do pack with that in mind.
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
We have a digital lab with reliable Internet access. Happy to let you use it when working on your projects in your free time
We have a big compound that can accommodate up to 50 cars, so parking will not be an issue. Security is also good.
We have pets on-site too, so hosting a pet would not be an issue.
Mais de 2
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Essas classificações são opcionais e foram dadas junto com os comentários dos membros.A classificação média deixada por cada opção é exibida.
Precisão do perfil:
(4.3)
Intercâmbio cultural:
(5.0)
Comunicação:
(5.0)
