NGO promoting clean water, healthcare and education in the islands of lake Victoria, Uganda

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  • Última atividade: 17 mar. 2024

Disponibilidade

  2024 

 Hospedagem min. solicitada: mínimo 2 semanas

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Detalhes

  • Descrição

    Descrição

    Our project is an NGO working in the islands of lake Victoria, with an aim of providing quality health care, safe/clean water, education services and more to better the quality of life of children and people in island communities.
    We are currently based on Zinga island, an island crossed by the equator.
    Where we have a school (Mount Eagle junior school), a medical center, a farm and more

    EDUCATION
    At the school: we offer education to over 200 children from pre-primary school level to secondary education. Some of ours students are HIV positive, epileptic or disabled but we try to get the incorporated and give them access to daily medication.
    We also offer adult education to illiterate persons in island communities.

    HEALTH
    At the medical Center: we have had over 400 healthy babies delivered through our clinic. We offer maternal health care and immunization. Managing malaria, typhoid and other tropical and water born disease.
    The clinic is open to the community and used by the school.

    HOME
    We are a home to approximately 50 children to stay at the project all year. The rest of the population of approximately 200 children returns to their parents and guardians. We only retain those who haven't any.

    AGRICULTURE
    Over the years, especially during COVID, sustainability has proven to be a great tool to provide food to the project. We therefore, grow most of our food, matooke, beans, peas, rice, fruits, vegetables etc that would otherwise be expensive to buy. Agriculture now suppliment our diet.
    Agricultural projects:
    *Fish farming
    *Plantations
    *Cattle

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Trabalho beneficente
    Projetos artísticos
    Prática de idiomas
    Ajuda em projetos ambientais
    Ensino
    Jardinagem
    Construção/faça você mesmo
    Cuidar de animais
    Ajuda em fazenda
    Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas
    Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
    Manutenção geral
    Ajuda com computadores/internet
  • Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos da ONU
    Erradicar a pobreza
    Erradicar a fome
    Saúde de qualidade
    Educação de qualidade
    Igualdade de género
    Água potável e saneamento
    Energias renováveis e acessíveis
    Trabalho digno e crescimento económico
    Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas
    Reduzir as desigualdades
    Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis
    Produção e consumo sustentáveis
    Ação climática
    Proteger a vida marinha
    Proteger a vida terrestre
    Paz, justiça et instituições eficazes
    Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Uganda is a diverse, multicultured country, travellers/volunteers will be exposed to lots of diverse food types, art, dance and cultural music(drums and traditional instrument), interaction with the community and children.

    You will learn and be exposed to new languages, diverse foods, native fruits with new flavours, local or traditional architecture, exposure to nature and animals (monkeys on the island)
    And all the skills got from living/traveling somewhere new.

    The unique experience of living by lake Victoria, it's beautiful climate, scenery, animals and birds

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    Volunteers can help;

    In the education sector, by teaching or assisting teachers and other school activities like sports, art practices, computer classes etc

    In the health sector, recieving patients and children from the school, keeping records,

    In construction and architecture design, DIY projects like school expansion (classrooms), building staff quarters, etc

    In agriculture, planting(crops fruits), fish farming

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas
    Inglês: Fluente
    Espanhol: Iniciante
    Swahili (Kiswahili): Iniciante

    Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
    English, Spanish and local languages are spoken and it will be a large opportunity for especially the children to be exposed to other languages or get to practice languages acamedically

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    A private Bangalore for guests, with a kitchen, living room, dining, and private bathroom.
    We use solar electricity for heating water, charging appliances, or entertainment.

    Food will be part of the volunteer exchange. In the project, the children and staff (teachers, nurses, and caretakers) have a good diet.
    Any allergies, or specifications will be considered for different Individuals and adjustments made.
    Ugandan for is nutritious and there's a large variety to choose from

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    The island is crossed by the equator, with many hiking grounds, in the hills and forests with lots of nature and monkey.
    The island has difference cultural sights and many tourists options in entebbe town (an hour and a half away)

  • Mais alguns detalhes

    Mais alguns detalhes

    • Acesso à internet

    • Acesso à internet limitado

      Acesso à internet limitado

    • Temos mascotes

    • Somos fumantes

    • Pode hospedar famílias

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Mais de 2

  • ...

    Horas previstas

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

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 751749159386

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