Uganda Orphan Volunteer Project
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If you’re looking for a very rewarding experience then join this project to help the children in this orphanage! The children will welcome you with open arms and big smiles. They are extremely eager to learn and you will be a part of helping them become the young adults that they dream of becoming. |
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| Minimum Duration: | 1 week | Cost: | From USD 125 per week |
| Where? | Kampala, Uganda | Age: | 17 years and older |
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Overview
If you’re looking for a very rewarding experience then join this project to help the children in this orphanage! The children will welcome you with open arms and big smiles. They are extremely eager to learn and you will be a part of helping them become the young adults that they dream of becoming.
Day to day activities
Assisting children with their homework and reinforcing the day’s lesson plan, helping Julian with meal preparation and getting ready for the days activities.
What’s Included
24 hours assistance and support, airport pickup and drop off, accommodation and 3 daily meals.
What’s Excluded
Flights, visa and visa extension fee, travel insurance, personal expenses and excursions.
Accommodation
Fully equipped home stay with hot water showers, communal refrigerator, internet/Wi-Fi, TV and DVD player.
Requirements
An open mind is needed and a flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment.
Working Hours
Flexible
Nearest Town
Kampala
Guaranteed
Working with children, getting an insight into poverty and being able to make a difference to those in need.
About
Currently in Uganda, more than 30% of the population is under the age of 15 of which 1 million of those are orphans and 600,000 are homeless. These children spend their days living without food or shelter and end up having to beg in order to stay alive.
A few months ago Kennedy, the project facilitator, came across 11 children that were living next to the prison cells at a police station. After hearing their story of how they came together as a group on the streets and lived for 5 months without clothing or shelter, he helped them to find a home in what is now the orphanage for this project.
Needs
As anyone with children will know, it’s not easy raising 1 or 2, let alone 11. The challenges that are faced with these children are from providing them their basic needs of food and clothing to getting them a good education.
The Ugandan schools start on the 5th of September so in order to not let the children miss out on this opportunity, they had to be transferred to a small room next to their new residence house as the house requires renovation work to be done before they can move in. USD 295 needs to be raised in order for the renovations to take place. The project relies on donations and volunteers to help take care of the children in the best way possible.
Guidance and Supervision
When you arrive, you will be given half a day of orientation by staff members of the project. This orientation will include covering areas such as culture, safety, locations, transportation as well as being introduced to your project. You will also be able to contact the project personnel 24 hours a day.
Tasks
Your days on the project will be spent as follows:
- Monday (Art/Music/Dance)
- Tuesday (Math)
- Wednesday (English)
- Thursday (World Geography/African History)
- Friday (Games and weekly trip arranged by the project)
- Daily: Assist Julian with preparing meals. Helping children with homework and getting ready for the daily activities.
Accommodation
Your accommodation is in a comfortable home stay with shared rooms, a lounge with a TV, a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom with hot showers. There is a computer for you to use but you are more than welcome to bring your own computer and connect it to the free Wi-Fi.
The home is a family environment run by a family so you are required to clean your own rooms.
When working at the orphanage you will come back to the house to a wonderful meal prepared by Juliet for lunch. For breakfast and dinner you will have everything you need to make meals for you and the other volunteers. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day. If you have any special diet requirements, please let us know before-hand so we can arrange it for you.
During your stay, you will be able to access various internet cafes in towns close to the projects area which will be shown to you during orientation.
Fees and Dates
2 weeks – USD 295
4 weeks – USD 545
Additional weeks will cost USD 100 per week. Find out more about combining this project with adventure travel here.
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Your fees will include the following:
- 24 hrs. assistance and support
- Comprehensive Pre-Departure Information
- Airport pickup & drop off
- On arrival, a welcome meeting and tour of the Project Area
- Orientation upon arrival
- 3 daily meals
- Accommodation (shared rooms /tented camps)
- Completion Certificate
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