volontariato internazionale, antirazzismo, pace, diritti
Code:UPA/MLTV/23
Where:8GGJ+GC9, Kampala, Uganda
Number of volunteers:3
Language:English
Extra-Fee:500 EUR
Age:21+
MCAFS has singled out skills training and support as the appropriate strategy in improving the lives of the less advantaged ones, more especially the HIV/AIDS affected orphans and vulnerable children. Currently MCAFS supports more than 200 OVC in formal education, 120 OVC households in socioeconomic strengthening and sustainable agriculture, 86 formally out of school youth in vocational skills training and post vocational support for over 90 OVC who graduated over the previous years, and entrepreneurship and income generation support to over 120 teenage mothers.
8:45 am to 16:45 pm, Monday to Friday! The volunteer will work in any or all of the following activities: Working with the social workers in their day today activities, assist in record keeping, computer training, technical support in the specific areas listed above. Eg. Welding mechanics, tailoring. Carpentry. Horticulture Etc.
The Medium and Long-Term Volunteer Program (MLTV program) is an International Volunteer Exchange program that is run and managed by Uganda Pioneers' Association (UPA) through collaboration, partnerships and affiliation to credible voluntary service organizations. UPA has hosted international volunteers since it’s inception in 1989 and upholds volunteer exchange and intercultural cooperation as tools for promotion of community based development, intercultural understanding and youth participation. UPA partners with organisations/institutions and projects that aim at the development of the local communities. These projects include; schools (primary and secondary), orphanages, hospitals, children with special needs and working with community based organisations and Non-Government Organisations.
From UPA Volunteers’ house/Nansana to Masanafu, it is 7 kms and it costs 12,000 Ugandan shillings (to and from) by public means or a hired motorcycle (Boda Boda).
Volunteers can stay at UPA Volunteers’ house although MCAFS can always arrange with different families to HOST its volunteers. UPA has a volunteers’ house for the international volunteers that can accommodate up to 18 volunteers at a time. The volunteers sometimes have to share rooms with others. The house has basic facilities including a kitchen, bathrooms and toilets. Apart from the Volunteers’ house, you can choose to stay with a host family. The host families are either in the same area with the Volunteers’ house and the UPA office or can be chosen close to your project. Staying with a host family gives you the chance to get in touch with the Ugandan cultures on a different level than staying in the guesthouse among other international volunteers, even though the standard of living might be more basic than in the Volunteers’ house.
The volunteers can stay 3 months. In this case the extra fee is 500 euros. If they wish to stay longer, in advance the extra fee is 80 euros per month.
Upon arrival, you will be given a 3 days orientation at the UPA office in Nansana.
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