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Empowerment programs for vulnerable women and children in need

The experience

Development and maintenance of homes for abandoned children, elderly women and widows: through collaboration with local and international volunteers (student groups, missions and other non-profit organizations), SOA is committed to improving living conditions in communities by building homes for orphans, elderly women and widows.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 45 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Donation to project

Description: Wr require a contribution of 45$ fix amount per week for food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water) and accommodation. The contribution not only goes for volunteer's expenses but also, for supporting the project. We offer to pick up volunteers from the airport, which is 3 hours away from Lugazi, the cost of it is not included in the contribution, we will require only the cost of fuel depending on the cost that it will have at the moment.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Requirements

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We support the different communities in our area and we teach them different skills according to what they need most. We also run health and hygienic lessons in order to prevent contagious illness. We want our community to be self sufficient and we carry out any kind of empowering programs that can inspire them and motivate them to work for a better futur! We have our programs but we are open minded and we welcome any new ideas from our volunteers.

Activities & Shift

We work 4 hours maximum per day carring out empowering project around the different communities in our area. The rest of the day you can hang out with the kids around and people from our community. Or just have free time to explore or relax around :)

Rules

Be motivated, caring, respectful and open minded person!