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Volunteer and help teach rural children in Mukono, Uganda

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The experience

Our organization is running a non profit learning center in the rural areas of Mukono for orphans and vulnerable children from poor families. The center has classes from baby to primary four, with three staff teachers and one cook.

Your help is needed in teaching English and math, music, sports, gardening, and paint classes.

You can also do P[photography and give ideas for fundraisings for the school.

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

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

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.

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The center take on children between the age of 3 to 12 years, its a day center these children come from vulnerable and poor families therefore volunteers' help out,
A) Teachers.

We need them in teaching English, math, music, art drawing, painting, accounting, sports and gardening.

B)Help with social Media networking and web designing and photography
We are still not good with the above mentioned skills that is why we need volunteers to assist us achieve these gaps.

C) Help us with fundraising
we are in need of volunteers who can organize fundraising opportunities both locally and internationally to facilitate the necessary projects to help children. In turn our organization will award certificates of appreciation at the end of your valued time spend with us, free accommodation and pick up from and back to the Airport.

Activities & Shift

1. Teaching the children Monday to Thursday starting from 8:30am to 3:30pm
and these are the different activities involved, class work, sports, serving of meals, mentoring, one on one child interaction, cultural Music dance and drummer
2. social media, web designing and photography. 4 hours in a day and 3days in a week.
3. Fundraising activity 3hours in a day 4days a week

Rules

Volunteers are encouraged to work with one of our staff members for guidance and interpretation in the local language.
Night activities are not allowed and not good for volunteers while with us.
Smoking in public place is not good.