CHOOSING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Health Care

Working in local village clinics, caring for the terminally ill, helping expectant mothers, and assisting with administering medications and other hygiene needs. Medical training and education are helpful but not always required.

Education

Teaching in local schools, assisting teachers, caring for disabled children at special needs schools, teaching music and dance at performance arts schools, teaching art in primary and secondary schools. Math Science and Geography are strong subjects and teaching opportunities are available in these subjects as well.

English is the language of instructions, however Luganda is the local language and most children speak it until English is learned. Uganda schools operate on the British system of education.

Teaching experience is not required, just the desire to help children learn.

Community and Social Development

Working within a women's cooperative and helping women in the villages with their cottage industries; instructing adult educational workshops; business experience or training is helpful but not necessary. Building additional classrooms and repairing current dilapidated school building, construction skill are not required, anyone can help.

Other

While these are a few examples of how you can volunteer, you may have other skills and interests that fit your goals and expertise more appropriately. Your volunteer ideas are welcome, contingent on logistics and host village approval.