Uganda Pioneers´ Association (UPA) is an indigenous youth voluntary Non-Government Organization (NGO) registered with the National NGO Bureau in Uganda, under No. S5914/114. The organization focuses on offering youths with the opportunity to contribute to community development by involving them in community projects through workcamps and international volunteer exchanges. The organisation is Not-for-Profit and does not represent any political, religious or sectarian motives.
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• Reading materials to kids to help them in their English fluency.
• Raising awareness about the organization’s work and activities, as well as the plight of vulnerable children in the country both locally and internationally.
• Walking with pre-scholars to school
• Assisting children in their homework assignments
• Bathing the children and maintaining proper hygiene
• Playing with the children, counseling and disciplining them
• Administering medication to the sick children
• Assisting the children in doing house chores – fetching water from the well, farming, etc
• Offer professional expertise to the children and AHCM management.
• Taking part in school evaluation exercises.
• Taking part in field-based visits.
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Accommodation
Volunteers has the possibility to choose between staying in the guesthouse, with different international volunteers (sharing room, normally 2-4 people) or to stay in a host family. Accommodation is at the UPA Guesthouse, average but not luxury.
Food
Volunteers prepare their own food. UPA provides gas cooker, a fridge, and utensils.
Alternatively, a volunteer can stay with a host family to be more exposed to the Ugandan culture.
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location
located in Kkona/West Village, Wakiso Sub-County in Wakiso District
leisure
The Volunteer may use leisure time to visit some sites around the city which include, Kasubi Tombs, Bahai and Hindu Temples, Uganda Martyrs shrines, local markets, craft shops, Ndere centre, Uganda Museum, Monument sites, Uganda Parliament, factories and other explorations.
