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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• Engage street children, orphan and other vulnerable children in Counseling and psychosocial support
• Vocational training skills (if the volunteers brings the skills)
• Engage the street children/ vulnerable children in sports/ Soccer program so as to promote talent and skills development
• Curry out/participating in community and home visits together with other staff, to see the life situation of the children living in the slums
• Participate in promoting functional literacy and numeracy among the street children that can prepare them for formal education
• Organizing, teaching and supervising the computer class
• Documentation/proposal Developing and design
• Street Children/Community outreach: this involves community HIV/AIDS awareness and testing. Street children counseling. AYDF is working on 4R module which involves Rescue, Rehabilitate, Reconcile and Resettle.
• Economic Empowerment: AYDF is working closely with vulnerable community households by providing small loans to set up small scale businesses that will enable them improve on their social welfare.
• Human rights Advocacy: AYDF works closely with the community leaders, religious leaders, police, local government, and central government to promote child rights and create awareness among the vulnerable community members and ensure safer place for child development
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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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Located
Located along Northern by-pass Busega Kibumbiro.Location
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.