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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• Working with the health Team
• Helping on-medical personnel basing on skills possessed by volunteer
• Engage in patient home visits
• Provide hand in immunization exercises
• Ensuring patient care is maintained
• Early childhood growth & development lessons
• Represent hospital in seminars and trainings
• HIV counseling and testing
• HIV sensitization and awareness in schools
• Participate and coordinate village Outreaches
• Registration and assessment of new beneficiaries
• Follow up on activities
• Administrative/office work
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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 on Kirumira Road, Wakiso town council about 150 meters from the trading center after Wakiso HC IV.
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.
