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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• Child Care: Help facilitate and organize activities, games, singing and dances as well as other creativity-based activities
• Teaching reading materials to kids to help them in their English fluency
• Game and Sports: We also like to visit the local playground down the road from our house in Kawanda. Here we enjoy playing football, netball, rope Jump, hoola hoop and lots of other fun running games
• Counseling and disciplining the children
• Household: Helping with cleaning, cooking and gardening
• Helping in Administration work and Management: Prepare Budgets and project proposals, help writing grant letters, setting up and maintaining personal files for the children
• Assisting children in their home work assignments
• Teaching at nursery school
• Computer training to the children
• Art and craft product development and identification of markets
• Teaching adult English
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Accomodation
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
is located in Kawanda Kaayi Zone, Nabweru Sub-County in Wakiso District about 10 miles from Kampala city which is one hour and 20 minutes drive. VCM operates in Kawanda Kaayi Zone, Kirinnyabigo.
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.
