On 7 December 2011 UPA organized the 10th edition of the International Volunteers Day in Nansana. Check the pictures below to get an impression of a successful anniversary! Advertisements
Please take a look at our new projects for 2011. There are over 30 possibilites for you to have an impact, there also new organisations compared to 2010. Take a look at the Medium and Long Term Volunteer Placement page. Should you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us uganda_pioneers22@hotmail.com. We can also provide you with … Continue reading
UPA will be hosting 14 work camps in 2011. here will be a work camp each month aand 2 work camps during summer months. Please see the full list and details of the projects on the Short-term page. Ask for more information uganda_pioneers22@hotmail.com
We are looking for a volunteer with experience in marketing and business management. Come and join our small team of 3 people. Your main contribution areas will be: Work with international sending organisations in order to at least double the number of medium and long term volunteers (MTV’s) in 2011 (in 2010 we received 25 … Continue reading
Yuka Matsushita (22), Japan, Osaka. Volunteer of Uganda Pioneers’ Association. Project: Bethesda HIV Care Organisation (BECO). UPA/LMTV 025 Working time: Mon – Fri 8.00-17 Tasks: Participating in voluntary testing and counselling carrying out tests Home visiting HIV/AIDS infected and influenced families Educating about HIV/AIDS Accommodation: Home stay (styaing with the BECO’s owner)
Andrea Martino (24), Italy, Rome. Volunteer of Uganda Pioneers’ Association Project: Kikooba Primary School (as one part of EVS Gender Equality program), UPA Kikooba Branch, UPA/MLTV 019 Duration: 1,5 months Working time: Mon – Fri 8.30-16 Accommodation: Home stay (25m from the school). No electricity, no running water. Tasks: Teaching English and Math About school: School … Continue reading
Jane Tromp, (24), Netherlands, Ede.
Project: Kampala School for the Physically Handicapped (KSPH)
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Project: Music, dance and drama Work Camp Location: Ocheng Village, Nansana (12km from Kampala downtown) Date: 7th – 21st February 2011 Host: Uganda Pioneers’ Association Cultural Troupe Activities: Making and construction of different musical instruments for the organisation, community and schools Drama and music as a means to promote intercultural understanding Learning music and dances, … Continue reading
Asano Nagaoka (22, Tokyo, Japan) Project: City View Nursery and Primary School Why volunteer? First, I wanted to go to Africa and wanted to do something, not just travel. Work experience: Part time web page administration, part-time personal assistant for a consulting firm Plans for the future: Finish Family Sociology studies, Ochanomizu UniversityI … Continue reading
There is still some space left in our December work camp. Register today! Project: Renovating UPA guesthouse and construction work with new UPA office and library Location: Ocheng Village, Nansana (12km from Kampala downtown) Date: 2nd– 22nd December Activities: Continue the construction work with new UPA office and library, renovating guesthouse and conference room Mixing sand … Continue reading
There is still some space left in our January work camp. Register today! Project: Construction Work Camp Location: Kakunyu village, Bukomero sub county in Kiboga District (85km from Kampala). Date: 6th – 25th January, 2011 Activities: Plastering and flooring UPA youth and Community training Hall at Bukomero Mixing concrete sand and cement Carrying … Continue reading
Melina Laukka (24), Turku, Finland Why volunteer? I wish to get experience about developing countries and its social issues. I hope to learn something and also to give something back to the organisation and to the project. Work experience: Municipal social worker both adults and child care Plans for the future: Finish my Master’s Thesis, … Continue reading
Simone Minnema (19), Brade, Netherlands Why volunteer? To spend time on good things and to leave home. Work experience: Part time nanny Plans for the future: Start studying to become a teacher. Main goal in life is to start own school someday. Duration: 3-6 months Project: Bluesky boarding school for disabled youth, Nansana, Kampala Tasks: … Continue reading
Volunteer in Uganda. November 2010 work camp in Bukomero, tree planting and Construction Continue reading
Work Camp (Arua, Uganda, UPA) Project: Work camp, HIV/AIDS Sensitisation, medication, voluntary counselling and testing Time: August-Sept 2010 (3 weeks) Team: 2 international volunteers, 7 local volunteers Int.volunteers: Laura Blattner (GER, 22) and Christian Spohr (GER, 25) Location: Arua, UPA Branch Tasks: conducting voluntary counselling and testing sessions, educating on HIV/AIDS prevention and care, carrying … Continue reading
The main purpose of this work camp that took place in Luwero was to provide psychosocial support to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS as well as the construction of a chicken poultry farm that would serve to provide with eggs to the children of the Basajjansolo Memorial Training Centre and the exceeding eggs will … Continue reading
July work camp in Kikooba with 2 international and 3 local volunteers. Building a house for a medical volunteer. Uganda Pioneers’ Association. Continue reading
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