ESC: Community School Support: Creative Educator and Digital Skills Volunteer for Vulnerable Children (START MAY 2025)

Name: ESC: Community School Support: Creative Educator and Digital Skills Volunteer for Vulnerable Children (START MAY 2025)
Start: 2025-05-01
End: 2025-11-30
Location: Kampala, Uganda

Code: 43358 Copied

Uganda European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education Culture Sport European Voluntary Service Social work +6 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

START DATE: 01.05.2025 FOR 7 MONTHS // Treasure Junior School was established in 2009 to support orphans in Uganda, many of whom lost their parents due to the Northern War and AIDS. The school, along with its kindergarten, serves 270 children aged 3-15. It is located in a densely populated suburb with poor living conditions and inadequate educational infrastructure, 6 km from Kampala. Description of tasks: 1) Support as a co-teacher in classroom, 2) Support in co-curricular and extracurricular activities (e.g., teaching creative subjects such as dance, music, art, drawing, or physical education), 3) Build the capacity of the team by enhancing pedagogical knowledge and skills, 4) Assist in computer training lessons for staff and learners, 5) Train staff and learners in basic digital competency skills, 6) Optional, depending on the volunteer's skills: Design a simple webpage for the school, establish social media platforms; train the staff on how to use them.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided in a shared apartment with other volunteers, each having their own lockable bedroom, located in the suburbs of Kampala. A monthly allowance will be provided to cover food, transport, and communication expenses. The volunteer will be responsible for preparing their own meals. Public transport in and around Kampala primarily consists of commuter taxis, known locally as Matatus. For shorter distances within the community, the volunteer will mainly use motorbikes called Boda Bodas.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will participate in an online pre-departure training, followed by an in-person induction upon arrival at the host organization. Additionally, the volunteer will be encouraged and provided with financial support to learn the local language.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Previous experience working with children, even in informal settings, is desirable. While a background in teaching is beneficial, ability should be valued over formal qualifications. The most important attributes of a suitable volunteer are a love for children, creativity, friendliness, and a cheerful attitude. The volunteer must be open-minded and emotionally resilient, with the ability to adapt to the local environment. The volunteer must be proficient in English.
Deadline: 16/02/2025 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

UG43358

01/05/2025 → 30/11/2025

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Deadline: 16/02/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Hoima Rd, Kampala, Uganda

Uganda

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Ugandan Shilling (UGX / USh)

Exchange rate

1 UGX = 0.000219 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

East Africa Time

Local time: 22:01 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Ganda Swahili Arabic