ESC: Volunteer for Community Development and Resilience Building in Slum Communities

Name: ESC: Volunteer for Community Development and Resilience Building in Slum Communities
Start: 2025-07-01
End: 2026-05-31
Location: Kampala, Uganda

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

ADRA Europe, based in Brussels, is the regional office of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency supporting and coordinating a network of around 30 national ADRA offices across the continent.

As the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, we are part of a faith-based movement with 21.9 million members, hundreds of thousands of churches, and the world’s largest integrated healthcare and education network.

ADRA works in more than 120 countries, delivering emergency relief and long-term development assistance — always guided by our motto: Justice. Compassion. Love.

We serve people in need regardless of ethnicity, political affiliation, gender, or religious background.

By working hand in hand with local communities, organisations, and governments, we ensure our programmes are culturally relevant and sustainable. Through this approach, we build local capacity and help create lasting, positive change.

💼 What the programme involves

With support from the Uganda Pioneers’ Association (UPA), an indigenous youth-led NGO, the volunteer will be assigned to Community Empowerment For Village Development Uganda (CEFOVID-UG). The charity supports marginalized slum dwellers, focusing on orphans and vulnerable children and youth in the suburbs of Kampala. The project aims to enhance access to social and economic services to address and reduce vulnerability, including poverty and lack of awareness and skills for self-sustainability. Volunteers should prepare to assist with one or more of the following: • Conduct outreach and awareness campaigns on sanitation and hygiene • Provide after-school support to children • Organize recreational activities (sports, arts) • Assist with fundraising for vulnerable households • Train staff on social media management • Participate in home and school visits to document success stories and follow up with beneficiaries

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided in a shared apartment with other volunteers, each having their own bedroom, located in the Kasubi-Nakulabye suburbs of Kampala City. A monthly allowance will be provided to cover food, transport, and communication expenses. 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.

🍲 Food

The volunteer will be responsible for preparing their own meals.

🎒 Leisure activities

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: • Strong passion for working with children and youth • Comfortable working in slum or vulnerable communities • Open-minded and emotionally resilient, with the ability to adapt to the local environment • Knowledgeable in social work • Proficient in English, both spoken and written
Deadline: 01/06/2025 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

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.

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

UG46181

01/07/2025 at 00:00 → 31/05/2026 at 00:00

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Deadline: 01/06/2025

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: 21:55 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Arabic English Ganda Swahili