📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Uganda Pioneers Association has for the last 15 years has reached out to the local communities in Wakiso District through voluntary service. This has been mainly through collaborations and partnerships with public and private institutions to enhance sustainable development.
The organization works within suburban areas that surround Kampala city. These areas face challenges that come along with urbanization ranging mainly the social-economic concerns. Unfortunately, it's the youth age that is affected most hence a need to engage them to contribute towards a better community by participating in the different activities on a voluntary basis.
The workcamp participants shall also engage with the community youth to in order to share information and knowledge on various thematic issues through group discussions, move debates and workshops
💼 What the programme involves
• To improve sanitation and hygiene amongst the community members
• To encourage community participation in addressing their problems through voluntary service
• To support global learning and understanding amongst the workcamp participants and the community
• To enhance skills development amongst the youth through trainings and workshops
• To support the local authorities in realizing the local development plans
• Workshops with workcamp participants
• Conducting community outreaches
• Collection of garbage and street cleaning
• Holding meetings with community leaders
• Study visits
• Construction work at UPA volunteers' house
🏠 Accommodation on site
• The food is basic and simple. Be ready to take the same dish for some days in a row.
• Fruits can at times be availed for the campers from local markets.
• Participants will chose food to prepare depending on the availability.
• Workcampers will use charcoal or firewood to prepare the meals.
• If you need more fruits/extra meals/special diet you can get it on your own cost.
📍 About the location
• A visit to Kasubi and Wamala tombs a 197 years old cultural heritage, which is the burial ground for the 29th King of Buganda, the late Ssekabaka Suuna II Kalema Kasinjo Mukaabya Sekyungwa who reigned from 1832 until October 1856.
• Visiting Nansana community market
• Kampala City
• King's man-made lake at a small fee
• The Buganda King's Palace at a small fee
Note:
There is also the possibility of visiting the Uganda Museum, Entebbe Wild life Education Centre and Botanical beach gardens all found in a radius of not more than 40 kilometers from the campsite but at the cost of interested volunteers.