📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Uganda Pioneers Association is a youth voluntary organization registered with the National NGO Board Reg. Ref S.5914/114 and aims at promoting community based development, Intercultural co-operation and youth participation through voluntary work. For more information, visit our website: http://ugandapioneers.org
💼 What the programme involves
• Mixing sand and cement
• Colleting water
• Brick laying
• Playing with children
• Plastering of the building
• Fixing windows and doors
• Home visits to HIV/AIDS orphans
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in simple rooms. • Participants will be required to carry own mat and sleeping bag. • The camp site has simple bathrooms and pit latrines no showers • A simple cooking shelter (Kitchen) • Participants are requested to bring with them mosquito nets. • 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 but they are cheap depending on the season.
📍 About the location
Bamusuuta Children’s home is found in Kiyuni village, Kalagi parish, Mulagi sub-county, Kiboga District-Uganda. Kiboga is 78kms along Kampala – Hoima Rd and Kiyuni lies approximately 1km outside Kiboga town.
LEISURE
• Cultural nights
• Hiking at Kateera hills
• Community walks
Community talks through home visits
ℹ️ Additional information
UPA doesn’t offer airport drop off after the workcamp but can help in identifying the service provider and the volunteer meets the costs ranging between 28-30 Euros. Tourist visa for people from the most nations valid for one to three month are available at the airport (fee: 50 US-Dollars) though it can be helpful to get detailed information from your local embassy in advance.