Mau Kazi Community Initiative
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About the project
Mau Kazi Community Initiative
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
💼 What the programme involves
Mau Kazi is a community based organization aims at improving livelihood and increase access to basic services through voluntary service. Mau Kazi is partnering with Uganda Voluntary Development Association in the implementation of various projects in Mau village, including improved livelihoods, health service and education among others in Nabweru Sub-county Wakiso district.
Mau Kazi Community Initiative having recognised the effect of climate change on our country members are involved in a project for production of low cost charcoal stove and producing charcoal from waste materials to mitigate the effects of climate change, members are also running a primary/nursery school for children and income generating activities like handcrafts, coffee making, juice packing, knitting and tailoring to improve on their livelihood
Volunteers will be involved in the day to day running of the school, teaching, construction. They will also do community work and prepare and support outreach programs as regards to hygiene, sanitation and basic health, visit other chapters of Mau Kazi for training in apprenticeship and organic farming. Participate in the production of energy saving stove and charcoal.
Study theme: Improved livelihood through community involvement and strengthen income generation for sustainable development.
🏠 Accommodation on site
🍲 Food
Traditional food setting of Buganda and most of the food stuff is original Baganda culture and other foodstuffs from the country can be explored. For international cuisines these can be prepared in consultation with the camp leader as it requires extra budget, however, vols, can contribute voluntarily to this.
📍 About the location
⚠️ Requirements
- Orientation is two days before departure to the project. Accept basic living conditions like accommodation, meals and others during the project.
- We encourage volunteers to be flexible/creative/cooperative while participating in the project.
- English is an official language
- All participants are required to arrive on the first day and stay till the last day of workcamp.
- All participants have responsibility to keep the rules of the project and finish the project in success.
- Be motivated and have open mind to different cultures throughout the project. Physically fit persons who are self motivated.
- No illegal drugs are allowed in Uganda.
- Volunteers are responsible for their personal expenses during the free time
🤝 Meeting point
Entry port, Entebbe International Airport or Bus Terminal of your choice depending on your travel schedule.
Uganda Voluntary Development Association will organise pickup for volunteers from the airport as per their schedule. Expense incurred from the pickup place (only city centre) is covered by UVDA as part of the participation fee provided you arrive during office hours (an extra fee shall be levied on night arrivals).
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation fees for this workcamp are 250€. This fee covers monitoring, upkeep in host families and evaluation of the participants while at the project. It also includes airport transportation, orientation, host family housing, project preparation and supervision, project participation certificate, ...
Participants will not be allowed to smoke at the work sites.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
UVDA2018 - STV- 02:
07/04/2018 → 21/04/2018
UVDA2018–STV-02
07/04/2018 → 21/04/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Wakiso, 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: 22:18 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken