STAGE : GALILEE COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL
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About the project
STAGE : GALILEE COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner in Uganda is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on empowering youth through community development projects. They offer opportunities for international volunteers to contribute to these initiatives through workcamps and cultural exchange programs. The organization is non-profit and operates without any political, religious, or sectarian affiliations.
💼 What the programme involves
This hospital was created due to a lack of health services in the area as people had to travel long distances to the public hospitals. The hospital currently has a capacity of up to forty in-patient beds and is registered by the Medical board council of Uganda with a practicing License.
The volunteer will be expected to assist the full-time staff by participating in the following:
• Working with the health Team ;
• Helping on-medical personnel basing on skills possessed by volunteer ;
• Engage in patient home visits ;
• Provide hand in immunization ;
• Ensuring patient care is maintained ;
• Early childhood growth & development lessons ;
• Represent hospital in seminars and trainings ;
• HIV counseling and testing ;
• HIV sensitization and awareness in schools ;
• Participate and coordinate village Outreaches ;
• Registration and assessment of new beneficiaries ;
• Follow up on activities ;
• Administrative/office work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers have two accommodation options: the guesthouse or a homestay with a local family.
The guesthouse offers shared rooms (typically 2-4 people) and provides a comfortable, though not luxurious, living space.
Choosing a homestay with a host family provides a deeper immersion into Ugandan culture and daily life.
🍲 Food
Volunteers staying at the guesthouse prepare their own meals. Our ugandan partner provides a gas cooker, refrigerator, and utensils. This allows the volunteer to explore local markets and try their hand at Ugandan cuisine. Popular dishes include matoke (steamed plantains), luwombo (steamed meat or fish in banana leaves), and groundnut stew.
Homestay volunteers typically share meals with their host family, offering a unique culinary and cultural experience.
📍 About the location
🎒 Leisure activities
The Volunteer may use their leisure time to visit some sites around the city which include:
- The Kasubi Tombs ;
- The Bahai and Hindu Temples ;
- Uganda Martyrs shrines ;
- Ndere centre ;
- The Uganda Museum ;
- Monument sites near the region ;
- The Uganda Parliament ;
- The local markets, craft shops, factories, ... and all kinds of other explorations.
They can also experience the natural beauty of Uganda's national parks, home to diverse wildlife including gorillas, chimpanzees, and lions.
⚠️ Requirements
The volunteer should be between the ages of 18 and 60 and should have some level of medical exprience/skills.
🤝 Meeting point
Contact should be established with the organization to determine where/when/how/... they can pick up the volunteer at the airport/bus station when they arrive.
ℹ️ Additional information
500 Euros should be paid on arrival for one to three months. If the volunteer is to stay for more than 3 months, 80 euros are paid per extra month in advance.
The participation fees cover the pickup from the airport or bus station upon arrival in Uganda, orientation, guesthouse maintenance and administration costs of the local organization.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
UPA/MLTV/01AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
03/11/2024 at 00:00 → 30/10/2026 at 00:00
UPA/MLTV/01
31/10/2026 at 00:00 → 26/10/2028 at 00:00
UPA/MLTV/01AUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 02/11/2024
UPA/MLTV/01
28/02/2023 → 31/12/2023
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–60 years old
Solidarity donation
500.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
8GGM+M3G, 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: 21:22 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken