Affordable Volunteering
Volunteer
Opportunity description
Volunteers wishing
to get involved in one of our Community Development Initiatives (CDI) will work
as part of a team dedicated to a pa
rticular project pertaining to one of our
main program areas: Education, Women Empowerment, Youth Development, and
Environmental Conservation. These volunteers have the chance to interact
directly with the community by preparing and coordinating workshops and
activities with local counterpart organizations, community groups, government
agencies, and NGOs whose goals are closely related to those of BoHU. They are
also actively involved in the execution of educational training workshops and
project monitoring and evaluation. BoHU’s Community Development Initiatives
provide volunteers the unique opportunity to continuously improve program
parameters and best practices. Our programs are constantly enriched by the
participation and insight of volunteers with a wide range of experience and
educational backgrounds.
You will have the
opportunity to try different roles and projects, dependent on your interests
and skills. These volunteer opportunities do not require specialized skills
(although these would be an advantage), and we accept volunteers for both short
and long-term placements, all the year round. Volunteers certainly gain an
amazing life experience from their participation in our placement program. On first
arrival, most volunteers sample all the projects before selecting the tasks
that suit them best.
The first few days
of your placement will be orientation and adjusting to Ugandan life. After this
initial period, your placement work will begin. The type of work you are
involved with will be dependent on your interests, abilities, level of
experience as well as your comfort levels.
One of the
advantages of the Community project is that you are not limited to one job role
and will have the opportunity to ‘sample’ other roles during your placement. To
become involved in another projects simply inform a member of staff who will
happily make any necessary arrangements.
Volunteer work side
by side the locals’ on-going brick construction and water building projects,
youth projects, healthcare outreaches and women empowerment projects in the
community. Volunteers needed for manual labor jobs working alongside skilled
and unskilled local workers.
Some tasks include
farming, animal rearing, construction of the volunteer center, expansion, water
well building and renovation work. Volunteers do not need prior experience, but
skilled workers are very welcome. This is a very hand on, hands dirty sort of
program. Enthusiasm, a good sense of humor and helping spirit are required.
More
Information about the project:
Program
Length:
From 1 week to 6 months
Program
Date:
Flexible Start & End Date
Work
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 8 hour per day
Accommodations: Host family (Volunteers
Home)
Meals: 3 meals are provided
everyday
Age
requirement:
18 years and above
Costs:USD$
1 Week – $200
2 Weeks -$300
3 Weeks -$400
4 Weeks -$500
5 Weeks -$700
6 Weeks -$800
7 Weeks -$900
8 Weeks -$1000
Placement Booking:
$100
Airport pickup: $85
We don’t charge
application fees, we screen applications first, before accepting them into our
program, but once accepted, all programs attract a Placement Booking fee $100
paid in 7days of acceptance in the program
Contacts: beaconyouths@yahoo.com
Website: www.beaconofhopeug.org
How
to apply
Contacts: beaconyouths@yahoo.com
Website: www.beaconofhopeug.org
