ELI International Volunteers ,Join Our Youth Initiative in Uganda

Volunteer
Opportunity description

Check
out other volunteer options in Uganda and 25 other countries around the
world:
www.eliabroad.org

There are millions
of children living in poverty and neglect. That’s why ELI Abroad created the
Youth Initiative, a super low-cost program to recruit volunteers for youth
programs in Uganda and other parts of the
globe. As an ELI volunteer, you’ll
live either with a local host family or in a shared volunteer house (depending
on the country)and work with children in orphanages, centers for at-risk youth,
public schools and local NGOs. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to make a
difference, make friends and travel the world.

Why Uganda? This
lush East African country has everything: jungles, mountains, rivers and
spectacular wildlife: no wonder in its prime it was dubbed The Pearl of Africa.
Today’s Uganda struggles with tremenouds poverty and the effects of the AIDS
epidemic which left tens of thousands of children without at least one parent.

ELI Abroad’s Youth
Initiative programs are based in the Iganga District, located about three hours
east of Kampala, the capital. The town lies on the Mombasa to Kampala
Highway–one of East Africa’s major transportation routes. The bustling highway
gives the false impression that the town is teeming with traffic, but just a
few hundred yards from the highway, cars become a rare sight and quiet African
village life takes over.

Volunteers live with
an English-speaking host family; on weekends or holidays, when they’re not
working, many head to Jinja, a tourist-friendly town at the source of the Nile.
Here, they can kayak, mountain bike, go white water rafting and relax in local
cafes and restaurants.

The ideal Uganda
volunteer is someone committed to connecting with children in need, someone
who’s independent, open-minded and adventurous. Please note, participants must
be at least 18 years old to take part.

ELI Abroad’s Youth
Initiative program includes: