This is a page for projects which are offering meaningful worthy volunteer placements in Uganda.
Visit their websites and blogs to learn more about their work and projects
- Beacon of Hope Uganda- Mukono, Central Uganda
- African Rural Shepherds in Uganda- Rakai, South Western Uganda
- Pader Orphans Caring Project- Kitgum, Northern Uganda
- Ayago Community Development Organization- Tororo, Eastern Uganda
- Butembe Women With Disabilities Development Association- Jinja, Eastern Uganda
- Heart of Mercies- Tororo, Eastern Uganda
- Gomba Youth Development Association- Gomba, Central Uganda
- Adept Uganda- Mukono, Central Uganda
- Health Development Foundation Uganda- Buvuma, Central Uganda (Buvuma Island)
- People for Peace and Defense of Right (PPDR Uganda)- Kampala, Central Uganda
- Mityana Open Troop Foundation- Mityana, Central Uganda
- United Women Platform For Empowerment and Development- Kampala, Central Uganda
- Jolly Children’s Centre- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Shine Africa Ministries- Soroti, North-Eastern Uganda
- Africa Children’s Life Restoration- Jinja, Eastern Uganda
- Uganda Youth and Women Effort to Fight Aids- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Next Generation Schools- Kampala- Central Uganda
- Village Support Network- Uganda- Buikwe, Central Uganda
- Lwabenge Child Caring Community- Kalungu, Central Uganda
- Rescue Widows Elderly Youth and Orphans with Aids- Kampala, Central Uganda
- Victorious Children’s Ministries Uganda- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Kamwenge District Forum of People Living With HIV/AIDs Network- Kamwenge, Western Uganda
- We Care Child Ministry- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Little Angels Network Uganda- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Childline Uganda - Mityana, Central Uganda
- Training of Rural Women in Uganda- Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Community Microfinance Limited – Wakiso, Central Uganda
- Buwama Community Development Organization- Mpigi, Central Uganda
MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN UGANDA 2013
Book Your Placement Now! Contact the Organizations listed below directly
Organization Name: Beacon of Hope Uganda- www.beaconofhopeuganda.webs.com
Location: Mukono
Placement type:- Sustainable Education Volunteer Project Workcamp 2013
- School Construction
- Teaching Classes
- Administrative work
- Proposal Writing
- Grant Research
- Donation Research
Duration| Timing: January- to- March 2013 Volunteer Work Camp (Choose from 2 weeks to 3 months)
Costs: USD$1500
Who can apply: Suitable for Groups and Individual travelers and families (Maximum Number of participants 20)
Placement Type: Structured Volunteer Work (Placements available throughout the year)
a) Teaching Classes
b) Games & Sports
c) Music, Dance & Drama
d) Health| Medical work
e) Community Outreaches
f) HIV/AIDS work
g) Agriculture
h) Children, Youth & Women work
To apply contact: beaconyouths@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Jolly’s Children’s Center-
http://www.jollychildrenscentre.org
Location: Wakiso- Namayumba
Placement Type: Administrative work, -Orphanage work, -Children’s work, Teaching classes, -English teaching, Games and Sports, Music, Dance and Drama
Duration| Timing: Placements are available from February -November
Costs: US$100 Placement Booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Group Support)
Who can apply: Groups are welcome not exceeding maximum of 5 volunteers and Individual travelers are also welcome
To Apply contact: jollychildrenscentre@gmail.com
Organization Name: Training of Rural Women in Uganda -
http://www.toruwu.org
Location: Wakiso- Nsanji
Placement Type: Wine processing project, Community Health outreaches, Music coaching (Youth brass band), Tailoring, Arts and Crafts, Sustainable Agriculture, Children work and mentoring.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January- December)
Costs: $ 100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and groups of volunteers on health programs
To apply contact: toru.wu@yahoo.com
Organization Name: We Care Child Ministry –
Location: Wakiso- Nansana
Placement Type: -Orphanage work, -Children’s work, -Children’s Ministry and Evangelism, -Music, Dance and Drama, -Games and sports, -Administrative work
Duration| Timing: Placements available throughout the year (January –December)
Costs: US$100 placement Booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Group support)
Who can Apply: Groups are welcome, maximum of 10 volunteers and Individual travelers are welcome
To Apply Contact: merikavuma@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Kamwenge District Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Network-
Location: Kamwenge
Placement Type: -Youth, Children, & women work, -HIV/AIDS volunteer work, -Sensitization, -Training, -VCT-Voluntary counseling and testing, -Community out reaches, -Education/Teaching school
Duration| Timing: Placement available throughout the year (January -December)
Costs: US$100 Placement Booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Groups are welcome, maximum of 10volunteers and Individual travelers are welcome
To apply contact: kadifophanaids@yahoo.com
Organization Name: African Rural Community Shepherds in Uganda- www.arcosuganda.org
Location: Rakai, Kyotera- Gayaza
Placement Type: -Teaching secondary school, -Teaching primary school, -HIV/AIDS work, -Orphanage work, -Community outreaches, -Agriculture| Organic farming, – Administrative Work, – Grants and Proposal writing
Duration|Timing:- Placements are available through the year (January- December)
Costs: USD$100 placement booking and USD$ 400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Groups are welcome and maximum of 10 volunteers per placement and Individual travelers are very welcome
To apply contact: arcosiu@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Little Angels Network Uganda- www.angelsuganda.org
Location: Wakiso- Kajjansi
Placement Type: Orphanage Work, Mini Safaris, Teaching Classes, Administration work, Music, Dance and Drama, Sports and Games, Nutrition and Health for children
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January- December)
Costs: USD$100 placement booking and USD$400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can Apply: Groups are welcome and maximum of 30 volunteers per placement and Individual participants are welcome
To Apply contact: lumansimoureen@gmail.com
Organization Name: Shine Africa Ministries-
Location: Soroti (Serere and Ngora)
Placement Type: -HIV/AIDS work, – Health & Medical work, – Rural & Remote village outreaches, – Teaching classes (Primary & secondary), – Community Education Programs, – Youth Work and Children Work
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January – December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Groups are welcome, maximum of 10volunteers per placement and Individual travelers are welcome
To apply contact: shineafricaministries@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Mityana Open Troop Foundation-
Location: Mityana
Placement Type: 1. Teaching Vocational skills| studies, – Carpentry and Joinery, – Computer skills training, – Business Management skills training, – Tailoring, – Beauty & Design, -HIV/AIDS work, -Agriculture Projects, -Community Outreaches, – Youth and Children Work
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January to December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual participants or team not exceeding 3 volunteers
To apply contact: mathewyawe@gmail.com
Organization Name: United Women Platform for Empowerment and Development- www.uwoped.wordpress.com
Location: Kampala and Sorrounding Slums
Placement Type: – Entirely women empowerment projects, -Skills training, – Urban farming, – Computer Training, – Micro-finance projects, – Slum communities outreaches, – HIV/AIDS work, – Working with young mothers, – Working with current & former sex-workers
Duration| Timing: Placements are available from January – November
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual and a team of no exceeding 3 volunteers
To apply contact: uwoped@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Community Microfinance Limited -
http://www.communityfinanceltd.com/
Location: Nansana- Wakiso
Placement Type: - Microfinance, Business Education, Record keeping, Business planning, Writing reports, Administration tasks
Duration| Timing: Placements are available from January – November
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual and a team of no exceeding 3 volunteers
To apply contact: moe_nsereko@yahoo.co.uk
Organization Name: African Children’s Life Restoration- www.aclr-ug.webs.com
Location: Jinja
Placement Type: - Orphanage work, - Teaching classes (primary), - HIV/AIDS Work, - Women projects, - Youth and children work,- Micro-finance Projects
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January- December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers are welcome and Groups not exceeding 5 volunteers are welcome as well.
To apply contact: aclrministriesuganda@gmail.com
Organization Name: Village Support Network Uganda –
http://www.buikwevillagecare.org/
Location: Buikwe
Placement Type: - Orphanage work, - Teaching Classes, - Micro-finance Projects, - Children work, - Evangelism and Ministry projects, -Agriculture Projects
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January – December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Groups are welcome for a maximum of 10 volunteers and Individual travelers are also welcome
To apply contact: pr.paul.vsn.ug@hotmail.com
Organization Name: Victorious Children’s Ministries Uganda-
http://victoriouschildrensministries.org/
Location: Wakiso- Kawanda
Placement Type: - Orphanage work, - Children’s work, - Teaching after classes programs, - Music, Dance & Drama, - Women Crafts and other projects, -Administrative work
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January – December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and teams of just 2 volunteers per placement
To apply contact: victoriouschildrensministries@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Lwabenge Child Caring Project -
http://www.lwabengechild.org/
Location: Kalungu
Placement Type: Water and Sanitation, Community outreaches, Women empowerment projects, Youth and children work, HIV/AIDS, Arts and Crafts and Orphans support projects.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January- December)
Costs: $ 100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and teams of just 4 volunteers per placement
To apply contact: lwabengecommunity@gmail.com
Organization Name: Next Generation Schools- http://www.nextgenerationschool.com
Location: Kampala (Various districts around the country)
Placement Type: Administration tasks, teaching classes, youth work and children work, mentoring programs, community outreaches.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available from February to November
Costs: $ 100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground Support)
Who can apply: Individual volunteers and team of 4 volunteers maximum
To apply contact: asha@nextgen-schools.org
Organization Name: Rescue Widows, Elderly, Youth and Orphans with AIDS- http://www.rweyowa.org
Location: Kampala
Placement Type: HIV/AIDS Outreaches, Community Health, Water and Sanitation, Orphanage work, Teaching classes.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January – December)
Costs: $ 100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and groups can apply
To apply contact: info@rweyowa.org
Organization Name: People for Peace and Defence of Rights -http://www.ppdr.info
Location: Kampala
Placement Type:Working with refugees, adult education, administration work, fundraising, grants and proposal writing, counseling and guidance, HIV/AIDS work, Refugee camps outreaches.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January – December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and groups can be hosted
To apply contact: ppdruganda@gmail.com
Organization Name: Childline Uganda-
http://childlineuganda.wordpress.com/
Location: Mityana
Placement Type: Community Outreaches, HIV/AID, Community Health, schools outreaches, teaching English & Maths, Orphanage work and Sustainable agriculture
Duration| Timing: Placements are available throughout the year (January- December)
Costs: $100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and groups of 4 volunteers
To apply contact: childlineuganda@gmail.com
Organization Name: Health Development Foundation Uganda- www.hedefuganda.wordpress.com/
Location: Buvuma
Placement Type: Community Health outreaches, Island outreaches, orphanage work, teaching classes, youth support projects, women empowerment projects, reproductive health programs, Water and Sanitation.
Duration| Timing: Placements are available from February to November
Costs: $ 100 placement booking and $400 per month (Accommodation, Food and Ground support)
Who can apply: Individual travelers and groups of volunteers on health programs
To apply contact: galiwangoeverest@gmail.com
Please how can you include our organization LIDEFO-Uganda in the volunteer program.
We are based in Kasese. Read more about LIDEFO-Uganda to know what we do.
Thanks
THEMBO KAHUNGU MISAIRI
communications officer
Hello Thembo, please visit our office in Mukono from Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm or Sat 10am-4pm for discussion on how we can help your get volunteers from Hope Development Volunteers. Or call us on: 0757-389926
Hello Thembo- write to – isaac@volunteerabroadafrica.com and or call 0757-389926
YOU REALLY HAVE INTERESTING PROGRAMMES SO AFTER MY STUDIES I HOPE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY SKILLS AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER WHOLEHEARTEDLY.MY COVER COMMUNITY BEING KABALE DISTRICT WE WILL BE LINKING.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK DONE, SO HOW CAN I BE PART OF YOU?
Looking at your profile and i being a social worker by profession, if i wish to be part of you how then can i get in touch with you in order to cause development in the country. Am ready to be a volunteer, part time and or full time worker basing on the facts provided by you on the website and if chance knocks my door, i will be glad. Thanks then.
i wish to join u in votuteering
Thanks so much for the wonderful work you always exhibit to all the needy world wide. I would like to know whether you can include our Organization called Trust Future Uganda on the volunteer program. Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance.
am happy with your work.nuru
Thanks for the great work done. I did Environmental Health Science, I would like to volunteer with any health organization either full time or part time, am willing and dedicated to work, I will be glad for any opportunity.
Hello HDV, on my way back from Kampala to Mbale, I saw your sign post but how can our organization be part of you, we have enough volunteer experience and we hope we can much your criteria, am Mugega Sulaiman a Director at Blessed Vision for Africa based in Budaka district east of Uganda and next to Mbale.
Thank you,