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Countries/States Served:
UG, UG
People Utilized or Employed:
Social Work, Trainable Volunteers, Financial Advisor, Licenced Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Pratical Nurse, Medical Assistant, Teacher, Business development, Care Giver, Family Medicine
Types of Students Allowed:
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Program Length:
Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
Language Skills:
English
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
Call for volunteers/interns
Volunteer with disadvantaged children in Uganda; join other volunteer staffs at the KACOP project and experience this exciting project with the children of Uganda.
With support of volunteers and other development partners; the number of disadvantaged children aged 0-17 years supported has increased to 200 in the past three years only. The extra hands and ideas for the activities geared towards these children are always needed to help maintain order, fun and learn.
we are so greatfull for the work of volunteers, if you are already a volunteer or you volunteered in the past, we thank you so much.
KACOP routinely carries out a needs assessment of children in parts of Wakiso District as our primary target group. Our findings reveal the rampant prevalence of child protection and HIV/AIDS issues. This includes domestic violence as well as child abuse, high dropout of children from school, psycho-social disturbance as a result of the difficult circumstances. Most children lack toys and adequate play facilities.
The challenges of children are therefore daunting and Kalambi has neither the financial nor diverse human resource to address these problems. We are desirous of engaging as many volunteers as will be willing to partner with us.
Volunteers chose from one or more of the following volunteer options below. Most volunteers choose a couple of areas after they have settled in. but if you know in advance it is the best. You can change your volunteer area after reaching the project.
Families and couples are welcome.
What can I do?
HIV/AIDS
• Join KACOP staffs to help sensitize the community and children about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Help to carry out HIV testing, counseling, referral and follow up. Filling heath data forms and compiling reports.
Immunization and general health
• Help to carry out immunization program and protect children from the killer diseases
• Help to educate caregiver’s of children about nutrition, hygiene, sanitation and health education.
• Make follow up of children health and environment and give psychosocial support and counseling.
General organisation work
• Help to introduce computer to children and other community people
• Introduce sustainable business models to teenagers, show them market possibilities.
• Join KACOP fundraising and marketing team and develop strategies for raising funds through proposal development, online fundraising, writing appeal letters , awareness of KACOP programs through social media and other forms of marketing and fundraising.
• Help in the organisation administration and also help apply skills in networking with other advocacy organisations.
• Help the KACOP staffs in organisation policy formulation
• Help in the books of accounts and managing finances
Research
• Help to develop research strategies and carry out research on the most pressing problems in the community.
• Participate in integrating the findings into the organization policy structures.
• Carry out internship and gain your work experience with KACOP. Join the research team and carry out the community needs assessment.
• Intern and learn to establish relationship with people of diverse background by penetrating the local community.
Kacop facilities
• Help in planning for the construction of KACOP medical facility and primary school
Accommodation provided for a volunteer or intern
The guest house is a few meters from the KACOP project site, therefore no daily transportation costs to the KACOP project site.
In any case constant electricity supply and running water should not be assumed. A volunteer wishing to come should improvise an emergency lighting component of his/her own.
Volunteer placement at a glance
Age 18 years +
Accommodation Volunteer house shared room or private room bathroom, both flash toilet and pit latrine.
Project location Semi urban area
Support Pre-departure help, in country 24 hr support, food provided, and security at project work and guest house.
Language English understood by volunteer support staffs
Minimum stay 1 week
Placement period All year round. Some activities are very active during children holidays. Other organisation work active through out.
Working hours 6 hours a day flexible, Monday-Friday
Maximum stay Discussed, usually flexible
Others Transport for community visits average € 1.5 a day.
Cost for meals and accommodation
Period Accommodation Food Total costs
1 week €30 €3X 7days =€21 = €51
1 month. €115 €3X30 days =€90 = €205
What is included?
Daily Frequency of meals Types of Foods served Time served Costs per day
Break fast Black tea or coffee with chapatti or bread. 8: 00 am -8:30 am
€0.6
Lunch Fruits at least any of the following: mangoes, pineapples, watermelon, pawpaw, jackfruits, mangoes, avocados and snacks such as chips. Vegetables and others. 1:00pm-2:00pm €1.2
supper Local dishes at least 3 types served ; Matooke, rice, beans, cowpeas, groundnuts, sweet potatoes, cassava, vegetables , Irish potatoes and many others 7:00pm-8:00pm €1.2
Water Only Boiled water served Any time free
Total costs of meals per day €3
However bottled water can be obtained at the nearest shops at an extra cost of €0.6 per liter
For more information
Contact
Francis Sekate
Executive Director
Kalambi Community Outreach Project [KACOP]
www.kacopcommunity.com
Email: kacopcommunity@gmail.com
Or
Caroline Baranger
UK based volunteer coordinator
Email: carobaranger@yahoo.co.uk
07757850484
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