Sustainable Volunteer Work in Mukono District, Uganda

Project Description:
Are you looking to do something more meaningful on your travels? Beacon of Hope Uganda (BoHU) recruits volunteers for locally-run community, conservation, teaching, health, building and sports projects around Uganda. Volunteers are an integral part of everything that happens at BoHU. We couldn’t do it without them. There are many ways to volunteer your time, as well as your skills, to help out. Depending on the season, we always have a list of much needed services of volunteers within our projects around Uganda. Community Outreaches & Improvement of Living Standards: Volunteer on Rural Health Projects: BoHU sets out to the rural villages with a team of volunteers for 2-5 days a week to organize health workshops. BoHU aims to fight the deadly epidemic diseases by educating the communities in the Mukono District and rural districts about awareness and prevention. Drawing from the education seminars and resources from the Uganda Ministry of Health training programs, this objective is achieved through the use of workshops, seminars, camps, and Voluntary Counseling Testing (VCT) programs, topics range from Malaria control, family planning, HIV/AIDS, Epilepsy control, and other deadly diseases. Volunteer on Community Sanitation Projects: The BoHU team engage into programs and projects which improve on the sanitation of rural people and this include clearing of drinking wells, building of dry racks and the digging of latrines as well as education of healthy living practices. Join the team and help in improving the poor communities. Material Support: BoHU provides material support to those in the Mukono District who are unable to and care for themselves. This may include the elderly, orphans, the disabled, prisoners, and those afflicted or affect by HIV and AIDS. This support may include: • Home, Prison, or School Visits • Supplying sanitation sanitary kits to village school girls • The delivery of food supplies from development progr
Skills Category:
Education
Location:
Mukono District Uganda Mukono, Colorado 80088
Committment:
Ongoing Project
Application Process:
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