Kafunjo Community Project Volunteers

Welcome to Kafunjo Community Project, a friendly community near Ibanda (Uganda). We have an orphanage, a school and a small clinic. There are 350 children living here, we live together as a family and we love when people visit us. We can’t wait to meet you!

This volunteer program gives you the possibility to share time and experiences with the children, teachers and workers in the project.

They appreciate people coming from different realities, looking at things with fresh eyes, sharing new ideas and offering help in whatever is needed. 

All volunteers are accepted without discrimination, they just need to be over 18 years old. They do not need any special training or knowledge, tasks will be given according to their experience and preferences. 

What could you do there?

At school:

• Teaching English hand to hand with local teachers or assisting them in the lessons.
• Using their creativity in preparing learning activities, lessons, songs, dances...
• Creating learning resources for the school, posters, paintings, etc.
• Helping children with basic daily routines, such as cutting nails, combing hair, washing hands, brushing teeth, etc.

In the project:

• Building new structures to help the community: we have different projects we would love to make true with your help.
• Painting the classrooms and the children’s dormitories.
• Working in the field: Planting new crops, picking coffee and collecting vegetables or weedling.
• Taking care of our animals: we have pigs, goats, chickens and cows.
• Helping with daily tasks, such as cooking lunch or dinner for everyone at the project, cleaning, fetching water from our tanks, etc.
• Taking part in educational training workshops and monitoring tasks.

Costs of the program:

The total cost of the program is 1.100.000 Ugandan shellings per week.

It includes:

• Pick-up and transfer by private transport from Entebbe airport to the accommodation.
• Cultural immersion and orientation talks about Uganda (the culture and customs of the country).
• Accommodation in a shared house with other volunteers (shared rooms, living room/dining room and bathroom).
• Three meals a day from Monday to Friday and two meals a day on weekends.
• Permanent assistance at the destination (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
• Local coordination.
• Support from staff at all times.
• Certificate accrediting your participation in the program (optional).
• Exclusive volunteer T-shirt.

Do you have any questions? Do not hesitate to ask!

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.