IMG-20230214-WA0008
Project Name : DORNA CENTRE HOME FOR AUTISM
Hosting Organisation : Uganda Pioneers Association
Volunteer Type : SCI Long-term Volunteering
Project Theme : People with disabilities
Hosting Country: Uganda
Start date: Open
End date: Open
Duration : Not Specified
Deadline date: Open
Project Languages : English
Location : Ntinda. Plot 33, Mawafu Curve - Off Semawata Road Ntinda
Country Languages : Not Specified (please enquire)
Number of Volunteers : 3
Looking for Volunteers From : Not Specified (please enquire)
Project Description:

Dorna Centre was started by Ms Dorothy Nambi after her sister, a mother of three children with the diagnosis of autism, passed away in a car accident. Ms Dorothy Nambi decided to take these children in and support them and she begun to provide therapy at her home to families with or without financial means.

Work Description:

·                     The volunteer is expected to teach the children in early learning

·                     Support the child with activities of daily living like teaching the child to bath, brush, cook, wash etc

·                     Promote their hidden talents like sports and singing

·                     Play with the children

·                     Support the children with feeding
Support the center in research on the current attitude and trends of disability and how cultural practices promote discrimination and abuse of disability

Requirements:

·         Love to  work with children with development challenges

·         Patience

·         Flexibility

·         Emotionally strong

·         Open minded
We also welcome skilled volunteers like Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Psychologist, Language therapist or Nurses

Accommodation and Food:

Accommodation

Volunteers has the possibility to choose between staying in the guesthouse, with different international volunteers (sharing room, normally 2-4 people) or to stay in a host family. Accommodation is at the UPA Guesthouse, average but not luxury.

 

Food

Volunteers prepare their own food. UPA provides gas cooker, a fridge, and utensils.

Alternatively, a volunteer can stay with a host family to be more exposed to the Ugandan culture.

Pocket Money:

UPA does not give pocket money to any volunteer

Visa Info:

The volunteers must apply for a tourist visa online with this link. https://www.visas.immigration.go.ug/ . This should be done a couple of weeks or months before the departure date. The form requires you to fill in the address of the contact person in Uganda and you should use: ZZIWA SAMUEL MUSANYUSA, NANSANA WEST I ZONE, +256785601220. The immigration department sends you an approval document which you must print and present on arrival at the airport. The tourist visa costs 50 US $ and it’s paid during the visa application process on the immigration portal using selected pay cards.

Insurance:

The volunteer is required to come with his/her insurance

Fees:

500 Euros shall be paid on arrival for one to three months. The fee covers pickup from the airport or bus station upon arrival in Uganda, orientation, guesthouse maintenance, and administration costs of UPA. If the volunteer is to stay for more than 3 months, 80 euros are paid per extra month in advance.  

Fees Used for:

The fee covers pickup from the airport or bus station upon arrival in Uganda, orientation, guesthouse maintenance, and administration costs of UPA

Application Info:

The interested volunteers are requested to contact our partners in their respective countries so as be guided on the application process.

 

Additional Information:

UPA doesn’t offer airport drop off after the project but can help in identifying the service provider and the volunteer meets the costs ranging between 28-30 Euros.

 

School Calendar 2024

Term   Start                                        Close 

Term I Monday 5th Feb 2024           Friday 3rd May 2024

Term II Monday 27th May 2024       Fri 23rd August 2024

Term III Monday 16th Sept 2024      Fri 6th December 2024

Holidays

Term                             From                                  To

1st Term          4th May 2024               26th My 2024

2nd Term         24th August 2024       15th September 2024

3rd Term         7th December 2024     2nd February 2024

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