IMG-20230214-WA0045
Project Name : GOOD MUMMY SCHOOL KOSOVO
Hosting Organisation : Uganda Pioneers Association
Volunteer Type : SCI Long-term Volunteering
Project Theme : Children and youth
Hosting Country: Uganda
Start date: Open
End date: Open
Duration : Not Specified
Deadline date: Open
Project Languages : English
Location : urban slums of Kosovo valley in Lubya parish
Country Languages : Not Specified (please enquire)
Number of Volunteers : 2
Project Description:

GOOD MUMMY SCHOOL KOSOVO was founded 2006 in the urban slums of Kosovo valley in Lubya parish to help support the marginalized slum orphans and vulnerable children in the area. It was due to lack any basic school where the community would send their children to attend and attain basic education. We currently support more than 180 kids at our school- GOOD MUMMY SCHOOL KOSOVO has the kindergarten wing and lower primary. 

Work Description:

Good Mummy Charity School

Attend to Day Care center for babies and pupils
Support to teach children of the ages 3 years to 6 years in all Early Childhood learning areas and development skills. Volunteers might even do this sometimes without the direct help of a teacher.
Play games with children for example sports
Taking on kids for music lessons
Hand washing lessons to kids and pupils
Supervise kids during playing time especially break-time
Love, Care and support to kids
Story reading to pupils in primary one to Three.
Train kids in basic hand washing

Requirements:
  • Passion to work with children and slum communities.
  • Open minded  and emotionally strong with ability to appreciate local settings
  • Motivated volunteers but not necessarily qualified
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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