IMG-20230213-WA0015
Project Name : KAMPALA SCHOOL FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
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 : The project is located on plot 63A, Balintuma Road, Mengo
Country Languages : Not Specified (please enquire)
Number of Volunteers : 3
Project Description:

Kampala School for the physically handicapped (KSPH) is a primary school catering for the educational needs of the disabled children in Uganda. Started in 1968 by a few parents of cerebral palsied children, the school aims at educating, rehabilitating and equipping physically handicapped children for self- reliance and development. It follows the national syllabus including co-curricular activities like sports, music, dance and drama, spiritual fellowship and education tours.

It also offers vocational subjects like tailoring, screen printing, craft, tie and dye and computer training to all the children that can not continue with further education.

The school has an enrollment of 100 pupils with physical disabilities between the ages of 6 – 18. They include those with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal bifida and polio amongst others.

Therefore the school specifically provides for children with special needs.

The project is located on plot 63A, Balintuma Road, Mengo (opposite the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau) just 15 -25 minutes drive from Kampala city and 30 – 45 minutes from UPA guesthouse in Nansana.

It has a teaching staff of 13 teachers, 5 of whom are trained in special needs education with 2 of them disabled old students of the same school.

Work Description:

·          Teaching children

·          Care and assisting children in  and outside classrooms

·          Training children in vocational subjects, games and sports and music, dance and drama.

Assist in social and physical development of the children through offering occupational and physiotherapy exercises

Requirements:

·         Emotionally strong. The volunteer work on this project requires a person who has close feeling for children with special needs.

·         Having skills in caring for children with special needs or occupational and physiotherapy skills carries an added advantage.

·         Command of good communication skills

·         Ability to work with children with disabilities or special needs.

Working with physically disabled and special needs children call for a volunteer ready to be patient, not emotional and prepared to experience irritating situations. However, a volunteer shall be required to carry a very open heart that can accommodate these situations.

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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