Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) is a registered indigenous / local Non-Governmental Organization, established in 2001, registration No: S.5914/5184 which is community based with its Headquarters at Bulabakulu Village, Banda Parish, Mende Sub-county, Wakiso District Uganda.
We concentrate mainly on increasing care and support to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in order to mitigate the effects of the epidemic. Besides that we aim at strengthening the coping of Orphans Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) families to progressively become self-reliant, building the internal capacity of KIFAD for effective and sustainable programme design and implementation and finally, improving access to food among families/households, infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, as far as our financial means allows us to.
· Administrative work
· Fundraising activities - To be part in drawing fundraising avenues/plan to raise money for community activities
· Organizing events, writing reports, Data entry, computer work,
· Monitoring and evaluation of projects.
· Strategy planning (mainly experienced volunteers but also motivated ones), Writing field success stories, lessons learnt, best practices.
· HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT), Field Impact assessments,
· Visiting families and explain the importance of using Family Planning contraceptives.
· Engaging in Youth Friendly services,
To raise awareness about health, education and sanitation
· Loving heart- ability to offer love and care to the children
· Motivational skills
· Commitment
· Flexible and patient
· Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting
· Creativity
· Being able to work with others, whether volunteers, staff or beneficiaries
Team player
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
UPA does not give pocket money to any volunteer
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.
The volunteer is required to come with his/her insurance
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.
The fee covers pickup from the airport or bus station upon arrival in Uganda, orientation, guesthouse maintenance, and administration costs of UPA
The interested volunteers are requested to contact our partners in their respective countries so as be guided on the application process.
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.
- Find a project that interests you in our Open Projects
- Find your local organisation in your country of residence using our branch locator
- Get in touch with them with details about the project(s) you want to apply to. They will become your sending organisation.
- Any issues? Contact us!
