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Project Name : STEP BY STEP PRIMARY SCHOOL
Hosting Organisation : Not Specified (please enquire)
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 : Not Specified (please enquire)
Location : Nansana 8miles Hoima Road
Country Languages : English
Number of Volunteers : 3
Project Description:

Treasured Totos KinderCare and Junior School was founded on 1st January 2018 with a vision to provide quality education for equipping persons with globally relevant knowledge, skills and values to transform their lives. Our school admits learners of age 3 years to 12 years of all social, economic and religious backgrounds. Our fees are affordable and we subsidize even further for children proven to be coming from poor families. We are working to ensure that by the time a learner completes his/her education cycle with us, he/she should exhibit these values; God fearing ; Excellence ; Integrity ;Customer Care; Creativity ; Timeliness; Unity ; Justice among many others. With these values, we believe that our learner will be able to function as responsible and productive global citizen/ leader.  We also carry out regular mentoring for our staff members to improve their capacity to fulfill the vision and improve their livelihood. Our parents also benefit from sessions we organize for them concerning child growth and development.

Work Description:

The volunteer will work hand in hand with  the full-time staff by participating in any or all of the following activities:

·         Preparing teaching resources

·         Supervising and engaging in indoor and outdoor games

·         Music, Dance and Drama

·         Arts and Crafts

·         Engaging children in enjoyable literature through reading, storytelling or other.

·         Documentation of children’s learning

·         Arranging for teachers and parents’ workshops

Any other activity that the volunteer possesses and is relevant/ beneficial to our learning community.

Requirements:

We desire to work with a volunteer who will observe our values in addition to exhibiting the following qualities:

·      Passion and enthusiasm for children

·      Patience and flexibility

·      Friendliness

·      Open mindedness

·      Sense of humor

·      Honesty, Care and Reliability

·      Respect for differences in personality and culture

Willingness to learn and share knowledge and experiences

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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