The program is important because it is aimed at equipping the teachers,the students and the entire community in community management,usage and application.The social issues that we are facing are :Lack information flow towards our people due to lack of skills to use to the computer effectively and efficiently.We are trying to solve the problem by training the students,teachers and the entire community in computer management,usage and application now that we are in the digital era.The program is about training the students,teachers and the community in computer management,usage and application so that they can use the acquired to improve their standards and conditions of living.The main role of the volunteer will be to organize lessons for the teachers,students and the entire community in in computer management,usage and application.The area where we live is a typical rural based area with the community members depending on subsistence peasant farming and many people in the area are computer illiterate.The volunteers will be living with host families to enable them learn our social cultural beliefs and practices.We expect the volunteers to share with us the skills of of using computers effectively and efficiently.Volunteers expect to learn from us our social cultural beliefs and practices.Still ,they can also learn our local language called luganda.Volunteers can bring equipments like laptops ,computers and other training materials like projectors which they can use to train our people.
Our day normally starts with breakfast from 08:00-09:00.We walk to the school for a about ten minutes.At school,we work from 09:00- 11:30.Then we have a break of 30 minutes.At 12:00 we go back for lessons until 13:00 we have lunch from 13:00-14:00.At 14:00 we go for afternoon lessons until 16:00.From 16:00- 17:00 we go for sports and at 17:00 the day is normally over and go back home.From 18:00 -20:00 it’s normally leisure time for the volunteers.From 20:00-22:00 it’s is dinner time.This is always the days program from Monday to Friday when we have lessons.Weekends and public holidays are free days for volunteers to go for tours and also for any possible visits.
Volunteers can be engaged in the following activities during their free time : Going for a walk through our communities to see different types of nature like the high rocks at KUNGU ROCK. They can go for sports like football during evenings They can go for tours in our tourists attractions the Kasubi traditional tombs . They can go to our source of the Nile at Jinja. They can go to Mabira natural forests to see the different nature there. They can go to our wild life centre at Entebbe zoo. They can go to our national game parks like Queen Elizabeth national park,Kidepo national park,Bwindi Impenetratable forest,The Sippi falls,BUJAGAALI falls,the Kikagata hot springs,The Rwenzori mountain for mountain climbing ,The mountains of the moon. Volunteers can also for concerts and music shows in different recreation centres. They can go to Ssese islands to watch the different nature in the islands. They can go to our museum to see our reserved past activities. All the above activities can be done either in the evenings after work ,on weekends and during the official public holidyas in the country.
Program fees is used for airport pickup,drop back feeding and accommodation.50% of the fees goes towards the buying of scholastic materials like books and pens, school bags and shoes,school uniform for the socially and economically needy children and orphans.
Volunteers are picked up from the airport on their arrival.However,we need to know the arrival time ,dates and plane details.We request volunteers to send us a copy of their passport and photo so that we can identify them easily on arrival.Late arrival for the volunteers,we advise them to stay in a hotel or guest house at their expense to avoid any inconveniences on the road at night.The distance from the airport is about 40 miles and it normally takes about two hours driving on the road towards the project area.
The rooms are single ,double and can even be shared by more than two people at a go.The urinals and bathe rooms are out side the rooms.We have electricity power and use solar power system to give us light .The latrines are also outside the living rooms but very near .Water is received from our rain water harvesting tank.The volunteers can take a bathe at any time of the day and are free to use cold or hot water served by the administrator.
We provide our local foods and drinks starting from 8.30 am to 9.00 am for break fast,11.00 am for break tea or coffee,1. 00 pm to 2.00 pm lunch ,5.00 pm evening tea and dinner is served between 8.30 to 9.00 pm.We serve and prepare mainly our african foods and vegetables that has been grown by the local community using organic farming methods.We also have and serve a variety of fruits that are also grown naturally and organically.There is also room to serve those who enjoy meat,pork,mutton,goat.
There is no specific dates of arrival.Volunteers are free to come whenever they are willing and interested in coming.
Computer Training Teacher
The volunteer trainer will be responsible to train teachers ,community and students at MMANZE COMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL in computer application,usage and management .
$250/week
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