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Outstanding 5rating (6)
  • Quality Education

Eastern Uganda Experience

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139€ per week  ·  5 - 50 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • Experience the Eastern Uganda way of life.
  • Learn new local language like Luganda and Lusoga by living with a host family and sharing daily life together.
  • Become more passionate about our major and propel your career with international experience
  • Make memories you'll never forget during weekend excursion with your fellow participants at our foundation
  • Enjoy activities like; Quad Biking, canoeing, Tubing, White water rafting, source of the Nile and so many more activities that you will enjoy.

Especially suitable

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Eastern Uganda is one of the place you can dare miss upon you Travel to Uganda either as Volunteer or as a Tourist as it has some of the best eye catching activities.

Have you ever thought of visiting Uganda with a limited budget but wish to Volunteer and Tour at the same time !!!!!

Hearts for Hope Africa have got you covered as have introduce a new program for you where we shall provide you with both Volunteering and Tourism opportunities all in the same spot ...

About the program

Have you ever thought of visiting Uganda with a limited budget but wish to Volunteer and Tour at the same time !!!!!

Hearts for Hope Africa have got you covered as have introduce a new program for you where we shall provide you with both Volunteering and Tourism opportunities all in the same spot with our charity Organization. For long we have been thinking of how our Volunteer can work with us at our charity project and in return we provide to them the best Safari experience to the Eastern Uganda where He / She will have the best view of places such as; Source of the Nile, Quad Biking, White water rafting, Canoeing, Mount Elgon and so many more activities.

Some of the charity works you are to be engaged in include;

  • Help in cooking,
  • Help the children do home work
  • Teach English language
  • Community sanitary cleaning
  • Classroom teaching
  • Help in Washing

And so many more activities that make you feel really useful as you enjoy.

If you are to visit us in our program you are advised of the following;

  • You should come with both light and some slightly heavy cloths for both the rainy and dry season as it can rain and shine on the same day in Uganda.
  • You are also advised to come with mosquito repellent because mosquito are always everywhere.
  • You are advised to inform us incase you have any allergies so that we can make a proper arrangement for you hence your safety.
  • You are advised to very much trust and follow the guidance of the host as Uganda has a lot of conmen and may take advantage of you not knowing the areas to steal your properties. But as an Organization we frequently share with you the possible steps conmen may use against you and from time to time you provide you with one or more of our team staffs that can help you out in any area.

Typical day

Organization Program

While at the Organization schools with the children and youths, shall do volunteering work Monday-Friday from 08:00am-17:00pm.

School and Classroom teaching start work at 08:00am, Break time at 10:00am-10:30am, lunch break 1:00pm-02:00pm.

Volunteer are driven from the residence to ...

Typical day

Organization Program

While at the Organization schools with the children and youths, shall do volunteering work Monday-Friday from 08:00am-17:00pm.

School and Classroom teaching start work at 08:00am, Break time at 10:00am-10:30am, lunch break 1:00pm-02:00pm.

Volunteer are driven from the residence to the Foundation of their choice early in the morning.

TOUR / SAFARI activities program 
A Tour / Safari to the western Uganda ranges from 3 - 14 days and its planned according to the number of weeks you intend to spend with us as a Volunteer.

Activities to enjoy include
  • Quad Biking
  • White water rafting
  • Canoeing
  • Bungee Jumping
  • Source of the Nile
  • Boat ride
  • and so many more
Note: 
Tours and Travels are done after at least a minimum of 4 weeks of volunteer at the Organization project.

Free-time activities

During the weekends volunteers are taken to the visit the various tourist sites in Uganda, visiting the Capital City of Uganda (Kampala).

Chat with fellow volunteers and staff
playing board games
Engaging in Charity community cleaning

Free-time activities

During the weekends volunteers are taken to the visit the various tourist sites in Uganda, visiting the Capital City of Uganda (Kampala).

Chat with fellow volunteers and staff
playing board games
Engaging in Charity community cleaning

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Education Requirements

Mathematics, English and any other foreign language at High School, University level

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Physical education Art and craft Board games Sports skills counselling and Guidance. Fundraising Skills

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 - 17:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Hearts For Hope Africa

The Prices above include;
Airport pickup and drop
Feeding(Breakfast, Lunch and Diner)
Transport to and from the site every day
Paying utilities at the homestay

SAFARIS
4X4 tourist vehicle
Quad biking
Boat Riding
Visit to the source of the Nile
Hiking at Mountain Elgon

Accommodation

  • While Volunteering, our volunteers are provided a Home-stay at the Director's residence with his family but in private lockable rooms for their privacy.
  • During Safari / Tours, our volunteers are hired affordable yet very nice rooms for their accommodation in depending on the places that are to be visited.

Food & Beverages

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Diner
  • Non-Alcoholic drinks

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Airport Pickup at Entebbe International Airport

An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe. We assist you to find cheap flights to Uganda. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Uganda provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Uganda you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Uganda. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

Volunteers are picked from the Airport (Entebbe International Airport) upon arrival and are welcome at any time of the year and any day of the week.

The first day the volunteer arrive at the home stay orientation take place where they are briefed on what to do any when to do it and the third day the volunteers are taken to foundations to start work.

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

5 weeks (min. stay) 693€
8 weeks 1,109€
12 weeks 1,663€
20 weeks 2,772€
50 weeks (max. stay) 6,930€
Average fees 139€/week

Program fees

139€ per week 5 - 50 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

5 - 50 weeks

Deposit (15%)

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment (85%)

Your final payment will be agreed with Hearts For Hope Africa during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your host

Hearts For Hope Africa

Outstanding 5 rating (6 reviews)

Non-profit

Verified by Volunteer World

  Excellent response rate

Coordinated by

Ndagire

About the project

We are a charity Organization with aims of helping the unprivileged single mothers, children and youths in the out skirts of Uganda

Meet your host

Hearts For Hope Africa is a charity Organization that was registered in  2014 and fully operating in the outskirts of Kampala with over 3 sub Community Based Organization in the various Districts of Uganda and provide services like;

  • Women and Girl child Empowerment
  • Youth Empowerment
  • Child care
  • Building
  • Teaching
  • Community Charity
  • Medicine & Health Care
  • Cultural Immersion
  • New Languages Training
  • Orphans Empowerment

Hearts For Hope Africa provides a safe, structured and social platform with volunteer, travel and immersion opportunities available from 4-50 weeks. Hearts For Hope Africa is widely regarded as Uganda’s leading transparent, flexible and trustworthy international volunteering Charity Organization.

We work extremely hard to ensure that our opportunities are flexible for everyone who wants to make a difference something our volunteers really appreciate.

Our structured programmes create the perfect platform for you to see the world, meet like-minded people and engage in meaningful volunteer work. We have teams in the UK, the US, Germany, France and Italy and our host destinations who will support you 24/7 throughout your time with us.

There is also a great social element to our programmes. We put you in touch with all your fellow volunteers via Facebook / WhatsApp before you set off so that you can be confident of where your heading to. Our projects receive volunteers from around the world throughout the year, so even if you’re travelling solo, you’re going to meet heaps of people along the way. Plus you’ll have plenty of opportunities to travel the country with your new found travel buddies – it’s all part of the Hearts For Hope Africa experience!

So if you’re thinking of doing something a bit different on your next trip abroad, then why not drop us a line and find out what extraordinary things you could be doing.

6 reviews · rating5

Chloe O'Gorman rating5

2022 at Help for Hope

An experience of a lifetime. Amazing people, amazing area, and everyone is so loving. I will definitely go back, because this foundation has become my family. ..
Monica Vegas rating5

2019 at Help for Hope

Volunteering in Uganda helped me in a number of way such as improving my confidence while speaking in public, the very many projects at the foundation and wanting to participate in all helped boost my confidence because i meet and talked with very many people. i highly recommend this Foundation ...
Sandie Ddatt rating5

2018 at Help for Hope

It was my first time to volunteer outside my country but i really enjoyed the stay, i stayed at the Director's residence and found some other volunteers from other countries at the whole stay at Foundation was fan i surely give them a 5star rating because they are just ...
Aggie Nierd rating5

2017 at Help for Hope

I really loved and enjoyed their program they are so friendly. Found one other volunteer from France and we enjoyed the life at the foundation. I spent with them 3 months and that was the best day of my life because i felt home away from ...
Julie Ramsey rating5

2015 at Help for Hope

While in Uganda at volunteered at a number of Hearts For Hope Africa projects that include child care, single mother and so many with my husband at the experience was just memorable, the first week of our stay we were taken to visit the Equator. During our stay at the foundation we were fully ...
Abelardo Christopher rating5

2014 at Help for Hope

Hearts For Hope Africa is a foundation i didnt know about till my found discovered it over the internet as we were looking for a place to spend our holidays from, we went there and spend 2 months but it was really a good experience and discovery because we had the chance to eat local snack like ...

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