About the Program
In Uganda most children are engaged in child labor, they don’t go to school, their rights are violated which calls for protection. Children are involved in jobs which are harmful to their health. They are forced into labor because they are orphans and in most cases do not have someone to take care of them that is how majority end up working as a way of earning a living. Some children are from poor families thus cannot get a right to education, love, care and support.
Despite the introduction of Universal Primary and Secondary Education (UPE, USE) by the government to mitigate the problem of access to education, new challenges have developed that affect the education sector in Uganda. These challenges include: poor facilities to accommodate the large number of pupils enrolling in UPE; inequalities of education attainment between boys and girls; assumed poor quality of education services under UPE; and the large number of orphans affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
In addition, children who enroll into USE still need to make payments for scholastic materials in order to continue with their education. There have been arguments that these challenges are due to lack of financial and material support since children have requirements that are necessary for them to receive the required education levels to help them be responsible citizens in Uganda. It is believed that since poor families cannot afford to purchase these items and pay for hidden costs of education, they are unable to send their children to school.
Eloi ministries has developed this project to give a helping hand to poor families that have failed to educate their children by providing financial assistance, material support and education classes so that the literacy levels in Uganda can rise and in turn poverty will be alleviated.
Education volunteers team-teach or directly
teach various different subjects at both primary and secondary schools.
Volunteers work with teachers to improve participatory teaching methodologies,
classroom management, parental involvement, and gender equality among others in
the classroom. They also create after-school programs, clubs, and camps for
boys and girls to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and life skills. They are
expected to provide students with appropriate learning activities and
experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional,
physical, and social growth.
Become involved in community and school-based projects!
Prior to Arrival
The main airport in Uganda is Entebbe airport. It is about 45K from the ELOI Ministries headquarters in Kireka, Uganda (just outside of the capital city of Kampala). We will pick you directly from the airport and return you upon your departure. You may acquire a "tourist" visa at the airport upon arrival. The cost is $50.00 USD. You will need a valid passport with at least 6 months remaining time before expiring on it. You can carry your inoculation card that shows your vaccine records and have it available if asked.
Responsibilities
Activities are likely to include some or all of the following:
There are various free time activities available:
The indicated fees are for students, working people and retired people must pay a little more.
The fees cover airport pickup on your arrival day and drop off on your departure day.
Eloi Ministries has a good banglow building which has great accommodation facilities, strategically located with easy access to Kampala city centre which renders it secure and accessible. The house is self contained, with WiFi internet, small shared rooms of two to three occupants, cable TV, CCTV CAMERA surveillance, warm showers and electricity for lighting and ironing in a family setting among other amenities.
Vegetarian and non vegetarian foods available. Uganda is blessed with numerous fruit types which are also available.
A volunteer is entitled to four meals a day namely breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner.
Two bottles of mineral drinking water daily etc.
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