Education Assistancy

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:

• Teach one or more of the following: English language, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education and music
  
• Share resources and develop teaching materials with teachers through co-teaching and co-planning
  
• Assist in developing and implementing plans for the curriculum program assigned
  
• Prepare lessons that reflect accommodation for individual student differences
  
• Assist in planning for and use appropriate instructional/learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment
  
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students
  
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports
  
• Identify student needs and cooperate with staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems
  
• Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities as assigned, e.g. youth clubs or library development
  

There are various free time activities available:

• National park visiting
  
• Sight seeing
  
• Grass lands
  
• Visiting and hiking in the forests
  
• Indoor games