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Volunteers are accommodated in apartments. They can expect to share a bedroom with two to three other volunteers of the same gender. The volunteer houses are safe and secure in a quiet area. The bathrooms in the homes have western toilets and showers. There is electricity and running water, however it is common for power or water to occasionally be cut off in Uganda. Bedding is provided and volunteers will need to bring their own towels. There are staffs that clean the accommodation every day; however volunteers are required to keep their rooms and common areas tidy.
Volunteers are provided with essential foods and fresh vegetables from the market. The tropical climate of Uganda also contributes to a healthy choice of seasonal fruits, including bananas, watermelon, papayas, mangos, jackfruit, and pineapples. Bottled drinking water is readily available in Uganda and volunteers should budget approximately US$10 per week for this.
Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are prepared by the volunteers themselves or an on-site local cook. If you wish to snack or eat outside of meal times, this will be at your own cost and there are local shops within Kampala and the Village where you can purchase snacks. Breakfast generally includes tea, eggs, bread and fruit. For lunch and dinner, there is a revolving menu of local dishes, which include typical Ugandan stews (beef, chicken, pork, goat, fish and vegetable), beans, rice, chapatti, groundnuts and vegetables. Starchy foods such as white bread, white rice, pasta, potatoes, sweet potatoes, matoke (Steamed green bananas), and cassava are dietary staples. The tropical climate of Uganda also contributes to a healthy choice of seasonal fruits, including bananas, watermelon, papayas, mangos, jackfruit, and pineapples.
If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know well in advance of your program so our local team can make arrangements for you. We do, however need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but also as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.
SIKYOMU DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FOR PHAs has got an ongoing need for volunteers to do office administration such as reception duties, typing and research on the HIV/AIDs prevalence and the general Health of PLHIVs and the elderly. The organization always need volunteers to help in program support most especially during outreaches and camps with gathering as much information as possible from the people Living with HIV/AIDs and Orphans and Vulnerable Children about their health and the people they are living within the Society/Community plus their dependants .
There is always an outgrowing number of people infected or affected by the AIDs scourge in the rural villages and shores of lake Victoria plus the island areas as they are deemed to be “hard to reach, hard to stay and hard to survive”.
With administrative work, there is always need to file necessary paperwork accordingly and capacity building of the staff on new techniques
Non-profit organizations often rely on fundraising to survive and need to have diverse and imaginative ways of raising funds for their work. SIKYOMU DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION need volunteers to create ideas or design a funding strategy for the organization so as to continue surviving and supporting the marginalized population.
Most organizations rely on volunteer fundraisers and there are always many, many volunteering opportunities in this area all throughout the year.
Uganda has an extremely high number of children living in poverty in the rural areas where HIV/AIDS has most devastated Uganda. The organization is focused on bringing aid, education, and love to the orphans of the area, many of whom have lost one or both of their parents due to HIV/ AIDS epidemic.
Volunteers help with basic academics, feeding, organizing play, arts and crafts, hygiene and HIV/AIDS education appropriate to the children’s’ age level (3 to 12 years). Volunteers in the Orphan/Childcare project in Uganda are placed in day care centers, nursery schools, orphanages and kindergartens in the villages to assist local staff in the day to day running of these centers.
All of these centers are extremely under resourced and volunteers play a key role in ensuring they operate effectively. Volunteer activities vary across the different centers, however typical tasks include, educational activities and basic teaching of English, Math, Health/Hygiene, Reading and Writing. Other activities include play therapy and games, dancing, singing, arts and crafts, as well as assisting with feeding and daily chores. The Village teaching and Outreach program outside classroom setting can be done once the communities are earlier informed.
Many rural and Urban Ugandan communities are in great need of new infrastructure, as well as improvements and maintenance to existing structures. Volunteers on the Construction and Renovation project assist with construction work and improvements like painting walls of medical centers, childcare centers elderly homes and schools within the local communities. Furthermore, they can make small improvements in the elderly homes or gardens of those people unable to undertake this work themselves. Volunteer tasks can include, but are not limited to, building, renovating, painting, landscaping and bricklaying.
Volunteers do not need prior building experience to participate on this project, as they work alongside a local foreman to complete the work, but skilled workers are very welcome. New construction and renovation projects develop based on community need, so volunteers can expect to work on different projects in different locations during their time in Uganda. The Construction and Renovation project has a surcharge of US$55 per week for supervision and materials, which will be included in the Program Fee quoted to you after you apply.
Volunteers talk to people in village meetings, private elderly homes, and churches. They design their own seminars/meetings based on predetermined subject matter. Basic training and educational materials are on site, but volunteers are encouraged to bring new materials as well.
This project requires walking long distances in the sun. Volunteers are encouraged to bring protective clothing and walking shoes. When work is done in surrounding villages, volunteers will be billeted short-term on site.
SIKYOMU DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
Started as a Community Based Organization that was established in 2006 by a group of five people who tested positive.
sikyomu promotes, protects and sustains rights of the disadvantaged/vulnerable people most especially people with HIV/AIDS, TB and also the elderly and Adolescent girls and young women(AGYW) by addressing the root causes of poverty, unjust social and economic structures. We also partner with digital internet service providers(ISPs) to support AGYW
sikyomu since its inception has served over 32,000 Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and 3000 households with social economic strengthening packages like the Empowerment and livelihood for Adolescents(ELA) Program which integrates education, social empowerment and economic empowerment in order to prepare girls for lives as strong, resilient and adoptable adults. Through ELA. Sikyomu offers AGYW a safe space near their homes to socialise with other girls as well as training in life skills and livelihoods and access to microfinance. in addition sikyomu rolls lout village saving and loans association(VSLA) and financial literacy program among AGYW, their partners and guardians/caretakers to improve household income.
The project also partners with sibuuka – a ugandan fintech company specialising in digital financial software for rural savings and 10 of our girls VSLA groups.
SIKYOMU is currently implementing the LPHS TB – URBAN Activity in Koome HCIII and its neighboring communities of Ddamba HCII and Kasambwe HCII in partnership with IDI( Infectious disease institute) funded by PEPFAR. The major objectives are
1) increase screening, detection and linkage to treatment of all forms of confirmed TB in infants, adolescents, adults at facility and community levels in Koome islands.
ii) increase treatment success rates to 90% among patients enrolled on TB treatment in the catchment area of Koome
iii) To achieve 100%screening of all contacts of confirmed TB cases in the targeted communities.
sikyomu additionally works with Peace corps volunteers and currently sikyomu is working with Zoe O’Halloran who has been given a local name of Nantongo form NKIIMA Clan. Currently she is implementing a grant called” ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE-PEACE CORPS GRANT
This project is being supported by peace corps and works with HIV positive and high brisk women aged 15- 39 in village savings and loans Association(VSLA) groups previously established through the DREAMS program. These women face heightened vulnerability to HIV due to poverty , caregiving responsibilities and limited access to sustainable incomes. Many are forced to engage in risky behaviours to support themselves and their families while those living with HIV often experience stigma ad discrimination that further limits their economic opportunities.
This project aims to reduce HIV vulnerability and transmission, improve health outcomes for plhiv and ease the social and economic burden of the epidermic by equipping women with sustainable income generating activities( IGAs). over a four month period, 6groups will receive support to implement IGAs such as Pig rearing, poultry farming, cattle rearing and safe water provision. Each group selects an activity based on both their needs and those of the community.
for example one group manages a national water tap, providing safe , accessible water in a community where residents travel long distances – exposing them to risks such as road accidents and gender based violnce.
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