A Call For All Foundation Africa volunteer travel immersion program begins before you arrive in Entebbe international airport, Uganda. A Call For All Foundation Africa staff member will contact you periodically (by phone or in person depending on where you live) after the selection process to make sure you have all your questions answered and are prepared for your experience.

Once you step off the airplane, collect your luggage, A Call For All Foundation Africa staff member will greet you and have the pre-arranged transportation bring you to where you will call “home” during your stay in Uganda.  “Home Sweet Home” for A Call For All Foundation Africa is a self-contained house, well fenced, with security 24/7 staff support in the Village.

A Call For All Foundation Africa volunteers will hit the ground running exchanging money, organizing supplies for camps, and running errands with A Call For All Foundation Africa Staff.  On Orientation Day A Call For All Foundation Africa volunteers will have the opportunity to meet and get to know our local employees who serve as translators as well as mentors alongside YOU our valued volunteers!  This day will include a visiting and meeting our children, and a Kick-ACFAL Foundation Dinner with the children.

Summer camps will start and end in the blink of an eye.  Every morning you will eat breakfast at the Children`s Centre/ Volunteers house, contact friends/family back home (through email, Skype or Facebook), go for a jog, or whatever you want to accomplish prior to our pre-determined departure time for camps.  We arrange personal transportation to and from camps every day with personal drivers in vans/buses/cars and all volunteers will load up and head to greet smiling, happy children for a fun-filled day of camp!  Camp activities usually go from 9-10AM to 3-4PM and includes a lunch of local fare prepared by the Ugandan Cooks.

At the close of camp days, volunteers will arrive back at the volunteer house and assist with preparations/organization of activities, reports, videos and supplies for the next day’s camp before showering and heading out for dinner.  Evenings for volunteers will include dinner (not included in immersion fees) at a nearby restaurant and a local activity which can include a trip to local markets for souvenirs and shopping, visiting local art galleries,  or even the Ugandan Cultural Centers.

Summer Camp volunteer`s Daily Activities will include the following;

• Community Child protection meeting/ sessions
• Parenting and feeding community meetings
• Community visits and farm participation
• Coaching children in the daily lessons plans in the area of career development, arts, crafts, sports/play activities, story telling
• The City Tour including Kasubi Tombs, Bahai and Hindu Temples, Uganda Martyrs shrines, local markets, craft shops, Ndere centre, Uganda Museum, Monument sites and Uganda Parliament.

And other tourist centres;

• Equator
• Cultural Centre (Traditional Music, Dance and Drama shows) Indere Centre
• Source of River Nile
• Sezibwa Falls
• Mbaira Nature walk
• Kalangala island on Lake Victoria

A day in the life of A Call For All Foundation Africa Volunteer ends back at our hotel for a good night’s rest to start all over again the next day.

Each volunteer will get a first-hand experience in leading small group activities and coaching children in daily lesson plans in the areas of science, career development, arts, crafts, sports/play activities, and contribute to the annual Health Checks

Immersion Fee 2017 – $1500 USD per Individual

Immersion Period: 2 weeks

Immersion fee includes

• Airport transfers to volunteer`s house,
• Housing/accommodation,
• Tour and Travel transportation and entrance fees
• Daily camp transportation,
• Breakfast and Lunch (two course meal),
• 24/7 volunteer and travel support
• Daily cultural activity and Cultural Day Excursion.

Volunteers will be responsible for flights, souvenirs, and pre-travel vaccinations.

All proceeds are used to support the charity/foundations work/Activities

By donating or volunteering with A Call For All Foundation Africa, you can help disadvantaged and deserving children create a brighter future for themselves and their future families. We need a dynamic, energetic volunteer force BOTH male and female to mentor, teach and build our programs in Uganda. YOUR action can help us provide HOPE to more and more children globally.

Children are every community’s hope for a better future. Caring for at-risk infants and children who are abandoned or otherwise, resource limited can have a lasting impact on a child’s well-being and is one of AFCAL’s most rewarding placements available for volunteers. Prepare kids for a bright future by playing games, serving meals, and giving much-needed one-on-one attention and love. The care placement is ideal for volunteers interested in working with children, caring for their needs and welfare.

During school terms, the majority of children at the our Centre attend school during the day and with that in mind, we combine teaching and care wherein volunteers can work at the school in the morning, then offer care and needed support, mentor or play games with the children at the Centre in the afternoon. This will make a greater impact on each child’s life by teaching them at school and giving them your individual attention, love and care in and outside of the classroom. You should come prepared with ideas for activities suitable for children of different ages – think of your favorite playground games, nursery rhymes, stories, arts and crafts sessions!

The volunteer care work in Uganda is an ideal way to get involved and help improve the welfare of vulnerable children. You can contribute toward this important development work during a gap year or career break, or as a meaningful way to spend your vacation. Whether you have a background in childcare, social work or simply enjoy caring for children, a smile or a hug can make a real impact in the life to a child with an aching heart. Working with children can be fun and a rewarding experience that anyone interested in children’s issues can join. The only quality required of a volunteer is to have compassion, patience and desire to work with children.

As a volunteer on this project, your day schedule normally starts at 9:00 am and finish around 4:45 pm with lots of breaks as it gets exhausting keeping up with the children. You will work from Monday to Friday, with weekends off so you can explore your new community visit some beautiful Ugandan attractions and explore nearby areas.

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Program Requirements

Volunteers must be at least 16 years or older and no specific skills are required however flexibility and patience are very important as you will be working with children of different ages and levels of ability. A background or some knowledge of performing arts is an asset for this project, whether in dance, drama, or music. Any experience of teaching would also be an advantage but is not essential. You should keep a flexible attitude towards working in a new and a multi-cultural environment.

Project write up on women empowerment.

Relevant Details

Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers must be at least 17 years or older and able to communicate in English. Be healthy, flexible, self-starter and adaptable. Volunteers should have interest, experience or education in business administration, management, or marketing, accounting, finance and strong interest in development work to join this project. Be able to adjust to living and working condition in a multi-cultural environment.

Over 60% of children in rural villages in Uganda under age 5 suffer from mostly preventable causes, such as diarrhea, malaria, and pneumonia. When these children get sick, their parents don’t have many ways to help them get better. Most families who lives in villages without doctors or clinics, or doesn’t have the money (or insurance) to visit one can’t afford simple life-saving things like de-worming drugs, vitamins and supplements, without them children die. The medical volunteers may work within the community or  are placed at healthcare center that has over 100 beds, where they can choose from wide variety of working departments; such as Radiology, Dental, Pediatric, Surgery, Maternity, OPD and other departments. These healthcare clinics and hospitals often face qualified staff crunch and thus medical students a practitioners on their gap year can join this project to provide a resourceful support.

Relevant Details

Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers must be at least 20 years or older and able to communicate in English. Be healthy, flexible, self-starter and adaptable. Have good interpersonal and communication skills. Volunteers must have interest and skills in healthcare clinics and hospitals and discipline, and would welcome any volunteer