Teach, Care for Children, and Build at Another Hope Children's Ministry in Uganda

  Uganda

Kampala

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: ongoing

Description: An officially registered Community-Based Organization, AHCM is dedicated to bringing hope through love and care to orphaned or impoverished street children in Uganda. We are committed to child development, advocacy, and a strength-based holistic approach in responding to the problems that face vulnerable children. Our children are provided with accommodation, food, clothing, healthcare, and educational opportunities (both vocational and formal school training), and also receive instruction in morals, manners, and how to live in our society. The love and care we provide changes the children's stories from one of hopelessness to hopefulness and gives them the tools they need to not only envision a different future, but to live it. Please join our family and help us achieve Another Hope.

Another Hope Children's Ministry is located in a quiet part of the capital city of Uganda, Kampala, in the Nansana East District. Although we are a "Christian" home, we provide support to children from all backgrounds and religions. Currently the 30+ children we support, some who stay in other foster homes and some who live permanently on site, are all HIV/AIDS orphans. Our aim is to expand support for additional orphans throughout the community. We may not be able to help all, but we certainly can make a difference in these children's lives and invite you to help us.

We need volunteers to assist in many areas: basic childcare, teaching at school, tutoring and running after-school programs, building a permanent home we don't have to rent, and training the older children in income generation. Volunteers pay USD $350 for their first month, then add $150 the second, $100 the third, and $80 for subsequent months.

Qualifications: Specific qualifications are not necessary, but you must have a love for children and strong motivation and initiative to create changes that you want to see. Any experience caring for children, tutoring, teaching, and planning or assessing lessons will go a long way here.   

Cost in US$: Month 1 USD $350, 2 + $150, 3 + 100, 4 + $80

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: KIDS Worldwide volunteers are typically people who care very much for children and have the motivation and initiative to create changes that they wish to see.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Uganda Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

KIDS Worldwide's Mission Statement: Kids Worldwide seeks to improve the quality of life for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. We provide nurturing care and educational programmes based upon the universal concepts of Neo-Humanism, which are tailored to the needs of the children in our projects. We run orphanages as well as provide services to already established orphanages and childrens' projects (such as struggling primary schools and kindergartens) through our volunteer outreach programs. Our volunteer programs are notable in that we only request a small donation for food and accommodation that is paid directly to the project itself when the volunteer arrives. There is no administration fee requested to sign up through the program as we have volunteers doing all the web design and co-ordination for free. We ask that each volunteer give US $350 for their first month's food and accomodation and $100 thereafter. That is all - compare this to other volunteering sites on the internet!