Volunteer as an English Teacher in Uganda!

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Recruiting Organization: Uganda Hands for Hope

Volunteer as an English Teacher in Uganda!

We have opportunities for both non-experienced and experienced English teachers, qualified or unqualified to help with a variety of different teaching tasks. The most important is the will to teach English!

Organisational information:

Uganda Hands for Hope is a Ugandan registered community based organisation in Namuwongo, Kampala which was founded 2008 by an Englishman named Joseph Cummiskey.

Uganda Hands for Hope works directly in the community, targeting the most vulnerable children and families of Namuwongo. Each year we identify 25-30 of the most vulnerable children (aged 3-5) and place them in our nursery school. Our programme is funded by individual sponsors who pay a monthly donation of £20 per child that covers a child’s education, two meals per day and health care. We also run livelihood programmes for children’s families and CWD (Children with disabilities) programme.

Volunteer role:

- Conducting English lessons to nursery school students (up to Primary 2)

- Providing catch-up lessons for 'small group of children' in English

- Conducting English lessons to children’s mothers/families

- Other tasks (for example conducting Saturday reading club for children/conducting sports lessons for children in English)

Requirements:

- English teaching experience preferred but not essential

- Working with children/women/communities preferred but not essential

- The desire to 'make a difference' in extremely poor communities

- Ability to get on well with a variety of people, treating them with respect

- Ability to write reports/ updates in MS Word/Excel

- To be able to live and work in Uganda, with a flexible approach to new cultures

- Must be 18 years old or over

- Must commit at least for 2 weeks, preference is given to those who can volunteer for 3 months or more

Conditions:

As a grass root organisation volunteers are expected to cover their costs associated with the programme placements whilst working with us (but there is no programme fee).

Volunteers can stay in a nearby guesthouse (run by our organization):

The costs for the guest house per night are as follows:

1 week to 3 months: 15GBP

3 months plus: 13GBP

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training Provided

Housing Available

Language/Cultral Support Available

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring