Primary Teaching Assistant Uganda

  Uganda

• Other Cities in Uganda: 
Masaka

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: The program runs in accordance to the school terms (February - June - September)

Description: This volunteer programme in Uganda gives you the opportunity to improve the standard of education by teaching to the Ugandan children. In this country, there are so many children with an amazing willingness to learn but Uganda suffering from a lack of teachers to go round.

The school where this Teaching in Uganda volunteer programme is based is called New Life Community Primary School and there are currently 400 children being taught by only 8 teachers. Almost all of the children are orphans and are from extremely poor backgrounds. Despite this, their appetite for life and fun is infectious and they would love you to volunteer and give them and their teachers a helping hand.

Highlights: School Education in Uganda starts at around age 7, but lots of children never get to start on time due to various reasons like: illness, lack of schools or some times their parents will ask them to stay at home and help with work in the family house or at the farm. Sometimes children have to work to earn money to pay their schools fee if their parents can not afford it. If a family has many children, often very few are able to go to school.

The government provides free education for 4 children in every home, but the average family has about 8 children.
Schools in Uganda are very formal and teachers are highly respected by the pupils and other members of the community. Most children want to go to school and value their education.

* Itinerary *

On Arrival: When you arrive in Uganda you will start a 3-day induction and orientation.

Day 1: The first day of the induction takes place in Kampala, where you will be taken round the city and shown useful places such as banks, main hospitals, the post office and embassy. There will also be other basic induction activities.

Day 2: The second day involves travelling to Masaka on public transport, which is a three-hour drive from Kampala. Masaka is the nearest town to the project site so this is a great opportunity to find out what facilities it has to offer that you might want to use during your weekends. From here you will travel to the host family or volunteer house, where you will be staying for the duration of the program.

Day 3: On the third day you will be introduced to the project you will be working on as well as the some of the local culture and language. After the three day induction the work on the project begins.

On the project you will be tasked with teaching either English, mathematics, sports, music, dance and drama. You will be working at total of 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday. The weekends are free for you to rest, explore Uganda, visit the lake and beach or shop in town.

A Typical day on the project:

-> The day begins with breakfast between 8:30 - 9:00am
-> After breakfast you will head straight to the school, where classes begin at 9:15am.
-> There is a break between 11:00 - 11:30am, where there will be opportunities to socialize with the teachers
-> Classes resume again at 11:30am and run through till lunchtime at 1:30pm.
-> The lunch break runs between 1:30 - 2:30pm and classes then resume for a final hour.
-> After classes have finished the children have an hour of free time where they can play games.
-> At 4:30pm everyone returns home and you have free time to relax or plan for the next day up until dinner at 8:00pm.

The weekends are free time for you to fill as you please, such as visiting the lake and beach or shopping in town!

Qualifications:
* You do not need to have any formal training or experience to participate in this program, but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account.
* Minimum age 18yrs.
* You need to have a good command of English.
* A friendly, outgoing personality and a sense of humour go a long way.
* Be able to respect Ugandan cultural differences.
* International volunteers are welcome

Cost in US$: From 400 GBP

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Uganda Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

WAVA's Mission Statement: "WAVA" means Work & Volunteer Abroad. Our origins lie in a department created in 2006 at Twin Group, a prestigious provider of educational, training and employment opportunities for individuals from around the world. Established in January 2010, we are a fresh, independent company, using the trading name WAVA and a brand new logo, inspired by the values of travel: opportunity, adventure, emotion, sharing, learning and seeing. But we're not just about seeing. We're also about doing. We specialise in offering life-changing opportunities to travellers for whom seeing is not enough. We offer three broad types of travelling experiences: Volunteering on projects in developing countries Internships in professional environments around the world Seasonal paid working holidays in developed economies We make these experiences possible through solid partnerships with highly reputable local providers.

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