Volunteer with the Nsette Foundation Uganda and make a positive change in the lives of our
children and the local community. Our volunteers can choose from various projects to ensure your
interests and strengths are best utilized during your time with Nsette Foundation Uganda. By using
your skills, time and energy, you make a long lasting difference for Nsette Foundation Uganda and
our community. Our projects run year round and each volunteer chooses when they want to start
and the duration. Visit the below links for details related to our volunteer projects.
All volunteers can visit our partner schools, our vulnerable families we are supporting and a relaxing retreat after a long day. We also have host families to welcome you into their homes so you can experience a truly immersive and personal stay.
When you choose to join Nsette Foundation Uganda, you are also joining a global network of volunteers who are living and working with diverse cultures on projects that have a positive impact.
Our volunteers come from all over the world, and you will find that most of them will share your passion for giving back and your desire to broaden your horizons.
Feel free to call or email us to learn more about the Nsette Foundation Uganda and our volunteer opportunities. We are happy to answer any questions you may have and we will work with you to plan the best possible volunteer placement!
1 Week
€298
2 Weeks
€408
3 Weeks
€430
4 Weeks
€518
5 Weeks
€708
6 Weeks
€808
8 weeks
€1028
10 weeks
€1,223
12 weeks
€1,413
16 weeks
€1,253
20 weeks
€2,083
24 weeks
€2,403
80% of the total fee goes directly to the Nsette Foundation Uganda and 20% of the fee covers the
following:
- Airport pick up upon arrival
- Orientation and training
- Accommodations in the volunteer house and associated maintenance (housekeeping, gas, electricity etc.) and water Or monthly contribution to those living with host family
- Evaluations and certificates
- General administrative costs for Nsette Foundation Uganda staff
The Fee does not cover the following:
- International airfare
- Visa
- Travel and medical insurance
- Vaccinations
- Any additional project costs such as transportation to various project sites
- Airport transfer at the end of the project
- Personal purchases or activities
For those interested in supporting your projects financially, it is advisable that you fund raise beforehand.
GET INVOLVED
Nsette Foundation Uganda summer work camp and volunteer travel program begins before you arrive in Entebbe international airport. Nsette Foundation Uganda 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 Nsette Foundation Uganda staff member
will greet you and have the pre-arranged transportation bring you to where you will call “home”
during your stay in Uganda. A self-contained House.
Nsette Foundation Uganda volunteers will hit the ground running exchanging money, organizing
supplies for camps, and running errands with Nsette Foundation Uganda Staff. On Orientation
Nsette Foundation Uganda, 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 vulnerable families.
Summer camps will start and end in the blink of an eye. Every morning you will eat breakfast at a
local restaurant, 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 art and craft and shopping, visiting local art galleries, or even the Ugandan Cultural
Centres.
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
- Nature walk
- Kalangala island on Lake Victoria
- A day in the life of a Nsette Foundation Uganda Volunteer ends back at 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
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