Volunteering in Uganda is a stimulating and provoking experience. The program enables you to absorb the fascinating Ugandan culture whilst sharing your knowledge and skills with the country. The project will provide an unforgettable eye opening experience for a gap year, vacation, spring break or career break for groups and individual travelers .
People’s optimism and the country’s beauties lie the horrors and ruins of a dark and gloomy past. However, Uganda is more than worth like no other country; Uganda represents the changing faces of recent African history. Behind the visit – not just because of its awesome landscape and its incredible bio-diversity. It is simply moving to see how the people overcome the nightmares of the past and how they fight for a normal, settled life.
Our volunteer projects in Uganda are based in Kampala, Wakiso and Kabale. Our projects are children and community orientated and enables volunteers to work with rural villages in building and renovating schools, promoting basic primary education, sports and caring for children in our orphanage.
-Orphanage Program:
Work with orphans, help and learn from them… Share your experiences by teaching them English and other subjects, play with them and care for them as if they were your own and get to know stories behind your faces. Imagine being there with them, what would you do? Come be part of this wonderful project.
- Teaching Program:
Work with rural villages teaching English and Math, provide an education to these schools and children and give them a future. Many of children will want to learn many things from you, you are of course welcome to get to know them. Many smiles waiting ahead.
- Building/Renovation Programs:
Work in rural villages helping to establish and refurbish schools and water wells for these communities. A hands on program where volunteers take part in building and renovation projects in our rural communities where you work alongside members of the community where the project is located.. This work can include projects like the construction and refurbishing of schools, water system installation and also renovation work.
Who can take on a Pearl volunteer program?
Everyone who has spare time and is fit enough to travel to Uganda can take a this form of vacation. Pearl Volunteers is receiving people from all countries and from 17yrs and above. The only conditions are an open mind and tolerance on your side. See the possibilities and see what you can do.
If you want to come with your family, group or friends, no problem. Uganda is easy to travel and children are welcome everywhere. Your children can either accompany their parents while they do their volunteer work or have a program on their own if they are old enough. Our projects will provide an unforgettable eye opening experience for a gap year, vacation, spring break or career break for groups and individual travelers.
If you want to come with your family, group or friends, no problem. Uganda is easy to travel and children are welcome everywhere. Your children can either accompany their parents while they do their volunteer work or have a program on their own if they are old enough. Our projects will provide an unforgettable eye opening experience for a gap year, vacation, spring break or career break for groups and individual travelers.
Why should you consider volunteering?
There are many possible reasons. Maybe you travel alone but want to share experiences with others. Or you feel you want to see more of Africa than the normal backpacker or tourist does. Or you spend a gap year abroad and want to try something new. Or you just retired and do not feel old enough just to sit at home and watch TV. Maybe you want to do something useful and look for a place where your skills are still valued? Become a volunteer, with or without qualifications, after secondary school or during your university time, while unemployed, after retirement or during a career break, we offer you the best volunteer vacation of your life!
How Affordable are we?
You give your time and pay a small cost for travel and in return you gain an enhanced exchange of culture, learn new languages, develop friendships, gain new insight of your personal life goals, and discover yourself by testing limits and challenging yourself. Our volunteer programs start at Usd $157 for a week but being affordable does not mean we cut back on our quality. Our volunteer housing is safe, comfortable, and inviting. We work hard to provide you with the best quality accommodation and a truly amazing volunteer experience.
Volunteer combo
1 Week $ 157
2 Weeks $243
4 Weeks $340
What’s included in the fee?
24 hrs Assistance and support from Pearl team , Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information, Airport Pickup & drop off, On arrival a welcome meeting and tour of Project Area , Orientation Upon Arrival , Food (Approx 3-Meals a day) , Accommodation (Shared rooms /tented camps) , Completion Certificate , Safe Volunteer Placement.
How long can you go for?
Flexibility, unlike some of the volunteer travel organizations around Africa, we allow our volunteers to start on any date of the year and stay as long or as short as they like! The only exception is when pearl has a specific project it has generated that has a stated start and stop deadline associated with it.
Come and join us in this beautiful country and help change a life of one or more people, if we can change a life the better, we can change the world!
