Community Health Project Uganda 2008
Uganda8 - 22 November 2008About this project
This project will involve spending two weeks in a community in Uganda. Sub Saharan Africa, where Uganda lies, bears the heaviest burden of HIV/AIDS and one of the major issues that faces the poor and the very poor living with HIV and AIDS is ensuring a secure supply of food for themselves and their families.
The Great Generation has developed a project with our Expert Partner which will enable members of the community to provide food for themselves and their families. Volunteers will be working with community members to look at innovative ways in which to utilise the limited space they have to grow their own vegetables within the slum environment. Volunteers will also help to develop a community model garden, which will be used for teaching local community members how to grow the vegetables.
Supported by The Great Generation staff and our expert partner, volunteers will look at ways to support people into livlihood opportunities through microfinance.
Who should take part in this project?
We are looking for gardening enthusiasts! That means anybody who enjoys pottering around in the garden. If you have an interest, any experience, or an understanding of gardening, landscaping, irrigation etc then this might be the project for you. We also welcome individuals who don’t but would still like to get involved. The most important thing is enthusiasm and the ability to work hard and get your fingers dirty!
Information about taking part in this project
To take part in a project we ask our volunteers to fill in a registration form, and fundraise a set amount of money. This amount covers your flights, food, local transport and accommodation, which we source from the local community. The fundraising also goes towards the community in two ways. One part helps to set up a microfinance fund in the community, which is used to help local people create livelihoods for themselves. The second part is provided as an infrastructure grant to the community such as a water tank or sports equipment. Volunteers then attend two half-day briefings, which will help you to prepare for your project and start to learn about the community you will be living in for the two weeks.
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