Luton VI Form College Community Development Project
Jinja, Uganda2 weeks, 4 July - 18 July 2009About this project
In 2009 we will take a group of IB students from Luton VI Form College as part of our partnership with V Charity to Uganda to work on a community development project with our Expert Partner. This Expert Partner works in a community based just outside of Jinja and runs a holistic HIV/AIDS outreach programme, as well as supporting many rural grandmothers living with HIV/AIDS who are looking after their own children’s orphans.
The project will involve planting a garden for a newly established orphans respite home as well as painting the rooms in the home to make it a more bright and cheerful place for the children to stay. Supported by The Great Generation staff and our Expert Partner, volunteers will look at ways to support local people into livelihood opportunities through microfinance.
Information about taking part in this project
This project is for students from Luton VI form College.
Students are asked to fundraise a set amount of money that covers your flights, food, local transport and accommodation. Most of the services we use on the project, such as accommodation, food and transport, are sourced from the community you will be working in to help stimulate the local economy.
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.
Students attend two half-day briefings, which will help them to prepare for their project and start to learn about the community they will be living in for the two weeks.
Need more info?
If you are a student, teacher or Headmaster and would like to get your school involved in a partnership with The Great Generation, please contact Yasmin Singh yasmin.singh@thegreatgeneration.org.
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