Description

Work with local children and teens to give them the support they are lacking. Teach them skills they can use for life, and change your own life in the process. Examples of how you can support Youth and Education initiatives in Uganda:

* Teach classes and provide tutoring to students in arts, crafts, sciences, vocational skills, sustainable agriculture and farming techniques, environmental conservation, and computer skills. Develop school activities, such as sports programs and student clubs.

* Continue an FSD project that is building a vegetable garden for students to experientially learn organic gardening techniques.

* Visit young children in their homes and schools to offer remedial lessons. Support the organization's textbook library program (created by an FSD intern) for young students unable to acquire learning materials.

* Assist with health education, mass immunization, blindness prevention, de-worming, and reproductive health programs and workshops for communities and local schools. Support home and school visits of child patients at local medical clinics to monitor and assess progress of treatments.

* Support the AIDS Challenge Youth Club - a program promoting youth peer counseling in local secondary schools.

* Assist a community outreach with the goal of addressing social stigmas related to sexually transmitted diseases, voluntary testing, and counseling. Drama, music, and dance are common means of educating and mobilizing community members. Offer educational workshops about HIV/AIDS to rural communities and support the development and promotion of HIV/AIDS informational materials.

For more opportunities in youth and education in Uganda, visit our website or contact us directly.

About FSD

The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995 to support underserved, international communities in a collaborative and sustainable manner. Our model incorporates three overlapping programs:

1. Sustainable Development Training Programs for Interns and Volunteers
FSD provides comprehensive training and immersion programs for interns and volunteers seeking hands-on experience in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Program participants come from countless professions and more than 300 universities worldwide to collaborate with our partner organizations on community-driven projects that reflect sustainable practices.

2. Grantmaking to Projects and Initiatives Led By Our Partner Organizations
Donations and grants given to FSD are used to support projects and initiatives implemented by our partner organizations, site teams, interns, and volunteers.

3. Sustainable Development of Community-Based Organizations
Our professional field staff, consultants, and program participants provide on-site technical training and capacity building to more than 200 community-based organizations.

Highlights

Development Issues Addressed by FSD in Uganda
Since Uganda instated Universal Primary Education by removing primary school fees in 1996, enrollment has drastically increased. Unfortunately, many classrooms now have 200 students in one room with one teacher. Teachers are often forced to hold classes outside because of the lack of sufficient facilities and many observers are skeptical about the quality of the education. There is also a large discrepancy in the education received by girls and boys.

Since secondary schools in Uganda require fees for books and stationery, there is often a lack of educational opportunity for orphaned children. Whether the orphans are living alone or with relatives, there is a great chance that money for school fees will be unavailable. Although some financial aid exists for poor children, expenses remain an insurmountable hurdle for poor families who must already pay the opportunity cost of allowing their child to study rather than work. The result is that many children never receive secondary education and are therefore stuck in the poverty trap of basic labor.

FSD works with organizations that sponsor payment of school fees, ensure student health, and offer many forms of education to underserved youth. Interns and volunteers can spend their time supporting youth development in a wide variety of subjects and programs geared toward opening doors for children to grow out of the poverty traps that afflict their families.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education
• Counseling

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Depends on Program Selected; See FSD Website

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Living stipend
• Medical insurance
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Your contribution fee covers all program costs (excluding airfare) and is 100% tax deductible for U.S. residents. Included in the fee is: a one-week orientation; family homestay will all meals provided; language lessons; development trainings and workshops; group sessions; midterm retreat (9+ weeks only); final debriefing session; on-going in-country support from FSD site team and U.S. staff; USD 200 mini-grant; eligibility for additional project funding up to USD 500, medical evacuation and limited health insurance; and pick-up from the airport.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• Home Visit
• Youth
• Youth Development

Typical Volunteer

FSD supports participants who boldly wish to initiate the change they believe is necessary in the developing world. Interns are passionate about sharing their practical knowledge, heart-felt enthusiasm, and economic resources with communities abroad that suffer unnecessary hardship. They wish to gain hands-on, grassroots development experience because they believe change is most powerfully cultivated on a community level. The aim is to experientially learn how their work can empower the community toward applying sustainable development solutions, rather than increasing reliance on foreign aid. Participants choose FSD because the program structure enables them to design and implement their own sustainable projects in collaboration with their host organization and the FSD Site Team. They are able to test their ideas and theories in the most direct way possible, giving them the experience and knowledge they seek. The flexibility of the host organizations allows for participants at all stages and levels of experience in international development to participate, thus opening the programs to a diverse group of capable applicants.

Age Range

18-75

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 3-10

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 months

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

Foundation for Sustainable Development's Mission Statement

Founded in 1995, the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supports the efforts of more than 300 grassroots, community-based partner organizations throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. FSD's programs provide multi-faceted support that relies on active community participation to mobilize lasting solutions. FSD programs include:

• Capacity Building: Our professional field staff provides on-site training and networking opportunities to more than 300 community-based organizations worldwide.
  
  
• Training Programs Abroad: FSD provides comprehensive training and immersion programs for interns and volunteers who seek hands-on development experience.
  
  
• Grantmaking: Donations and grants given to FSD are used to support sustainable projects led by our partner organizations.
  
  
• Engaged Philanthropy: FSD Giving Circles organize groups of donors who pool their time, talent, and resources to make international grants to our partner organizations.

• Year Founded

  1995