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Public Health Improvement in Uganda

by: The Real Uganda

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Volunteers assist our partners with a variety of public health improvement activities that help Ugandans stay healthy and make good decisions for their families. They talk to people in schools, village meetings, private homes, and churches about health care issues directly affecting them. They also design seminars based on topics such as household hygiene, malaria prevention, HIV prevention and AI...

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Program Highlights

Communicate important public health information in creative and appropriate ways.

Work in classrooms, community centres and medical clinics, enabling you to see a lot in a short time.

Learn the reality on the ground regarding public health in Uganda.

Spend your time with empowered people, totally immersed in Ugandan culture and way of life.

Spend your weekends exploring Uganda and enjoying adventure activities such as zip-lining in a rainforest, whitewater rafting the Nile, wildlife safari, and primate tracking.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Mukono, Uganda
Availability
Year(s) OfferedYear RoundDuration:
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months
Cost Per Week$100-300
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • AIDS
  • Anthropology
  • Childcare & Children
  • Community Development
  • Counseling
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Guidelines:
  • American
  • European
  • Canadian
  • Australian
  • South African
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Program Reviews

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Overall Rating

9.76

Total Reviews

10

An amazing experience!

by: Melissa Ballantyne - United StatesProgram: Public Health Improvement in Uganda
10

As a nurse in the US, I had always wanted to get some volunteering experience in a foreign country so when my friend mentioned that she was looking at a program in Uganda (The Real Uganda), I asked her if she wanted some company and the planning started…. We were placed at St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital and stayed with Tony and his family from Hopeline in Lugazi. Tony took the time to show us around Lugazi when we arrived and gave us a tour of all the sites that we’d be visiting. We acc...

We Lugacraft Uganda, local partner organization of the Real Uganda

by: Robert Dibya - UgandaProgram: Public Health Improvement in Uganda
10

For this entire program, I give 10/10 ⭐ stars because the benefits to both the community and the organization are huge. Especially the knowledge and experience exchanged during volunteering period is priceless and this greatly elevates the once poor communities to well independent villages.

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The Real Uganda responded to this reviewNovember 23, 2022

Robert - this feels so good to hear. We can't wait to move into 2023 with you.

Robert Dibya

Project partners

by: Tony Wanyoike - UgandaProgram: Public Health Improvement in Uganda
9

Our programs are so much in benefiting both grassroot individuals most especially the unprevillaged women and children and our volunteers so that to regain hope thus dreaming again, the people we work with are much more happy to receive volunteers who always show them good behavioral habits and they always try to exchange their cultural, educational, emotional values which is what we do want our volunteers and people to obtain in their stay, it's not about being well off to be able to work with ...

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The Real Uganda responded to this reviewNovember 23, 2022

Thank you, Tony, for giving future volunteers these insights into what our partners find important in an international volunteer.

Program Details

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Locations

  • Mukono, Uganda

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Biology
  • Counseling
  • Food Science & Nutrition

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Intern Duration:
  • 1 Year
  • 1-3 Months
  • 2-4 Weeks

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • American
  • European
  • Canadian
  • Australian

Cost per week

$100-300

Accommodation Options

  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Online Application
  • Essay

Interviews

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Erin Burn

Participated in 2012

Alumni

I had just completed a master’s in health psychology and during the course had covered quite a lot on the health challenges currently occurring within Sub-Saharan Africa, and this had first stemmed my interest in health issues within this region. I have always been a curious and adventurous person, and I love to travel and explore new regions, particularly regions that are off the beaten path and not accessible to the average tourist. Getting to really know a region, its people, and its culture has always been a passion of mine, and therefore it seemed like a good time and opportunity to travel a bit more once I had finished my course, whilst gaining some valuable experience in my chosen career field.

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Sarah Hadley

Participated in 2022

Alumni

I've always wanted to go abroad since I was just a little girl, specifically somewhere in Africa. I never thought it would be Uganda.

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