HIV/AIDS Prevention Volunteer in Uganda
Work as an AIDS prevention volunteer in Uganda in our health awareness projects. Uganda is at the heart of the sub-Saharan HIV/AIDS pandemic. An estimated 25.4 million people are living with HIV and approximately 3.1 million new infections occurred in 2004. In 2004, an estimated 2.3 million people lost their lives to the disease. Uganda is home to more than 1 million AIDS orphans. Widowed mothers and elderly widowed grandmothers are the predominant heads of households.
HIV/AIDS results in a progressive depletion of the immune system leading to immune deficiency. The weakened immune system is vulnerable to secondary diseases. Access to medical care is non-existent for many Ugandans where almost half the population lives in absolute poverty.
HIV/AIDS Awareness in Rural Areas
Most rural areas are severely lacking in services and HIV/AIDS awareness. Nearly every family in the rural villages has had someone who is sick or has died from AIDS. Hence education continues as a primary weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Awareness programs are provided at the community level, to schools and institutions, and at the personal level with individual counselling and home visits. Music and dramas focussing on people living with HIV/AIDS and educational films greatly help to educate the local population.
This Program is divided under the following categories and volunteers are free to participate in all areas as they wish: HIV /AIDS Education and Awareness; HIV/AIDS Counselling Training (TOT); Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). Please note: volunteers need to have a certification or proof of experience in a medical field, such as a medical student ID, EMT or paramedic certification, or nursing or physician’s credentials to participate in this Project.
Start Dates & Duration
Projects in Uganda start on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Volunteers should arrive on Sundays.
You can choose to volunteer from 1 to 24 weeks.
Arrival Airport: Entebbe International Airport. Volunteers will travel by road, through the capital Kampala, eastwards to Jinja and northwards to Kamuli, a journey of 4-5 hours depending on traffic.
- The program fee is paid directly to the host organization.
- All of the projects incur a registration fee of U$ 149.00 on top of the program fee.
What does the volunteer in Uganda program fee include?
- Airport Pickup
- Orientation plus city tour on arrival at the project site
- Accommodation for all projects
- 3 meals per day
- Support from local staff & Program supervision
- In-country 24/7 support throughout your stay
- In-country administration costs
There are no hidden costs. These projects are the most affordable to volunteer in Uganda.
IKPVA is an NGO based in a developing country. We are dedicated to helping you help others, at the lowest possible price. We are interested in making volunteering abroad more accessible so that more people can help do really important work.
Participants in our Uganda programs normally find US$ 50 to be sufficient for weekly expenses in the country.
The program fee should be paid to the host country and it is due 30 days before the project start date.
Accommodation & Meals
The type of accommodation depends very much on the project the volunteer will be working. Generally speaking, the following categories are available: Volunteer Apartment or Volunteer Guest House sharing with other volunteers. In all of our projects we ensure that the accommodation we provide is safe, secure and comfortable.
In these accommodation settings, volunteers live together but in private rooms. These can be very fun places to stay when volunteers from different nationalities live together. Each volunteer in Uganda will have a room of it’s own, however although in some cases two volunteers of the same sex will have to share a room. Housing conditions are basic, but all houses have electricity and running water. As compared to normal standards of Uganda, the accommodation can be regarded as more than adequate.
A “house keeper” ist taking care of each of the volunteer Guesthouses. He is responsible for preparing all the meals for the volunteers, and the general cleanliness of the house.
Requirements Volunteers on AIDS Prevention
Volunteers need to have a certification or proof of experience in a medical field, such as a medical student ID, EMT or paramedic certification, or nursing or physician’s credentials to participate in this Project.
You must be at least 18 years old at the start of your Volunteer in Uganda placement.
All volunteers must have adequate volunteer travel insurance and are required to provide credentials depending on the chosen program.
Language skill required for Uganda Volunteers
Knowledge of intermediate English is a pre-requisite.
Safety
You will have a competent support and advices from the local team and project leaders. Someone will always be available in the case of any emergency. Please keep in mind that you are in a different country and should take some precautions to avoid exposing yourself to certain risks.
The local coordinators will give you all the information to have a safe and unforgettable experience.
More Volunteer Opportunities in Uganda
Choose from a wide range of rewarding projects to volunteer in Uganda.
If you love to work as a volunteer teacher, you can choose whether to teach English at school or coach football and sports for boys and girls.
For the students at school and even adults, you can even help providing IT literacy as a volunteer.
Moreover, for medical students we offer a medical internship in order to provide healthcare for the population.
You can also contribute for women’s rights as a volunteer on woman empowerment.
For the developing country is is also important to foster small businesses and startups, where you can help as a microfinance volunteer.
Furthermore, the construction volunteer project can help providing basic needs of the population, such as a water well.
Finally, you can help preserving Uganda’s biodiversity as an environmental volunteer.
Medical internships in other countries
Have a look as well at our medical volunteer abroad programs in several countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America!
For instance, you can join a medical internship at the Pediatric Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, or provide healthcare for children at the Pediatric Clinic in Cambodia.
Medical students can also work on healthcare volunteering in Thailand, Surin.
There is even a dental internship in Peru available, where medical volunteers can work at a healthcare centre in Cusco.
If you are still wondering, whether to study medicine, try out our pre-medical observation program in Sri Lanka. There, you’ll get in touch with practical experiences at the modern hospital of Colombo. At the same clinic, students can join an internship specializing on clinical psychology.
In South Africa, students can join a fascinating wildlife veterinary internship!
Moreover, we offer a new project on wellness coaching with the young students at a college in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.