Prevention and Health Education Assistant – no previous experience nee

Activity description

Do you want to contribute to the activities of Ugandan NGO in rural settings of Nebbi district? Do you want to see and help convey the organization’s message and mission through health education workshops at local schools while being the part of our local office team in Ugandan branch of EMOTER in Nebbi town and runs the operations in West Nile area of Uganda. West Nile region and especially its rural parts is considered as one of the regions of Uganda that faces the highest levels of poverty. As a result, these rural communities suffer from practically no access to basic healthcare and preventive services, poor education and high joblessness level due to almost no opportunities for skills development and capacity building. These are the main areas of EMOTER’s operations. You will mostly attend field work with the rest of the team members where our team visits local schools and teach children and teenagers about health and prevention in order to raise new generation who is informed and

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will stay in our house for volunteers which works like guest house with shared accommodation and equipped kitchen. You will receive pocket money – you can either buy local food which is cheap or you can cook in the kitchen. Visa, flight tickets, travel insurance, mandatory and some highly recommended immunizations and antimalarials prevention are covered. We will arrange transport between Entebbe airport and Kampala and then transport between Kampala and Nebbi by car. Our office is not very far from the quest house and volunteers usually just walk there. We can also provide travel allowanc

Training during the activity

At start you will get app. 4 days on-arrival training from UPA organisation in Kampala about culture, safety, country and its history in order to deep dive more in local settings and minimize cultural difference. In Nebbi you will also get training about your position from local staff of EMOTER.

Participant profile

We don’t require any previous expertise or experience with educational workshop or teaching but it is an advantage. All materials for the workshop are already prepared and we will explain you everything for the workshop during training and after that you will have approximately 1 week just to study them and prepare yourself. English proficiency and excellence oral and written is a must, User of MS Office, Respect for diversity. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. You can choose to go for 3 months (latest start 1.10.2024) or 6 months (latest start 1.7.2024).

Activity dates

A total of 12 week(s) during the period 01/05/2024 to 31/07/2024

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Activity location

Karla IV. 1351, 66501 Rosice Uganda

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Türkiye

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

No application deadline

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