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Paper Bag Production Assistance

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3 - 4 weeks  ·  Age 20 - 50+
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Highlights

  • Experience the Ugandan way of life and enjoy evening country walks through our typical rural based communities
  • Gain Ugandan fluency by by living with a host family and sharing our daily life with the local community
  • Become more passionate about your major and propel your career with international experience.

Highlights

  • Experience the Ugandan way of life and enjoy evening country walks through our typical rural based communities
  • Gain Ugandan fluency by by living with a host family and sharing our daily life with the local community
  • Become more passionate about your major and propel your career with international experience.
  • Make memories you will never forget during weekend excursions and tours with your fellow participants seeing our abundant natural resources and tourist attractions in the pearl of Africa Uganda
  • Visit our social cultural tourist attractions in the Buganda kingdom like the Kabaka tombs at kasubi,the man made Kabaka lake and the Ugandan museum
    • You don't have to pay anything yet

    Especially good for

    Age 20+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+
    Wheel Chairs

    About the program

    The volunteers will be responsible to train the community how to make paper bags and other packaging materials from our locally available resources.

    The Mmanze Centre for Rural Development & Training (MACERUDET) is a local NGO located in Uganda. MACERUDET is a community based organization mainly developing and managing self-help community projects in all the welfare works related fields. It takes its name from the Mmanze community, one of the ...

    About the program

    The Mmanze Centre for Rural Development & Training (MACERUDET) is a local NGO located in Uganda. MACERUDET is a community based organization mainly developing and managing self-help community projects in all the welfare works related fields. It takes its name from the Mmanze community, one of the communities of the Masulita sub-county.
    MACERUDET has 25 years of experience in the field of welfare works thanks to the contribution of a small group of of professionals located in Masulita, Uganda.

    MACERUDET volunteers enjoy an extremely unique experience not only in the work but also in the atmosphere they live in.You will be made to feel at home and you will taste all the different cultural foods, see their dancing and have the opportunity to join in. You can go for walks to see the monkeys and other natural living things and you can learn about the various local medicinal plants. Uganda has plenty for you to be doing during your time off, from white water rafting to on foot safaris.

    We accept volunteers without discrimination of race, color, tribe and religious denominations. Age limit for the volunteers is between 18 and 80 years.
    The tasks undertaken will depend on their level of experience and qualifications. Volunteers may include, but are not limited to training the community how to make paper bags and packs using the locally available materials like papyrus and trees.

    Volunteers work for at least five hours a day.The rest of the hours especially in the evenings after 4.00 pm is free time. Weekends and public holidays are also free to all volunteers to go for touring to different places of their choice.
    Volunteers will be responsible to train our local communities especially the youth and women how to make paper bags and packs, using the locally available materials like papyrus and trees.

    MACERUDET volunteers are accommodated with host families where they learn our social cultural beliefs and practices.Program fees is used for airport pickup and drop back,feeding and accommodation.50% of the fees is used to buy the training materials for the trainees. The fees is paid through western union money transfer system before arrival 

    During the week we organize a variety of activities for volunteers in the evenings.  We often play football (soccer), cards and board games or chill out around the bar or go out for a dance getting to know fellow volunteers from around the world. 

    Typical day

    08:00-09:00 breakfast 

    09:00-11:30 working time 
    11:30-12:00 break 
    12:00-13:00 working time 
    13:00-14:00 lunch 
    14:00-16:00 working time 
    16:00-18:00 sports 
    18:00-20:00 leisure 
    20:00-22:00 dinner 

    Typical day

    08:00-09:00 breakfast 

    09:00-11:30 working time 
    11:30-12:00 break 
    12:00-13:00 working time 
    13:00-14:00 lunch 
    14:00-16:00 working time 
    16:00-18:00 sports 
    18:00-20:00 leisure 
    20:00-22:00 dinner 

    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can be engaged in the following activities during their free time : Going for a walk through our communities to see different types of nature like the high rocks at KUNGU ROCK. They can do indoor games and sports like football during evenings They can go for tours in our tourists ...

    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can be engaged in the following activities during their free time : Going for a walk through our communities to see different types of nature like the high rocks at KUNGU ROCK. They can do indoor games and sports like football during evenings They can go for tours in our tourists attractions the Kasubi traditional tombs . They can go to our source of the Nile at Jinja. They can go to Mabira natural forests to see the different nature there. They can go to our wild life centre at Entebbe zoo.
    They can go to our national game parks like Queen Elizabeth national park,Kidepo national park,
    Bwindi Impenetratable forest to see the Chimpanzee and Gorrilla . The Sippi falls,BUJAGAALI falls,
    the Kikagata hot springs,The Rwenzori mountain for mountain climbing ,The mountains of the moon.
    Volunteers can also for concerts and music shows in different recreation centres. They can go to Ssese islands and lake Bunyonyi to watch the different nature in the islands. They can go to our museum to see our reserved past activities. All the above activities can be done either in the evenings after work ,on weekends and during the official public holidays in the country.

    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 20 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 20 years old on the program start date.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Education Requirements

    small scale manufacturing at High school or college level

    Criminal Background Check

    required

    Required Documents

    CV, Immunization certificate and motivation letter and current photo

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    The education level of the volunteers should be a basic certificate in making and producing paper packs

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 - 16:00

    What's Included

    What's Included

    On-site Services

    We charge for feeding ,accommodation,airport pick up and orientation training.50% of the fees goes towards the buying of the training materials for the trainees

    Airport Pickup at Entebbe International Airport

    We pick volunteers from the airport at their arrival schedule that should be communicated to us before arrival by the volunteer .The volunteer is picked by me the Program Manager or can be picked by another delegated person with a document /password that is being communicated to be used for proper identification of each other.It is always recommended not to travel to the project site during late hours in the night especially after 12.00 midnight.volunteers that arrive very late in the night are advised to stay at a hotel or guest House at their expense.

    Accommodation

    Accommodation is basic but spacious in the heart of the community.The rooms are single ,double and can be shared depending on the volunteers need.The bath rooms are outside the rooms but very near.The water is drawn from the constructed rain water harvesting tank at the volunteer house.You are free to take a bathe at any time of the ,either using cold or hot water.The latrines are also outside the accommodation room.We have no electricity but use solar power energy for lights.

    Food & Beverages

    Food and drinks are provided at the following program :8.00 am to 9.00 am we provide break fast ,10.30 am to 11:00 break tea or coffee ,1.00 pm to 2:00 pm, we serve lunch.5.00 pm to 6.00 pm we serve evening tea or coffee. 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm we serve dinner.Our food is mainly the local organically grown food with a lot of greens,fruits and water which is free from inorganic particles.Vegetarians are mainly considered but if you take meat,pork ,mutton then we can consider you for that menu.

    Internet Access

    Limited access at the project site
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    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

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    Details on arrival

    The program is flexible 

    Availability
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    Program Fees

    $200 per week 3 - 4 weeks Age 20 - 50+

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    Duration

    3 - 4 weeks

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    Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda > Kampala

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