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 years and 80 years.
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.
The volunteer will be responsible to teach our students in a sensitive handling of computers, the internet and social media. Tasks that can be undertaken is to teach students in MS Office programmes or organise workshops about data security.
MACERUDET volunteers are accommodated with host families to 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 training materials forthe trainees.
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.
