Help a Ugandan charity to improve education and community development in southern Uganda.
Work with Soft Power Education, a charity based in Jinja southern Uganda to help provide assistance to their long-term projects aiming to develop and improve educational facilities for children.
Uganda, The Pearl of Africa, is one of the continents most beautiful and inspirational countries and Soft Power Education is lucky enough to be based in Jinja, a town that sits on the edge of The Mighty White Nile.
Soft Power's aim is to develop and improve the educational facilities for children mainly in the primary sector. Initially they built two pre-schools for AIDS Orphans, which they continue to run and 3 years ago they started on a 5 year project - refurbishing the 20 government primary schools within the local sub-county. They have since worked at 16 of these schools and have built 35 new classrooms, refurbished at least 70 condemned classrooms, installed 10 water catchment tanks, excavated over 50 pit latrines and have painted 120 classrooms with educational teaching aids.
More recently they have assisted in the building of a local Health Clinic, built a working pottery - run by local apprentices, and are in the final stages of completing the Omugezi Cultural Centre which will be used by children and adults alike - hosting educational workshops, illiteracy courses, theatre productions and offer computer & IT training.
Soft Power Education will enable you to get involved at grass roots level. All they ask for is your time, energy and donation - they don’t ask for a registration fee, but they do ask that you fundraise prior to your arrival and bring with you a donation. Soft Power Education is 100% charity, so everything you donate will go back into making a difference to the lives of Uganda's children, which is something you will be able to see with your own eyes.
To find out how you can volunteer with Soft Power Education in Uganda click here.
Please note that QUEST are not involved in managing or running this skilled placement. We fully support the work that Soft Power do, but do not manage placements for them, as they have their own volunteer co-ordinator.
We will put you in touch with Soft Power and they will deal with your placement directly.
A minimum donation is required to Soft Power Education. Donation varies on length of stay. You will require additional funds to cover transport and airport transfers.