You can send your applications for this projects by following the link:
http://plavi-andeo.hr/formulari/Volontiranje-Afrika-Uganda-1/ or if you are experiencing the problems, to the email address
info@plavi-andeo.hr , with the short CV and an introducory letter (explaining the motifs for the project and what guides you to the voluntary work in Africa) attached.
The Blue Angel is organizing the voluntary work in Uganda and invites you to connect with the people who travel and do good deeds at the same time. By doing the voluntary work in this beautiful country, famous as the "pearl of Africa", you will acquire new acquaintances, get to know the new cultures, gain invaluable experiences, and see the beautiful landscapes. The Blue Angel will provide your required voluntary work program, secure accomodation, safe trip and everything else. With this project, our goal is to encourage as much people, that are guided by the humanitarian motifs and compassion towards the socially enangered people of the "third world" countries, as possible to dare to go for a voluntary work to one of the countries, because by doing it, they gain the ivaluable experience of the humanitary work and by helping the others in need, they gain professional benefit that improves their working experience and the spiritual growth. Volunteers that decide to do it need to be liberal and open minded for the new insights, new cultures, for the different kinds of diets, rules, be prepared to work in a group of a various age spans, nationalities, religions, and the most important, to be motivated within yourself and in your heart for the humanitary work. Also they need to stand for the interests and the projects of the Blue Angel organization in the local community they are situated in, and not to separate and work for themselves. They need to keep up with the voluntary work program and stick to the schedule on the daily basis. Volunteers need to be avare that by doing it, they give a piece of themselves, their energy, their time and money for someone else, and that they ask nothing in return. The preparation lasts at least a few months, and at least 3 months.
The goal of this project is a long term promotion of the fellowship, peace, and the development by the means of cultural exchange. With the achievement of even the smallest part of this project, each segment of the quality of life of the most endangered population in Africa will be improved, followed by the develpment of the compassion and love, regardless of the social, cultural and religious differencies.
Be a benefactor that by working gives the part of him/herself for the well being of the others, not asking for anything in return.
Our volunteers are:
-situated in a special house in a local community, or if they wish so, in a nearby guest house
-offered a individual or group language courses, local dances, drummig lessons followed by a feeling of helping and a personal satisfaction
-actively involved in the life of their new, temporary community
-are in the opportunity for the sightseeing and the trips within Uganda, and to meet the new acquaintances and friends in the spare time
-rewarded with the completion of the program certificate
We offer you a wide range of the activities you can participate in, and by doing it, contribute to their community and to the better world we live in. Offer your help to the parentless children, the youngsters, single mothers, the widows, the old people and all the people in the need of help. Get involved and experience exciting, unforgiving and unique life experience.
The program fee includes:
-the voluntary house accomodation
-the person that cooks and cleans the house
-the food - 3 meals a day, the breakfast, the lunch and the supper
-the support during the stay in the country, the safety, security and the coordinator
-the final show and the voluntary work accomplishment certificate
It is possible to get involved in the voluntary work for the period of one month, two months, longer than three months or any required period.
What is NOT included in the voluntary work fee:
-the flight expenses, visa, the trips within the country, required vaccinations, the telephone/cell phone expenses, Internet access, bottled water, the better accomodation if you need one, the tourist routes and trips expenses (national parks...)
30$ should suffice on a weekly basis for the additional expenses: bottled water, fruits...
The offered voluntary work programs are following: the local schools teacher, the sports trainer, the information sciences/computer teacher, web designer, the orpan children care, performance arts, the house constructions in the local communities, culture and community, various crafts, the furniture for the families (the family program), the medical centres work...
Below is the description of the each of the programs. If you are interested in any, we define and arrange your tasks based on your personal ideas, capabilities and wishes.
Programs:
-the local schools teacher: considering the lack of school staff and supplies, you can start the voluntary work as a teacher in the primary and secondary schools, regardless of your experience and occupation. According to the agreement and with the help of the resident teachers, you can teach one of the following classes: maths, writing, drawing, english language, french, german, literature, science, music, arts and crafts. The other subjects are also welcomed. Knowledge of at least of one of the subject is required. Following the one day prepraration, you will have the mentor, one of the school teachers, by your side during the whole of the program. Our knowldege is more than needed to them considering that the classes consists of 100 to 150 children, and there are only a few teachers on the total of 1200 children in the school.
The influence and the motivation you will have on this children is invaluable.
-sports trainer: the trainers will help these children and the youth to reach their full potential. They will train the teams within the communities or the schools, and they can also have the role in encouraging the children to participate in the sports activities. The sports trainers will improve the children's physical and mental abilities, develop them to achieve the maximum results, and they can also introduce the new methods and programs to the physical training of the children and youth, and also organize the competitions between the schools. Voluntary workers need to have the knowledge in the sports they wish to train the children, to be communicative, and full of energy. For more information, refer to to Blue Angel organization.
The purpose of this program is the promotion of the fellowship, peace and the development between the schools and the communities of the city of Jinja.
-computer sciences teacher: needs to transfer the knowledge in the following topics: introduction to the computer functions, Windows environment, Internet usage, MS Office environment (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)... The teachers need to transfer the knowledge both to the children and to the teachers in order the knowledge to continue to spread after their departure.
The basic idea of this program is to increase and to ease the access to the information sciences and technologies between the children and the youngsters in the rural areas of the Jinja city.
-web disigners: this voluntary workers will work with the schools in the creation of the web pages, in maintaining the same and improving it. It is required to be familiar with any of the web design and editing tools.
-the children care: the voluntary workers tasks would involve the care for the children in some of the numerous orphanages in the cities of Jinja and Bugembe, to be more precise: to be sure that the children are fed, washed well, dressed, and of course, to give them what they are in the need of the most, love and hugs, the qualities you need to have within yourself. More than welcomed is any additional talent you can transfer to the children: playing some instrument, drawing, or just playing some of the numerous games with them. Voluntary workers can help the children in need either by education of by medical care.
If you have any team work experiences, if you are emotional and full of love towards the children, reasonable and tolerant, you will have a great posititve impact on the life of children in the orphanages who are of a different age groups, from the smalest ones to the school children that were simply left behind, or their parents passed away and there is no one to take care of them. Many of them never even met their parents.
-performing arts: if you are into the dance, the music or acting, this is the perfect program for you. You can lead or coordinate the dance group, guide different workshops, and work in the schools of the city of Jinja. Voluntary workers will have the opportunity to cooperate with the local dance, music and theatre groups. You can teach your skills to the kindergarten, primary and secondary school children. While you are teaching the children and the youngsters in Uganda, you also learn from them, about their cultures and skills.
-construction work: this project's goal is to build housing and improve the existing conditions in the houses of the socially endangered, helpless and the old people, and also for the building and improving the school in Bugambe. Voluntary workers will do the phisycal work in the construction, paiting of the walls, roof repairments and of every other thing necessary. You don't need any construction work experience, and because of the construction method difference, you will work side by side with the local community that will show you their principals, matherials and methods of construction. Voluntary workers need to be in the good phisycal condition and willing to work hard.
-culture and community: Ako želite prenositi znanje o svojoj kulturi djeci, mladima i starijima ili ako želite učiti o autentičnoj Afričkoj kulturi onda je ovo program za vas. Kulturna razmjena znanja uključuje vaše podučavanje o: hrani, odjeći, jeziku, plesu, glazbi, navikama, vrijednostima itd. Vi ćete naučiti neke od jezika u Ugandi (Lusoga, Luganda, Swahili), autentično afričko bubnjanje i ples, i ostale zanimljivosti iz njihove kulture. Ovaj program promiče zajedništvo, mir i razvoj kroz kulturološku razmjenu. Za detalje i dogovor što bi vi radili i koji bi bili vaši zadaci obratite se udruzi Plavi Anđeo.
-crafts: voluntary workers in this program teach others the crafts of manufacturing different kinds of products, and also collaborate with the local community in the exchange of skills, knowledge of matherials and everything else.
-furniture for families: this program is aimed to the families that would manufacture, fix and restaurate the furniture in the rural schools that are in the lousy condition. This is the unique chance for the whole of the family to gain new knowledges and skills and to experience the invaluable gift that each of the family member will cherish.
-voluntary workers of the medical professin are also welcomed on the creation of the project that is aimed on the AIDS prevention that would be conducted within the local community with the grown ups, and would teach the courses in the schools. Also, all the medical workers can work in the clinics and the health centres.
All of you that are interested in the voluntary work in Uganda, please fill in the online form or contact us directly to our
email: info@plavi-andeo.hr and send us your CV with the description of what led you to apply for the voluntary work in Africa, so we can start organizing your trip and cut the long correspondence. The Blue Angel centre wishes to enable an unforgettable life experience that will change the way of thinking and a world view to everyone who wish so. The centre is registered and founded as the Humanitary and voluntary work centre, the first one of a kind in these areas, with the goal of, besides the collection of funds and helping the children in Africa, designing the programs and projects for the african and other countries and helping all of the future voluntary workers that didn't have any idea where to refer to, but have within themselves humanitarian motivation, to fulfill their dreams. Lots of individuals in Croatia are interested in going for a voluntary work to the african countries, yet no one until now didn't organize it in this way. We wish to make it possible through the means of cultural exchange. We theach them, and they theach us about their culture (the language, dance, drumming...). By doing it, we contribute to the community and a better world, and to the voluntary workers it is one interesting, unforgettable and unique life experience.
We also wish to alert that the people that are not led by the humanitary motifs, but the tourist ones, are not suitable for going to Africa and are not yet ready for such a large step. One of the conditions is also and active english language knowledge.
So, our voluntary workers are situated in the local community, hang with the local people, school teachers, drive with the local busses (or the "buda-buda's") and wish to improve the living conditions of the socially endangered local population and the children in the villages of Bugambe and in the other parts of Jijna and Buikiva.Those people really need us, not only our financial help, but to be with them, provide them with the knowledge, love and hope. Some of the poorest villages of Uganda are located in Bugambe, in the eastern part, near the city Jinja, near the largest lake Victoria and the spring of the river Nile.
It is necessary to know at least 3 months prior to departure when you would like to go and inform us so you can get involved in the organization's activities and get prepared for the voluntary work. All of you that are near Zagreb or the surroundings, fell free to attend our presentations and film screenings in the libraries and get to know the project better. The meetings of the organization are on Mondays from 17-19 on Jarun lake.
"In this life, it is not necessary to do a big deeds, but the small ones with a lot of love". M.Theresa
Uganda is the state in eastern Africa that boarders with the southern Sudan, on the east with Kenya, on the south with Tanzania, on the south-west with Ruanda, and on the west with Kongo. It is known as a "pearl" of Africa because of it's many national parks and lakes. It was a Great Britain's colony for a long time, until the 1962 when it gained independence. The official languages are swahili and english, and the majority of people are of bantu ethnic group. It has a population of cca. 21 million, and is the most famous for it's natural beauties: lake Victoria, the source of the river Nile, and many other great lakes. The capital is Kampala, and the major religion is Christianity, which of around 40% consists of catholics. The climate is diverse, conditioned by geographical varieties and elevations, so in the lover regions, the climate is mostly equatorial, in the mountains subtropical and continental, while some peaks are covered with snow.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, where the main culture is coffee as the main exporting good. Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world, where around 40% of population lives with only 1.25$ a day. During the 1980-ies, it was heaviliy affected by the HIV virus, with around 30% of total population infected!, but by the 2006., it was decreased to around 6%. Regardless of those positive statistics, the life expectancy of the male and female population is approximately 50 years, due to a poor social standard and hunger. The number of illiterate people is still high, and the local church communities are trying to improve that.
