Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) (UGA-76)

Type: Socially Excluded Groups: Street children - Country: Uganda

Brief description and main aims

Main Activities

• MOP offers services to the poor, e.g visit slums and gives scholastic materials for children, provides basic needs for families, physical and psychological support
• MOP takes care of orphans and abandoned children by giving them shelter, food and medical support. The community has housing for all its residents.
• MOP also supports children with disabilities 
• Some of the brothers at MOP are doctors, nurses e.t.c so they visit people in nearby communities and offer free medical help
• MOP takes care of elderly people and provides housing for them

Volunteer tasks

Some of the volunteer's tasks include:

• Feeding children, some may be handicapped or have special needs
• Making sure the residential and compound area is maintained clean
• Helping out with the cooking
• Playing with the children
• Being with the children during their free time

Volunteer requirements / Skills

The volunteer should:

• Be ready to integrate with the residents at the project
• Have motivation and love for children, some of whom are handicapped or with special needs
• Have some knowledge of small touch therapy (not mandatory)
• Be able to speak English and also be ready to learn new languages
• Be able to adapt easily to new environments especially to ones that are out of their comfort zone
• Be open-minded, always able to express their feelings good or bad
• Like to interact with people
• Be creative

Location

The project is located in the neighbouring slums of Kampala in a place called Kisenyi.