UYWEFA (UGA-77)

Type: Human Rights: Advocacy - Country: Uganda

Brief description and main aims

Uganda Youth And Women's Effort Fighting AIDS known as UYWEFA, was established as a community based, non-profit organisation in 2007 by people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. 

UYWEFA's mission is to improve the life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through health, education and economic empowering programs. 

Main Activities

UYWEFA initially began with supporting HIV infected and affectd households with home based care services including counselling and testing, nutritional and psychosocial support. 

Today, the organization has expanded to provide formal education and vocational training opportunities to three hundred orphans and vulnerable children. Youth friendly services, such as videography to one hundred young people infected by HIV/AIDS and those at risk. It has also provided economic empowerment opportunities and psychosocial support for fifty single mothers living with HIV/AIDS.  

Volunteer tasks

• Coaching football and athletics for male volunteers
• Filming and videography
• Assisting in various activities like teaching English and maths to young children aged 6-8 years or 10-15 years
• Engage in community workshops
• Helping the kids in the kindergarten with their homework and teaching them to read

Volunteer requirements / Skills

• Have self-motivation
• Be patient and open-minded
• Respect the local culture, tradition and dress code
• Be able to work in a team

Location

Kazo Parish Nansana municipality in Wakiso district.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Volunteers will live with host families from the community. They will have a private room and will eat with the family.