UPA Secretariat
Background
The Midterm Volunteer Programme (MTV programme) is an international volunteer exchange programme under Uganda Pioneers' Association (UPA).
UPA has hosted international volunteers since the organisation was started in 1989. The MTV programme was introduced in 2002 as a result of a need for
extending the volunteer placements. UPA uses volunteer exchange as a tool for fulfilling its overall aim:
To promote community based development, intercultural cooperation and youth participation through voluntary work.
The objectives of the MTV programme are to:
- Contribute to the development of community based social services
- Promote and improve natural and acquired skills useful to the community
- Promote and exchange cultures in order to create friendship and mutual understanding
- Encourage the youth as dynamic age group to take leading roles in development
The MTV programme offers opportunities for volunteers (MTVs) to live and work in Uganda for a period of 1 to 12 months. The programme target qualified and
committed young people with little or with some practical and professional skills.
UPA is looking for an experienced volunteer to facilitate and develop the MTV programme in close cooperation with UPA Information and Volunteer
Exchange officer
Aim
To improve and develop the MTV programme
Activities
Communication with sending organisations, match placements with MTVs, introduction of MTVs to UPA, Uganda and host places, communication
with MTVs, monthly Guesthouse meetings, monitoring of wellbeing of MTVs, monitor placement and work, evaluation of MTV placement. Locate new MTV placements
and improve the programme framework.
Volunteer task
- To participate in the daily running of the programme
- To draw up new profiles for existing MTV places
- To locate new and exiting host places (first priority to UPA local branches and other MS Uganda partner organisations)
- To finalise the MTV guidebook
- Create new contacts to other international sending organisations
- Possible, other tasks in relation to work camps
Volunteer qualities
- Demonstration of prior experience from international volunteer programmes and/or work camps
- Creative and full of good ideas
- Very good intercultural communication skills and able to deal with different ethnic groups
- Patience and able to work using few resources and basic facilities
- Willing to travel extensively with local busses and be accommodated locally
- Willing to work with UPA for a minimum of 6 months
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Educational
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Practical
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Room for new initiatives
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Emotionally challenging
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Work load
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Rating by MTVs
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Working hours
The placement is 6 months. Normal working hours from Monday to Friday. Few evening and weekend activities with MTVs.
Transport
Local matatus (minibus), boda boda
Accomodation
UPA guesthouse in Nansana, near Kampala.
Comments from UPA
The volunteer will work from UPA secretariat. The secretariat consists of 4 staff, a guesthouse caretaker and local volunteers.
The facilities are basic, the computers overworked, power is cut every second day and the internet is up and down. The volunteer will work under
the supervision of UPA Information and Exchange officer.
Communication
Communication with staff is easy as most are fluent in English.
Past Volunteers
From Netherlands