International Work Camps 2008

Since 1989 UPA has been engaged in organizing short term national and international volunteer (STV) projects in the form of workcamps. Work camps have been used as means for building local communities. Volunteers from all over the world have come together and through common efforts community centres, health units, small scale farming plots and much more has been constructed. Friendship cross borders has been created and barriers between people from different cultures broken down.

In 2008 UPA has planned 12 work camps in different parts of Uganda. The work camps are hosted by 8 different UPA branches. The themes of the work camps vary from Peace and Reconciliation, Environment and Sanitation, Sustainable Development, Music, dance and drama and HIV/AIDS.

We welcome you to join in one of these workcamps.

If you wish to participate in a UPA work camp, please contact the UPA secretariat.

More information about the workcamps of 2008, registration and further information about the services of UPA can be found in the folder UPA workcamps 2008. Watch the folder here (to download, right-click and select 'save target as...').

After deciding to choose to work with UPA it is a good idea to read the guide for volunteers which you can watch here (again, to download, right-click and select 'save target as...')

UPA workcamps 2008

For the complete workcamps programme, download the folder UPA workcamps 2008. For information about the a specific workcamp, select in the list below or choose it in the menu on the right.

14 January - 4 February, Bamunanika Children's centre

Building Hope and Positive living in HIV/AIDS orphans

6 March - 27 March, Bukomero

Environment Conservation and Construction

2 June - 23 June, Arua

HIV/AIDS

7 July - 28 July, Central

Construction, Sanitation and Cultural Heritage

9 July - 30 July, Gulu

Democracy as a tool to promote peace and construction work

14 July - 4 August, Bukomero

Renovation work and environment conservation

4 August - 25 August, UPACT

Music, dance and drama production and promotion

11 August - 1 September, Basaijansolo

HIV/AIDS prevention and care

18 August - 8 September, Central

Construction

15 September - 6 October, Pakwach

Conflict transformation and democracy

13 October - 3 November, Bukomero

Construction and agroforestry work

27 October - 17 November, Kikooba

Community sanitation, construction and sports