Offices in Mukono town, Kayunga road, behind Colline hotel Mukono
YMCA Lane, Uganda. P. O Box 2784 Kampala Uganda
Tel: (256) 774 310 393 / (256) 775 189 239
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INTERNSHIP & VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Definition of volunteering: We define volunteering as an unpaid activity where someone takes actively on a task, responsibility or project giving their time to help an organization or an individual(s) who are not related.
Definition of internship: We define internship as an unpaid activity by a period of a supervised training required for qualifying for a profession. It follows a specified number of academic credits or classroom years.
- Start of the program: You can start to volunteering or doing an internship at any time of the year.
- Placement duration: Minimum: 1 week / Maximum: 52 weeks
- Hours to dedicate per week: Minimum: 12 hours / Maximum: 50 hours
- Age Limit (years): Minimum: 18 / Maximum: No limit!
- When to Apply: You have to fill-in and send this application in two weeks in advance.
I.General information
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II.Statement of purpose
- Why do you want to do this program?
- What would you like to experience, learn, and achieve through this program?
- What do you envision yourself doing during this volunteer or internship assignment? Please be as specific and concrete as possible.
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- What are the challenges that you expect to encounter, and how are you prepared to deal with them?
III.Relevant experience, skills and qualifications
Please list all relevant experience. This may include international and cross-cultural experience, professional engagements, trainings, or volunteer work. Please list as many experiences as are relevant – 3 is typically appropriate. If you wish to list more than 3 experiences, please copy and paste the text in bold.
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Language skills: Please describe your language skills. Be as objective as possible, and please do not over-estimate your skill level.
Indicate language and level of competency on a scale of 1-5:
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Additional Comments: Please add additional comments about your language abilities and/or make a note if you have plans to take language courses before the program.
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Skills: List specific skill sets that you have developed and could comfortably apply during your internship or volunteer assignment if needed. It is OK if these skills do not seem directly related to the issue you would like to work on. For example, these skill sets might be related to research, writing, sports, computers, internet, teaching, first aid etc.
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NOTE: Please provide documentation of medical, professional, vocational, legal or other certificates or licenses in document attached to this application.
- PLACEMENT INTERESTS
The preferences you indicate below will be used to identify the project which will fit the best for you. While we encourage flexibility and a willingness to support the organization’s needs and priorities, at this stage it is to your benefit to be as clear as possible about your interests and priorities.
Issue area: Mark all that apply and rank in order of preference
- HealthChoose an item.
- EducationChoose an item.
- Youth Choose an item.
- Micro-Enterprise Choose an item.
- Women’s EmpowermentChoose an item.
- Human RightsChoose an item.
- Environment Choose an item.
- Community DevelopmentChoose an item.
Please identify the sub-issue(s) within this field that you would like to focus:
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Activities: Please indicate and rank the types of activities in which you would like to be involved.
☐Research
☐Educational Workshops
☐Capacity-Building Workshops
☐Grant Writing
☐Business Development
☐Infrastructure Development
☐Organizational Development
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