VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Sherman Healthcare Foundation provides volunteer opportunities inUganda,East Africafor those wanting to use their talents and skills to make a difference in someone's life.
Volunteers can teach in elementary or secondary schools, work in local area clinics, work with the disabled children, work in village development programs for women, HIV AIDS prevention and care programs with children and adults. You choose the area where you want to help
Program Requirements
Volunteers for the Uganda program must:
- Be 18 years or older
- Have no major health problems
- Able to walk distances up to 5km daily
- Obtain a police check from your home country prior to volunteering
- Sign a general waiver of liability
- Have a positive and outgoing personality
Program Schedule
Volunteers can stay from a period of one month to 3 months. Your stay can be extended beyond 3 months on a case-by-case basis (depending upon our partners requirements and your ability to obtain an extended visa). You can start your placement on the 1st or 15th of each month.
School terms vary from year to year but are approximately as follows: Feb 1 to April 20, May 20 to August 20, Sept 15 to November 30. Volunteers are not placed in teaching projects outside of these times. Please also note that exams take place at the end of each term and normal class schedules will end prior to that. Short term volunteers are advised to start earlier in the term.
As a general rule we can not place short-term volunteers beginning January 1st as all projects take a few weeks to get going in the New Year. We advise you to plan your arrival for January 15th, or February 1st in the case of teaching placements.
PROGRAM COST
Your application fee includes the following benefits:
Personal Staff Support
Your Uganda Program Guide
Once your application is processed the remainder of the cost for your time in theUgandaprogram is:
Cost for 1 month - US $647
Cost for 6 weeks - US $947
Cost for 2 months - US $1247
Cost for 10 weeks - US $1547
Cost for 3 months - US $1847
The in-country fee covers administrative charge, project donation, airport pickup, transport to project, meals and accommodation during placement, and supervision.
You will need a weekly budget of approximately US$25 to cater for all your other expenses like bottled water, personal costs, beverages and entertainment. The other costs you will need to meet are your flights, visa, shots, travel insurance, and departure tax.
Your program fee includes the following benefits:
Your In-Country Fee
In-Country Support
24hr Emergency Line
Membership To ShermanHealthcare Youth Foundation
International Travel Advice
Letter Of Completion
Apply for the Uganda Program
Your application process is free and and if you are successful we will provide you with a choice of application fee payment options.
Application Process
All applicants will be notified by email as to whether their application has been successful.
(1) A Completed the Application Form will be required:
(2) Contact You: If you are successful we will then email you a letter of acceptance.
(4) Confirmation: Once the application fee is paid, our volunteer partner will contact you to ensure everything is organized. We will also send you the link to our program guide which covers topics such as country information, travel links, visa application process, fundraising ideas and much more!
(5) Communication & Support: Throughout the application process, we are committed to working with you to answer any of your questions or concerns. During your placement we are also available as a form of support to you as a volunteer and will email you while in country to discuss how the program is going.
Join our volunteer program by providing the following information: