ADRA-ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY
UGANDA PIONEERS ASSOCIATION
KAMPALA, Uganda
⭐️ Activity Title
Trainer – Fashion, Design & Knitting for Women's Empowerment
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
The project empowers disadvantaged girls and women in slum community by providing training in sewing, tailoring, brand building, and financial literacy, equipping them with income-generating skills. It enhances access to comprehensive social and economic services while addressing the root causes of vulnerability, such as poverty, lack of awareness, and limited skills, to promote self-sufficiency. As a volunteer, you will support and engage in the following activities:
1) Empowering young people by teaching fashion design and knitting skills,
2) Developing new products based on local market demand,
3) Marketing youth center products locally and internationally,
4) Organizing exhibitions and exposure tours/visits,
5) Providing basic financial literacy training,
6) Developing a quality control system,
7) Strengthening relationships with existing partners and identifying new partnership opportunities.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation will be provided in a shared apartment with other volunteers, each having a private, lockable bedroom, located in the suburbs of Kampala. The volunteer will receive monthly allowance that will cover food, communication costs, and local transportation. The volunteer will travel daily to the project site. Public transport mainly consists of commuter taxis (Matatus), while shorter distances are typically covered using motorbikes known as Boda Bodas.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will participate in an online pre-departure training, followed by an in-person induction upon arrival at the host organization. Additionally, the volunteer will be encouraged and provided with financial support to learn the local language.
Participant profile
POSITION SUITABLE FOR CANDIDATES WITH PREVIOUS ESC/EVS/EU VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE EXCEPT FOR HUMANITARIAN AID VOLUNTEERING. Passion for working with girls and women from diverse backgrounds
• Qualifications in textile fashion design, tailoring, or knitting
• Ability to work independently
• Experience in teaching and instructing textile-related work
• Willingness to work in slum or vulnerable communities
• Open-minded and emotionally resilient, with the ability to adapt to the local environment
• Flexible and creative mindset
• Basic computer skills for communication, design, and marketing
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 01/06/2026 to 31/12/2026
Activity location
8 MILES HOIMA ROAD, KAMPALA, Uganda
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye
Activity topics
Social challenges
Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
Citizenship and democratic participation
Disaster prevention and recovery
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Employment and entrepreneurship
Creativity and culture
Physical education and sport
Disaster Preparedness
Post Disaster relief
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene)
Shelter
Support to local Small and Medium Enterprise
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 07/06/2026 23:59
Project code
2023-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101140258
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52206_en
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