🇺🇬 Make a Difference in Uganda! 🌍✨ Join Project SOLARIC’s Volunteering Adventure 2025!

Ready to support children with special needs in Nansana, Uganda? 🚀🌟 Project SOLARIC, hosted by Uganda Pioneers Association, invites 2 passionate volunteers aged 18–35 for a 6-month ESC journey from July to December 2025! 📚 Engage in educational & creative activities at community centers, empowering dyslexic children and those with sensory/mobility impairments to thrive! 🤝🎭

📝 What Will You Do?
🎯 Support learning at CeSA (dyslexia) & DCCU (sensory/mobility impairments) 📖
✂️ Prepare materials for educational activities 🖌️
🎲 Assist with indoor/outdoor games & storytelling sessions 📚
🎶 Organize music, dance, & drama workshops for kids 🎤
🌟 Advocate for children’s rights & community health sensitization 🤗
💡 Engage kids with fun literature & creative projects 📝

🏠 Where Will You Stay?
📍 Shared furnished flat near service centers in Nansana, Kampala 🏡
🍽️ Food allowance provided; manage your own meals 🥗
🚶 Walk, take taxis, or ride boda bodas (motorcycles) to work 🏍️
🌆 Live in the vibrant, cultural hub of Kampala 🇺🇬
✈️ Travel costs covered by the ESC program 🌍
🩺 Full insurance provided for the duration 🩹

🧠 What Support Will You Get?
📚 Online pre-departure training by Team SOLARIC 🎓
🧑‍🏫 2-day in-country orientation + 1-day mid-term session 🤝
🌟 Tailored instructions for working with special needs children 📖
🤗 Ongoing support from UPA & project mentors 🌱
💡 Opportunities to lead community mobilization sessions 🚀

👤 Who Can Apply?
🙋 Aged 18–35, from EU, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Turkey 🇪🇺
💬 No prior ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (or <12 months total ESC) 🌍
🌟 Passionate, patient, & creative with a love for helping kids 🤗
🗣️ Strong communication skills & respect for diversity 🌈
📝 Completed ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training required ✍️
🌍 Young people with fewer opportunities encouraged to apply!

📅 Project Dates: 7 July 2025 – 31 December 2025 (24 weeks)
📍 Location: Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬
⏳ Application Deadline: 25 June 2025, 22:59
🔗 Apply via Official ESC Portal: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/46737_en

🌍 Eligible Countries
EU Member States, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey