🌍 Volunteer in Uganda as a Communication & Media Officer for a Women Empowerment Project 💬📸 Raise Your Voice, Amplify Their Story! 🇺🇬

Join a life-changing ESC volunteering opportunity in Uganda! 🌿 ADRA and Uganda Pioneers Association are looking for a communication-savvy volunteer to support local efforts empowering women and youth in slum communities through storytelling, social media, and visibility. ✍️📢

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💡 Activity Type
European Solidarity Corps – Individual Volunteering

🏢 Host Organization
ADRA – Adventist Development and Relief Agency (with Uganda Pioneers Association)

📍 Location
Kampala, Uganda

📆 Period
15 September 2025 – 31 August 2026

⏳ Duration
28 weeks

📚 Fields
Media, Communication, Social Inclusion, Community Development

💬 Language(s)
English (local language support provided on arrival)

🎯 Eligibility criteria (Who can apply?)

• Aged 18–30
• Residents of:
  🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇹🇷 Türkiye

🧪 Responsibilities / tasks

• Develop and implement a full communication strategy
• Manage social media: content, engagement, and analytics 📊
• Create photos, videos, and short stories 📷🎞️
• Organize PR events and outreach
• Assist with online fundraising campaigns
• Support brand-building for women-led businesses

🌟 Why to join?

• Empower marginalized communities 💪
• Work in a multicultural team in East Africa
• Gain deep field experience in humanitarian communications
• Learn and practice local culture and language
• Experience true impact on the ground 🌍

📩 Application info
Apply via the official ESC opportunity link below.

💰 Compensation

• Accommodation in a shared apartment in Kampala
• Private bedroom, cooking facilities
• Food and transport allowance
• Local public transport (matatus and boda bodas)
• Pre-departure and on-arrival training provided

🌐 Official link
🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47224_en