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Sports Coaches needed to better the lives of underpriviledged children and young people in Uganda.

* Overview *
As a volunteer in Uganda you will have the opportunity to help disadvantaged children by teaching them basic sport skills. The Town's Sports Academy is the only one of its kind in the local area and is becoming more and more popular everyday. This means there are currently 630 children being taught by only 6 instructors. They desparately need enthusiastic overseas volunteers to help out this worthwhile cause.


*Programme details *
On Arrival: When you arrive in Uganda you will start a 3-day induction and orientation.

Day 1: The first day of the induction takes place in Kampala, where you will be taken round the city and shown useful places such as banks, main hospitals, the post office and embassy. There will also be other basic induction activities.

Day 2: The second day involves travelling to Masaka on public transport, which is a three-hour drive from Kampala. Masaka is the nearest town to the project site so this is a great opportunity to find out what facilities it has to offer that you might want to use during your weekends. From here you will travel to the host family or volunteer house, where you will be staying for the duration of the program.

Day 3: On the third day you will be introduced to the project you will be working on as well as the some of the local culture and language. After the three day induction the work on the project begins.

On the project you will be:

Teaching the children, improving their sporting skills and helping the academy to network with similar projects. You will be working 5 days a week for 4 - 5 hours. The working days are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Therefore Wednesday and Sunday are free days for you do as you please.

Duration

From 4 weeks

Start Dates

Anytime of the year

Requirements

You need to have some type of sporting or youth work background.
* Minimum age 18yrs and maximum age is 65yrs.
* You need to be able to work on your own, as you will most likely be teaching groups by yourself.
* International volunteers are welcome