SUMMER PROJECTS

UGANDA

2013 SUMMER PROJECTS

Health Improvement

Social Business& Entrepreneurship

Education&

Literacy

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Uganda

Uganda Unto ld Ecologically, Uganda is where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle.

Where else but in thisuniquely lush destination can one observe lions prowling the openplains in the morning and track chimpanzees through the rainforest undergrowth the

same afternoon, then the next day navigate tropical channels teeming with hippos and crocodiles before setting o� into the misty mountains to visit the majestic mountain gorillas?

Uganda is the only safari destination whose range of forest primates is as impressive as its selection of plain antelopes.Besides the wide biodiversity, Uganda is also blessed

with a vast bird population of more than 1,000 species.

Uganda was ranked by Lonely Planet as the world’s most preferred tourism destination for the year 2012. Lonely Planet is the world’s largest Travel Guide Book and Digital Media Publisher. Uganda emerged number one out of 10 other countries surveyed, followed byMyanmar (Burma), Ukraine, Denmark, Bhutan, Cuba, New Caledonia, Taiwan and Switzerland.Considering the country’s variance in the tourism products, it is little wonder that it was ranked the world’s most preferred.The ranking comes at a time when Uganda is focused on intensifying marketing and promotion of the country both domestically and internationally. Lonely Planet singles out Uganda as the place where Savannah meets the vast East African lakes and where snow-capped mountainsbear down on sprawling jungles, but there is more to thisPearl of Africa. Apart from being home to half to the world’s surviving mountain gorillas, Uganda is also blessed with half of Africa’s bird species, waterfalls, hot springs, forests,national parks and unique climate among others.Uganda’s history is very rich with UNESCO world heritage sites including Nyero rock paintings, Kasubi tombs (currently being reconstructed after the 2010 inferno), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the newly discovered home of early man in Karamoja.

Best Destination 2012

MUST SEE PLACES IN UGANDA

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWhat is the Weather like?

Uganda enjoys a tropical weather, though the heat is tempered by the altitude. Dry Seasons are

from December to February and mid June to Mid August . Averages temps of about 16 to 61C

Do I need a VISA to Uganda?

A Ugandan visa can be Obtained from any entry point ( Airport and Border Lines ) or from any

Ugandan Embassy / Consulate abroad. One needs a valid passport for atleast 6 months prior

to entry.

What Vaccinations Do I Need?

A yellow fever vaccine is essential - bring your certif icate. Other vaccines though varied include

Rabies vaccination, Hepatit is A and B. It is recommended that you see a doctor before travel.

Can I use Credit or Debit Card?

VISA Electron is widely accepted in city stores, followed by Mastercard. Other Cards are unlikely to

work, Please consult with your bank prior to your travel.

Source of River Nile ( World’s Longest River )Lake Victoria ( East Africa’s Largest Lake )Mountain Rwenzori ( Snow Capped Peak all year Round )Mabira Forest ( East Africa’s True Tropical Forest )

INTRODUCING

ACP AIESEC Uganda

Projects

INTRODUCTION

SUMMER

AIESEC Uganda Projects are part of theActive Contribution Program ( ACP )

of AIESEC Africa, a set of projects aimedat increasing the contribution of youngpeople in Positive Social Impact Delivery

through a number of Projects alignedto Impact Areas;

1. Leadership Development 2. Education and Literacy 3. Health Improvement

4. Economic Growth and Development

This Summer , AIESEC Uganda is o�ering anumber of projects in atleast each Impact

Area as you will see by reading through this piece of publication. We look forward

to recieving your application as an Exchange Participant or if you are interested in working together as a country exchange

partner

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An Intiative of AIESEC Uganda and AIESEC Maastrichtthe Medicine Project aims to give medical students from the Netherlands an opportunity to experience hospital lifein Uganda. The Participants will be expected to offer support to medical personnel in rural health centre IV which are not only under staffed but also face a high influx of patients. The Students will be awarded an opportunity to carry out minor medical tasks as may be demanded by the host hospital. There also be a learning partner which are NGOs that are also workinng for health improvement in communities that are ravaged by absolute poverty and the participants will have a chance to share their skills with the former as well.

JOB DESCRIPTION

HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

THE MEDICINE PROJECT HIV/AIDS PROJECT Data from the Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey 2011, shows an upward trend in the infection rates upto 6.7%. At this rate , it can be argued that approximately two million Ugandans are infected with HIV /AIDS .Women and Young People are the most at Risk Groups due to their vulnerability especially women’s lack of bargaining power for protection and prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS. For the Youths is the high sexual activity and lack of enough information on reproductive health. This Projectaimms to focus on creating a Knowledge base among Young people to awaken the struggle for a healthy generation.The Project will be run by AIESEC Uganda 7 Local chapters and aims to impact close to 1000 young people in school and communities across the country. We aim to partner with TASO ( The AIDS Support Organisation)Youth Against AIDS and other Civil Society Oganisations that have been working on the issue for a long time.

THE MEDICINE PROJECT

HIV/AIDS PROJECT PROJECT: Community Outreach Program

� The interns shall prepare sessions to present to the communities and schools.

� In doing this, they shall be expected to further develop the content of the

programme trainings in conjunction with target Project Learning Partners dealing

with HIV/AIDS and other health issues.

� Teaching communities about HIV /AIDS. Field visits to HIV/AIDS patients, offer

counseling services and promote positive living among the infected.

� Deliver sessions to communities and students so as to gain knowledge on

HIV/AIDS and BCPs vital for behavioral change and develop assessments to

evaluate understanding among the students.

� Engage the communities and students in discussions on health, HIV/AIDS in Africa

in particular and the role of the youth in fighting this scourge and ensure team

building activities for delegates.

� Providing seminars related to sexual education among youth, HIV/AIDS prevention

and personal hygiene.

Interns ( Medical Students ) will carry out a variety

of activities which may include the following:

Conduct a community health needs assess gather feedback through

community meetings on health of the village

Support doctors in carrying out Minor Surgeries

Work with hospital officials to improve medicine supply chains

Organize multiple healthcare initiatives (e.g.HIV/AIDS testing days),

Often in collaboration with outside NGOs, CBOs

Collaborate with officials to select, recruit, and train a Village Health Team

Plan and implement health education workshops with

Village Health Teams (e.g., Safe Water Education days).

Lead and carry out monitoring and evaluation

2YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are high, three times higherthan the average rate for adults. While many youth aspire to wage employment in the public and private sectors, these sectors will only be able to absorb a smallpercentage of new job seekers entering the labour market.the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) and Youth and AIESEC Uganda have set out an ambitiousagenda to spread the culture of entrepreneurship ensuring that Ugandan youths will have opportunities as well as the abilities to lift themselves out of poverty andcontribute to national development, economic growth and employment creation.

ABSTRACT

AREAS OF INTERVENTIONPromoting Entrepreneurship Culture Through -

Entrepreneurship Education

Business management

Financial Management

Social Business Enterprise set up and management

Basic Research for evidance based advocacy

Social Business & EntrepreneurshipProject: Social Business & Entrepreneurship

The Focus of the Project is Entrepreneurship, micro finance and Social Business startup and management � The Interns will be expected to work hand in hand with the learning Partner who in this case is ILO ( International Labor Orgn ) to ensure that the project content is in line with the project objectives

� The Interns will plan , Present and facilitate sessions on Social Business, Finance and management to students in selected institutions of higher learning , market vendors and out of school Youths in Selected Communities in Rural and Urban Ugandan Districts

� The Intern will be expected to develop Interactive models in delivering sessions, these can include games, group work and case studies

� The Intern will organize competitions in Business Plan Writing to evaluate the techniques obtained by participants

� The Intern Will monitor project progress and come up with recommendations for future reference

� The Intern will have to showcase, in creative ways best case practices around Social Business from their Home Countries

The intern will have an opportunity to tour, work and learn from people from different regions in Uganda which is a rare and golden opportunity to experience true diversity of Uganda. The intern will get a clear

understanding of the finance, micro finance, entrepreneurship and social business sector in Uganda.

JOB DESCRIPTION

LEARNING POINTS FOR THE INTERNS

3EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Projects Under this Impact Area of Education and Literacy are focused on Inspiring a reading Culture , Subject Education and Creation of Cultural awareness . The Projects will create a platform for Participants to to present their Cultures through Language

education and other informal ways.

LANGUAGE EDUCATION SUBJECT EDUCATION Language is a strong cultural Component worthy sharing.There are a

number of languages that are spoken regionally ( In East Africa ) like

Swahili and Globally like French and Germany.

As AIESEC Uganda we have pre selcted Swahili for the regional

Exchange participants and French and German for native speakers

of the former.

We are offering an opportunity for you to share your language with

other people and create awareness arounnd the globe for harmony,

peace and justice.

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS

Prepare and deliver language classes to primary , secondary schools

and the communities in Adult Education Program

Present your Culture in an interactive way like plays and video

This Project focuses on creating subject literacy among school going

youths in Primary and Secondary schools.

Subjects like Mathematcis and English are top of the list for this Project.

So far we have implemented the first phase of the project through a

concept called LIGHT IT UP which aims at breeding a reading culture

among students at an early age

COMPUTER EDUCATION Computer Skills are avery important skill in today’s digtalised world

and thats why we feel there is need for computer lessons in Primary

and secondary skills plus other Institutions like Prisons to enable the

public have access to knowledge and Skills related to Computer Use.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Intern will Prepare and Deliver Computer Lessons in Primary ,

Secondary Schools and a Prison

The Intern will be expected to train teachers in using Microsoft

packages and Internet ( Email , Skype and Social Communication )

The Intern Will be expected to work with the learning partner ( Google)

to design a computer lesson package

for the different classes

Monitor and write a report on Project Progress

JOB DESCRIPTION

Support teachers in teaching a subject like Maths , English , Science

Develop innovative ways of teaching Mathematics

Engage Pupils / Students in non formal ways of learning like games ,

Quiz

Monitor and Evaluate performance and offer recoomendations to the

teachers on how to improve

MOR E

OPPORTUNITIES

ARISE & SHINE UGANDA PROJECTS

UNITED AFRICAN ORPHANS AND WIDOWS FOUNDATION PROJECTS ( UAOWF )

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ACTION FOR RURAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Are you a believer of gender equality? Then join with locals to give the support needed to local communities for the empowerment of womenand Orphans in Uganda:Teach socio-economically excluded women about micro-credit lending programs , how to use loan funds, and how to manage savings and repayment schedules.

Support training for women, orphans, and vulnerable children in income generating activities such as tree planting, biogas use, poultry-raisingEducate Community members on relevant issues such as home care, HIV/AIDS, �rst aid, and income generating projects such as raising goats.The purpose of the project is to o�er women better tools in caring for orphaned children.Develop and facilitate vocational workshops and create vocational skills manuals for young mothers. Support training of mothers on successful income-generating activities and micro-enterprises.

CHILD AND HEALTH CARE

Daily exercise and play with disabled children Helping through the overall

assistance of disabled children in cooperation with the ladies responsible for

them in the babies’ home

WEB DEVELOPMENT

Enable and improve the organization website , Creation and improvement of

organizational �les in such a way that they are aligned in terms of brand and style

SCHOOLS AND TRAINING CENTRE

Work with community to collectively bring social change and improve quality of

life. Intern will work with the community to help in identifying their needs,

opportunities, rights and responsibilities.

Developing new community-based programs and resources, evaluate and monitor

Arise and Shine Uganda (AASU) is a community based organization

(registration number 904) that has been in operation since 2010. The

organization’s head o�ce is based in Jinja with its interventions focused in Jinja

and Kamuli Districts; within the Eastern region of Uganda.The target bene�ciaries

of AASU’s interventions are orphans and other vulnerable children (OVCs),

community youth under 18 years and community adults above 18 years. AASU

is currently running four (4) di�erent projects including; The Arise and shine

Children’s Care Home in Jinja, Nursery and Primary school, Community

education and Community Outreach in Kibuye village in Kamuli district.

Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE) is a Ugandan NGO. ARUWE aims

to reduce rural poverty through helping women to develop their potential and to

�nd their voice within the community. The organisation runs a number of programmes

focusing on food, nutrition and income generation, rights awareness and leadership

education, health, water and sanitation, and environmental protection. Currently,

ARUWE runs a micro-credit scheme for women with 216 members; an agribusiness

scheme throughwhich 100 women are being helped to develop better farming methods;

and a scheme to help orphans and vulnerable children to grow their own produce

Rights Awareness and Leadership Education

Community sensitization on the rights of women and children.

Training local leaders, religious leaders, paralegals and women leaders to mitigate

gender based violence.

Form and support structures to curb violence against women and their children.

Conduct media advocacy programmes on women and child rights.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conducting trainings in personal and household

hygiene, safe water chain, proper storage of utensils

Environmental Protection Building the capacity of local communities in environmental

management, conservation and land use and Support the construction of energy saving

stoves

HIV/AIDS Awareness Holding training sessions in reproductive health and HIV/AIDS

awareness.Establishing school youth clubs as change agents.

Women Micro Credit institution management

REALISATION TIMELINE USEFUL RESOURCES Reception Wiki - http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewwiki.do?contentid=10223314

Intern Stories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60USfODpLYk

ACP Winter Projects - http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewwiki.do?contentid=10243466

iGCDP Newsletter http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewnews.do?contentid=10250990

We wait on You

Position Name Surname Phone AIESEC Email Facebook Skype

VP GIP ICX/ER Anna Leth Clante 256 793 334 062 anna.clante@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/A Annalethclante

VP GCDP ICX Emmanuel Waiswa 256 774 178 968 emmanuel.waiswa@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/e ewaiswa77

VP PBD Tom Kalyesubula 256 779 222 883 tom.kalyesubula@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/lw kalyesubula89

GCDP ICX Manager Abner 254 714 688 054 abner.michieka@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/a Abner.Michieka

Project Rosanna Tufo 0039 340 rosanna.tufo@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/ro rosanna152

LC VP ICX Joram Ndagga 256 775 056 384 joramndagga@gmail.comLCVP X Luhoga Kennedy 256 789 573 080 kennedy.luhoga@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/lu kenluh

LCVP PBD Kwesiga Wahab 256 773 129 593 kwsghis@gmail.com Kwesiga Wahab Kwsgust

LCP Nikos Amofa 256 777 006 896 nikos.amofa1@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/NI nikos.amofa

LC VP X Ekonga Pius 256 775 518 328 piusekonga@gmail.com Eckko Pius

LC VP PBD Kevin Tusingiwire 256 774033334 kevinpp98@gmail.com Kevin Tusingiwire Kevin.Tusingirwe1TL ICX RAMATHAN 256 772 326 589 ramachavai@gmail.com Rama chavai mohammed

LCP Peter Magala 256 789 735 150 magala.peters@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/p magalah.peter1

LC VP ICX Charles Garschom 256 703 805 539 cgarchom@yahoo.com charles garschom

LC VP OGX Emmanuel tusubira 256 705 647 740 tusuubiraemmanuel@yahoo.com tusuubira.emmanuel

LC VP PROJECTS Joan Bahati 2.56776E+11 bahatijoan68@gmail.com joanbahati

LCP Elia Kamugisha 256 701 690 193 kamugisha.elia@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/ka

LC VP X Jeremiah Buberwa 256 702 959 316 jeremiah.buberwa@gmail.com jeremaiah Buberwa

LC VP PROJECTS Mark Henry Lugobe 256 701 030 593 marklugobe@gmail.com mark lugobe

LCP Chris Kibirige 256 702 739 548 chrisdaniels.kibirige@aiesec.net chris kibirige

LC VP ICX Onomiwo Betty 256 788 422 688 bettz.o@aiesec.net betty onomiwo onomiwo betty

LC VP OGX Bridget Ayeza babrinard0@gmail.com http://facebook.com/bridgetLC VP PROJECTS Kamahirwe Audrey 256 703 702 447 kamahirwe.audrey@aiesec.net http://facebook.com/audrey.

Ochieng Benard   256 775 694 761 ochieng.benard@aiesec.net http://www.facebook.com/sh ochieng.benard

CONTACT US

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Phone: + 256 -414-223-456

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