St Paul KAASO

Accomodation & food costs:

All meals are provided. Volunteers may be expected to share a room with one or two other volunteers. The accommodation for volunteers is ready.

Introduction

St. Paul KAASO (Kabira Adult Attention & School of Orphans) Project was started by the Community of Kabira Local Council in Rakai district, Uganda in 1999.

The project is intended for orphans and adults who never went to school or those who attended partially i.e. those who never attained the basic skills of education - writing, reading and arithmetic. It started as a self help project to answer the needs of the people in the area. Many of the children in this area are parentless as they have lost their parents due to the AIDS scourge.

Our activities include:

*Offering Functional Adult Literacy classes for adults between the age of 18-60 years.

*Educating orphans and needy children both academically, spiritually and morally.

*Teaching both groups the skills of brick making, sustainable organic agriculture, weaving, tailoring etc. which will enable them to become self reliant.

*Providing guidance and counseling to restore hope.

Project Manager

The project is run by Mr. Mukwaya Dominic. He is 36 years old, married with 4 children.

The volunteer coordinators are Kate Smallcombe nad Casey Welch from Australia.

The Environment:

Our project is some distance from the main town, so volunteers need to take into account that they will need to catch public transport to go to and fro to access internet.

Rakai District isabout 5 hours south of Kampala, nearing the border with Tanzania.

Who do we need?

We are looking for male and female volunteers of any ages. Couples are welcome, as well as small groups.

We need volunteers who can teach in the school, play with the orphans and help in any of the life skill projects like; agriculture, tailoring, weaving, counseling and guidance.

Your Job

Volunteers can assist teaching the infants simple English, Numbers, Music, dance and drama. Those with practical experience and skills can give advice and assistance with the improvement of our Life-Skills course. Volunteers can help with preparing teaching and learning aids, promoting sports and games, and artistic activities at the centre.

Newsletter

Emma has started writing a monthly newsletter giving the updates at KAASO. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to be able to read them:

March 2007 (15 KB)
April 2007 (15 KB)
June 2007 (48 KB)
May 2008 (328 KB) - Word document