Location:

Jinja, Uganda

Profile:

This British registered, non-religious charity was created to help the school children in Uganda. It aims to achieve its objective through three forms:

• A school refurbishment program
• Independent travellers, university groups and overland passengers volunteering to work at the schools
• Groups and individuals around the world supporting our work through inspiring fundraising

Volunteer Opportunities:

Soft Power Education will enable you to get involved at the grass roots level. Their aim is to develop and improve educational facilities for children mainly in the primary sector. They have built two pre-schools for 120 Aids orphans between the ages of 4 & 5 years old there is change in the air. The organization's current 5 year plan is to refurbish, up to Government standard, the 20 Government primary schools within the sub-county of Budondo. Volunteers have dedicated anywhere from a day to 3 months to work with builders. Task vary from sawing wood to painting murals to hammering nails to laying concrete to hosting sports and art workshops.

Contact Information:

SoftPower Education
55 Guildhall St
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
England IP33 1QF