Community Health Worker

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4 - 50 settimane  ·  Età 18 - 50+

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Punti Salienti

  • Deliver healthcare to isolated communities
  • Meet health needs of the poor women and families daily
  • Become a contributor to maternal health of poor communities

Punti Salienti

  • Deliver healthcare to isolated communities
  • Meet health needs of the poor women and families daily
  • Become a contributor to maternal health of poor communities
  • Save a life
  • Gain an in-depth experience in the Pearl of Africa-Uganda


  • Particolarmente adatto per

    Età 18+
    Singoli
    Coppie
    Gruppi
    50+

    Sul programma

    Work with community especially women and their families to provide healthcare.

    About the Program

    Healthcare is essential for the survival and development of the women, children and their entire families. And good health does contribute massively to the development and the ability to escape poverty for the poor communities.

    The volunteer program will promote and deliver ...

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    About the Program

    Healthcare is essential for the survival and development of the women, children and their entire families. And good health does contribute massively to the development and the ability to escape poverty for the poor communities.

    The volunteer program will promote and deliver healthcare to the poor women and families living in isolated and hard to reach areas. The health  volunteers will work as health coach, advisors, educators, liaison, promoters, outreach workers and counselors

    The volunteer program will help the women and families to learn about maternal health, childcare, nutrition, preventable illness, diabetes, high blood pressure, malaria and diseases that affect life and their prevention. The volunteer will in addition learn about how to build “Tippy Taps” near their toilets so that hand washing after toilet use is easy. With Tippy Taps build near the toilets, families’ health improves and saves lives of the women, children and household members.

    You will be working in rural setting and in the communities with poor healthcare services and with no medical facility present. In the community where you will be working, the people here walk over 15 kilometres to access a medical facility.

    You Role as a Volunteer

    The volunteer working on this volunteer program will be required to carry some health materials about the different health issues affecting women such as maternal health, nutrition, childcare, malaria, typhoid, HIV/AIDS among others. Materials such as charts illustrating the process to better hygiene, gloves, water purifiers such as water guard and organize information prior setting off to the volunteer trip. You are also encouraged to carry along any materials that you think can support you as you carry out your role of Hygiene and Sanitation Educator.

    While in Uganda, you will be working with village health workers, local leaders, teachers in school and the staff to make the program more effective. 

    Tasks for volunteers:

    Information sharing  health: This will involves meeting with women groups, visiting families to communicate, share and sensitize communities and teach/train about maternal health, nutrition, childcare, hygiene and sanitation.  Information on waste management, boiling water for drinking, hand wash after toilet use and before eating food. 

    Build Tippy Taps: this focuses on ensuring that each family has a Tippy tap in their homes. Therefore, the volunteer will be responsible for helping families learn how to build Tippy taps near their toilets and make sure that each family sets up a small garden under the Tippy tap that they will use to grow vegetables.


    Giornata tipica

    SustainMe offers a flexible work schedule for the Volunteers.

    Our workday typically starts at 8:30am when every staff and volunteer is expected to be at the office. Every Monday morning we have a meeting to review our previous work and also look at the way forward. 

    Our workday runs from 8:30am to ...

    Giornata tipica

    SustainMe offers a flexible work schedule for the Volunteers.

    Our workday typically starts at 8:30am when every staff and volunteer is expected to be at the office. Every Monday morning we have a meeting to review our previous work and also look at the way forward. 

    Our workday runs from 8:30am to 4:30 pm. All the field activities are planned in advance and transportation done accordingly.


    Attività del tempo libero

    Uganda, the Pearl of Africa"  is filled and endowed with a lot of interesting activities that you can participate in during your Free time, Let us explore them below:

    Visit the Source of the Nile. During your free time, you will have an opportunity to visit the Source of River Nile. The Nile river ...

    Attività del tempo libero

    Uganda, the Pearl of Africa"  is filled and endowed with a lot of interesting activities that you can participate in during your Free time, Let us explore them below:

    Visit the Source of the Nile. During your free time, you will have an opportunity to visit the Source of River Nile. The Nile river is the longest river in the world at 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers). Our organization is located the River, so it is a beautiful activity out.

    White Water Rafting: White water rafting is an activity carried out on River Nile. During your free time you can enjoy while water rafting and enjoy the breeze and the water falls.

    Bike Riding: Taking a bike ride around the community and the town of Jinja is much relaxing

    Cultural dance: Uganda is blessed with diverse cultures, while here you can have the time to participate in the different cultural dances and also attend some concerts where the dances are carried out.

    Craft Shopping: Jinja, the town where we are located has a lot of shops selling African crafts. A free time can be spend by shopping and touring the several shops and enjoy the African culture through crafts.

    Tour some of the Largest Forests: Spend time touring forests around Jinja, Uganda

    Visit National Parks: Uganda is blessed with numerous national parks with beautiful animals and birds. You get the opportunity to do bird watching, animals and reptiles.


    Requisiti

    Requisiti

    Età minima: 18 anni

    Per partecipare al programma è necessario avere almeno 18 anni alla data di inizio del programma. Potrebbero esserci delle esenzioni se si è in grado di fornire il permesso del proprio tutore legale o se si è accompagnati dai propri genitori.

    Competenze linguistiche

    È necessario parlare di Inglese (livello base)

    Requisiti di formazione

    Medicine, Public Health a livello University, College

    Controllo dei precedenti penali

    necessario

    Documenti necessari

    CV

    Restrizioni sulla nazionalità

    Nessuna restrizione. Gli aiuti da tutto il mondo sono benvenuti.

    Altre competenze

    Knowledge about Healthcare, public health and medicine is important

    Impegno di tempo

    Il vostro aiuto sarà richiesto lunedì, martedì, mercoledì e giovedì da 10:00 - 15:30

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi per SustainMe

    Airport pickup, accommodation and food & drink are included in the fees.

    Prelievo dall'aeroporto a Entebbe International Airport

    We Pick you up from the Airport-Entebbe Airport to Jinja where the project site is located. It takes about 3 hours to drive from Entebbe Airport  to Jinja. The staff from our project always accompanies the driver to Pick you up.

    We are flexible on the time of picking you up, so as you look into choosing the time of your flight, feel free. We always adjust and pick you up anytime.

    Alloggio

    We are interested in helping our volunteers learn more about Uganda and the culture here so the accommodation provided is with a host family. And our organization pays the family for the time the volunteer stays there. Unless if the volunteer wants to stay in a hotel, then we can have a special arrangement.

    The beauty of the volunteer having the accommodation with a family is that you get to learn more about the culture in Uganda, get friends, learn about the local behaviors and history, and always in a company of someone. The host family selected always meets standards of our organization and are always ready to host you.

    The accommodation consists of one bed room and a bathroom. However, for volunteers visiting as a family or couple, we have a special arrangement for you as you get accommodated as a family in Guest house or hotel. But if you prefer to stay with a family host then we make arrangement that way.

    Guest Family
    Bedroom (Single)

    Cibo e Bevande

    Since our Volunteers are hosted with the family, they share a meal and drinks with the host family. In the host family, more of the Ugandan dishes are prepared. If the volunteer wants to eat special meals then we also arrange for that. However, once placed in a home, then the food and Drinks are all arranged through the family.

    The food includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The meals include banana which is Uganda's staple food but here it is called Matooke, Beef, Beans, Posho, Greens, Potatoes, Chicken, Rice and Cassava. Breakfast consists of Milk, Bread, Egg, Fruit, Coffee, Rolex and Chapati. Most of these are local dishes, however special meals can always be arranged on request.

    If you are a vegetarian, we value you taste. Special meals can be arranged to fit your preference and taste.

    Accesso a Internet

    Buon accesso al sito del progetto

    Cosa NON è incluso?

    Cosa NON è incluso?

    Biglietti aerei

    L'aeroporto più vicino è Entebbe International Airport (EBB) a Entebbe. Vi aiutiamo a trovare voli economici per Uganda. TROVARE VOLI ECONOMICI

    Assicurazione di viaggio

    Andare all'estero è un'avventura ed è sempre meglio essere preparati. Malattia o infortunio improvviso, annullamento o furto: un'assicurazione di viaggio per Uganda offre sicurezza ed è un vantaggio da avere. OTTENERE UN PREZZO

    Vaccini

    Se avete intenzione di fare volontariato a Uganda dovete chiedere un parere medico prima di iniziare il vostro viaggio sociale. Controllare le vaccinazioni richieste per Uganda. CHECKER PER I VACCINI

    Dettagli all'arrivo

    Our Volunteer program is very flexible, we receive volunteers throughout the year and we encourage volunteers interested in working as Community Health Workers to apply any time through out the year. 

    The program runs from January to December due to the alarming  health needs among the women, children and communities. You can apply any time through out the year and we will consider your application and invite you to work with this volunteer program.  

    Disponibilità
    gen feb mar apr mag giu lug ago set ott nov dic

    Tariffe del programma

    4 settimane (soggiorno min.) 1.179€
    5 settimane 1.413€
    6 settimane 1.648€
    7 settimane 1.883€
    11 settimane 2.821€
    19 settimane 4.698€
    50 settimane (soggiorno max.) 12.968€
    Tariffe medie 276€/settimana

    Tariffe del programma

    276€ tariffe settimanali 4 - 50 settimane Età 18 - 50+

    Modalità di pagamento

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    Durata

    4 - 50 settimane

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    Il pagamento finale sarà concordato con SustainMe durante il processo di candidatura. Le soluzioni più comuni sono il bonifico bancario o il pagamento in contanti presso la sede del progetto.


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    SustainMe

    Eccellente 4.8 rating (13 recensioni)

    Non-profit - fondata nel 2010

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    Samuel

    Sul progetto

    SustainMe empowers vulnerable women and families to fight poverty.

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    Who We are

    SustainMe is a non profit organization working with vulnerable women and families in Uganda. We do impact women and families through economic empowerment, microfinance, health and nutrition, family strengthening.

    Vision

    We strive for a world where every woman is empowered

    Mission:

    Transforming lives of vulnerable women and their families through inclusive finance, skills and empowerment.

    What we do

    1. Microfinance; Microfinance empowers empowers poor women in under-served communities to access collateral free small startup  loans and seed grants   Our microfinance model with the women is simple, friendly and sustainable. It consistently proves to increase household incomes, social capital and lead to sustainable livelihoods
    2. Economic Empowerment; SustainMe focuses on economic strengthening of the women and families through skills and creation of sustainable livelihoods/small businesses. Our economic empowerment program enhances business-and-vocational skills training and mentorship. 
    3. Health and Nutrition; We believe that good heath is essential for the survival and development of  women, children and their families. A health family is able to escape the cycle of poverty. Our focus is on providing quality medical care, maternal health, training and research.
    4. Family Strengthening; Poverty and human rights abuses, particularly those affecting women and children, are deeply interconnected. Research has shown that violations of women's and children's rights significantly contribute to the cycle of poverty. Through the Family Strengthening Program, we are committed to protecting women's rights, combating gender-based violence, and ensuring the safety and well-being of women and their children.  Our program also focuses on empowering families to achieve food security. Through vegetable gardening and the Share a Meal initiative, families are encouraged to grow their own vegetables, ensuring a stable source of nutritious food and a way to fight hunger.

    Where we work

    SustainMe reaches out to women and families in Uganda, located in the heart of Africa.

    Uganda is a landlocked country, located in East-Africa. The land is mostly a plateau, with a rim of mountains and the tropical climate creating luxurious forests. Uganda is known to be the "Pearl of Africa" due to its Flora and Fauna, and numerous water sources. 

    Uganda is a stable country with good security. It is a safe country to live with a number of tourist attractions. Uganda is blessed with numerous National parks, Rivers, Forests and a cool climate.

    People in Uganda are welcoming and friendly. The country is blessed with over 30 tribes meaning that over 30 languages are spoken in Uganda, Our official language is English.

    Uganda has a number of foods that are eaten which include Mistook (Banana), Posho, Beans, Cassava, Potatoes, Rice, Millet, Maize, Yams. However, the stable food is Matooke, Posho and Beans. 

    History

    Growing up in a community where women and children were more vulnerable and affected by poverty, Samuel Wanyagira was inspired to start SustainMe  to empower the vulnerable women and children to  break the cycle of poverty.

    In 2010, SustainMe was founded. Samuel started providing business skills and giving out collateral free loans using his personal savings to the women with a goal of empowering them to provide food for their children, education and medical care and improve on their household incomes.

    With $133, Samuel was able to provide the first small loans to a group of 5 women with each receiving an average loan of $22.6 which they used to start up small businesses. With an amazing impact on the women and their families, Samuel was impressed and believed that business skills combined with small loans can be used as a sustainable tool to empower vulnerable women, children and their families out of poverty.

    Who are we looking for?

    We are looking for passionate volunteers who love to share their time and experience with the women and families.

    We are looking for someone willing to cause a positive impact in the lives of women and families.

    Why choose us?

    SustainMe employees a holistic and sustainable approach towards empowering women and families out of poverty. We believe that to achieve global development, women and families must be involved at all grassroots level.

    Choosing to work with us will give you an opportunity to contribute to the lives of the children who are the future generation while at the same time empower the vulnerable women who massively support to the survival and growth of the children. 

    13 recensioni · rating4.8

    An organization that has touched the lives of many vulnerable women and their families in Uganda, helping them to provide for their families with food, medical care, education and other basic needs. I am forever grateful for the impact that SustainME is bringing in the communities. My involvement ...
    I am excited to share with you about SustainME, a nonprofit organization that empowers vulnerable women and their families to fight poverty. I am hopeful and I volunteered with the organization helping women to improve their lives. The team at the project is amazing and they do a great job to make ...
    Perove S rating5

    2021 at Small Business Mentor for Women

    Working with this organization was exciting and a long-time experience. SustainME offered me an amazing time to experience hands-on impact and change with the vulnerable women and their families. I loved the sustainable approach that the organization uses to empower the women in the community from ...
    Fauzia K rating5

    2021 at Small Business Mentor for Women

    Hello everyone, I am Fauzia! I am very proud of SustainME nonprofit. This organization is amazing and is helping so much to transform the lives of vulnerable women and families in rural Uganda. It is providing women with small startup loans, business skills and developing small businesses for the ...
    Bukwisi F rating5

    2021 at Small Business Mentor for Women

    SustainME is a great nonprofit that is changing the lives of many vulnerable women in the communities of Uganda. I am thrilled by its passion to make a difference and uplift women and their families out of poverty. If there is any charity, I would recommend for you to work with then it is this ...
    Hannah B rating5

    2021 at Women's Rights Advocate

    I recently volunteered at Sustain Micro Enterprise and had an amazing time working with the director, Samuel, as well as the many women's groups. It was truly inspiring to work hands on with the rural women and see how my contribution made an impact on their lives. There was also a lot of wildlife ...

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