Placement InformationTeaching placements are ONLY available to qualified and student teachers in 2nd year as a minimum. Students will be accompanied by a qualified Ugandan and/or Irish teacher for placement activities.Volunteer RoleYou will be placed alongside a team of fellow volunteers in one of Nurture Africa's partner schools.​ Activities will be mainly classroom based and will require daily collaboration and planning with Ugandan teaching staff. Peer to peer workshops, defined and agreed as a team, will enable you to introduce teaching methodologies and classroom management techniques that you use in the classroom. These workshops should be viewed as a means to introduce new ideas which may support Ugandan teachers, rather than training workshops.Outside of the classroom you will have the opportunity to take part in activities that will introduce you to the broader work of Nurture Africa including healthcare, income generation and nutrition projects. You will also meet families who are being supported by Nurture Africa on a daily basis and are working to create a brighter future for themselves. ​* All applications are subject to Garda/Police clearance

Placement Information Health placements are available to qualified and student applicants (completed 2nd year as a minimum), studying in a relevant healthcare field. ​ Volunteer Role Your volunteer activities will focus on both health centre and community healthcare operations. Alongside your volunteer team and staff from ​the Nurture Africa health Centre, you will work within Nurture Africa's annual work plan and take part in timetabled activities such as voluntary counselling and testing for HIV, primary healthcare, community home visits and community healthcare workshops with primary and secondary school children. ​ * All applications are subject to Garda/Police clearance

Placement InformationThe General Skills Programme is open to anyone over the age of 20 regardless of professional or academic background. Although termed as General Skills, we will work with you to understand if you have any particular skills/qualifications that you may be able to use to support our projects in Uganda. You will be supporting various Nurture Africa projects which supplement our strong health and education focus.​Volunteer RoleActivities during this placement can be tailored to your area of study, employment or qualification if applicable. You will be predominantly based within Nurture Africa headquarters and our partners schools. Activities include library reading sessions with primary schools children, basic first aid workshops, learning about and tending to our demonstration vegetable plots. Training material and resources will be provided to ensure that you are prepared for your role. You will also be introduced to the broader work of Nurture Africa including healthcare, education and income generation. You will meet families who are being supported by Nurture Africa on a daily basis and are working to create a brighter future for themselves. ​* All applications are subject to Garda/Police clearance