UGANDA

Presonal Prospective - Emma Bruce (Pres)

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"As a first time traveller I was nervous about travelling half way around the world to a village in rural Africa, however, once I arrived in Uganda my nerves were soon settled.
Since then I have completed many a travelling experience and I still maintain that Uganda is the most welcoming and fun country to work and live in. The village itself was beautiful and learning to live in a cultural exchange has been the most challenging but rewarding experience of my life! "

Videos of Uganda

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See for yourself what our Uganda project is really like!

Fact File - Project

  • BVDA works with Little Big Africa (LBA), a small Community-Orientated Organisation based in the town of Mbale. Volunteer projects take place in villages in the nearby Manafwa district in Eastern Uganda.
  • The volunteers receive one week’s training at the start of the project to equip them with basic knowledge to work successfully in the community.
  • The project consists of the construction of water tanks and fuel efficent stoves as well as education in both the village school and wider community.
  • Last year, volunteers constructed a water tank in the local primary school, and also gave informal lessons to the children on health and sanitation issues
  • Volunteers live with their group in a house provided for them by the community
  • Each year BVDA sends two groups of 6
  • To see the BVDA and LBA partnership so far, Click here.

Fact File - Country

  • Uganda is a landlocked country in east Africa
  • Uganda is renowned for its green and fertile landscape and has the source of the Nile, located at Lake Victoria.   
  • It is one of the poorest countries in the world with an estimated GDP of £170
  • The official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili. In the area we work, the people speak a language called Lugisu.
  • Their religious beliefs are wide spread with the main religions being Catholic, Muslim and various indigenous beliefs.
  • Winston Churchill referred to Uganda as "the pearl of Africa"