Volunteer with Elpida Rising Foundation
Share Your Skills. Restore Hope. Transform Lives.
We welcome passionate, responsible, and service-minded individuals who are willing to contribute their time, skills, knowledge, and experience to support vulnerable children, persons with disabilities, and underserved communities.
Where you can make a difference
Inclusive Education
Support learning activities, educational mentorship, reading programmes, school engagement, and initiatives that help vulnerable children access and remain in school.
Disability Inclusion
Promote equal opportunities, accessibility, participation, dignity, and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in community development.
Skills Development
Share practical knowledge and professional skills in areas such as tailoring, carpentry, cosmetology, entrepreneurship, digital literacy, and other relevant vocational fields.
Livelihoods and Community Development
Contribute to community initiatives that strengthen household resilience, practical skills, agricultural activities, and sustainable income-generating opportunities.
Fundraising and Partnerships
Help identify potential donors, research funding opportunities, develop proposals, build partnerships, and mobilise resources for our programmes.
Communications and Digital Support
Assist with website management, photography, graphic design, storytelling, social media, documentation, monitoring, and reporting.
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Is volunteering right for you?
We welcome applications from:
- Students and recent graduates seeking meaningful community engagement.
- Teachers, trainers, social workers, and education professionals.
- Persons with disabilities and disability inclusion advocates.
- Medical, psychosocial, agricultural, business, and vocational professionals.
- Fundraising, communications, technology, and administration specialists.
- Community members willing to contribute their time and experience.
- International volunteers with relevant skills and a genuine commitment to community development.
You do not need to be an expert in every area. We value integrity, respect, willingness to learn, teamwork, and a commitment to inclusion.
Depending on programme needs, your skills, availability, and suitability, you may contribute through:
On-site volunteering
Participate in approved activities in Mubende District, Uganda.
Remote volunteering
Support research, fundraising, communications, proposal writing, and digital tasks from anywhere.
Professional volunteering
Offer specialised services, training, mentorship, or technical expertise.
Short-term volunteering
Contribute to a specific activity or project.
Long-term volunteering
Support ongoing programmes through an agreed schedule and responsibilities.
Volunteer placements are subject to programme availability, assessment, and organisational approval. Registration does not guarantee placement.
Ready to make a difference?
Your time, knowledge, and skills can help build a future where vulnerable children learn, persons with disabilities participate fully, and communities have opportunities to thrive.
Complete the form. The information you provide will help us understand your interests, experience, skills, and availability so that we can identify suitable opportunities.
- info@elpidarising.org
- Mubende District, Uganda
Our commitment to safety and inclusion
Elpida Rising Foundation Uganda is committed to protecting the dignity, safety, rights, and wellbeing of the children and communities we serve.
All volunteers are expected to respect our safeguarding policies, maintain confidentiality, act responsibly, respect diversity, and comply with the foundation’s code of conduct.
Volunteers working with children or other vulnerable individuals may be required to undergo identity verification, reference checks, background screening where appropriate, safeguarding orientation, and other checks relevant to their role.
We do not guarantee placements, travel arrangements, accommodation, stipends, or employment. Any such arrangements must be explicitly agreed upon in writing.