THE BEST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA FOR 2021


AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER  AND COMMUNITY TOURISM PROGRAMS.


Beautiful hills and vallies where people live and enjoy natural wather conditions. Western Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, the area commonly known as the Switzerland of Africa; A region that accounts for more than 75% of Uganda’s best Nature Destinations is your next experience this year 2021


Part of the country with shocking contrasts; On one side you have millions of people living below the poverty line, waiting eagerly for a helping hand to get out of the misery, and on the other you’ll find striking landscapes, nature destinations and historical sites with a culture that goes back more than 5000 years.


Uganda Vision Resource Centre is seeking for good people from abroad to participate particularly on two programs; the Community Tourism program and the Community Volunteers Program. Since its inception in 2012 UVRC has hosted some good volunteers from Australia, Canada and Netherlands. They have done a great deal in contributing to the transformation process of our communities. They have built schools, supported children, women and youths.


Take five days to explore the deepest lake in Africa and its 29 beautiful islands, Bunyonyi is also a birdwatcher’s heaven with more than 200 species.
As a volunteer or a community tourist, you will have infinite opportunities for social work and personal exploration in Western Uganda. Uganda Vision Resource Centre makes sure its guests are assigned to places where you can really make a difference in the lives of people, and still enjoy some of the Nature attractions.


Western Uganda is an exclusive safari destination from other African countries because of its large forested area with Afro-montane forest, Lowland rain forest and their openness gives you a stunning sight of the forest creatures like gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys, butterflies and birds.


If you go through the region’s National parks and game reserves, you are likely to encounter safari favorites like Lions, Gorillas, leopard, buffalo, elephant, giraffe and other several varieties of animals not found anywhere in Africa.
Western Uganda is naturally gifted with water bodies like Lake Albert, Edward, George and several crater lakes.


The existence of such water bodies facilitates a moderately wet climate, with the countryside greener and fertile compared to the semi-desert northern side of the country. Around these water bodies are diverse bird species not easily found anywhere in Africa especially the rare shoebill and the papyrus gonolek.


Our Best Volunteer Destinations

1. Schools (Kindergartens, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools

2. Universities and other Tertiary Institutions

3. Religious institutions (Churches and Mosques)

4. Children’s day care centres

5. Health Institutions such as hospitals and clinics

6. Refugee settlements and Displaced person’s camps

7. Community Based Organizations and groups

8. Media and Broadcasting institutions

9. Business Centres and Markets

10. Agricultural and agro-processing centres

11. Environment and Nature conservations centres

12. Herbal Medicinal Processing centres

13. Cultural and entertainment centres


Volunteering in Western Uganda is a fantastic opportunity for students, high school graduates as well as professionals to reach for a world beyond their horizon. You will experience Uganda first hand and share the experiences life has taught you, while immersing into one of the world’s oldest and richest cultures. It is an adventure, a challenge, an investment in your future. Western Uganda Communities are focused on the future and you can be a part of it


Our Community Based Tourism is a form of sustainable tourism that allows visitors to connect closely with the communities they visit. This emerging form of travel gives guests authentic experiences, while allowing revenue generated to remain in the often rural, poor, or economically marginalized community.


The communities run these tourism enterprises that provide services such as village tours, nature walks, performances, and meals on their own initiatives. Community ecotourism is a particular facet of community based tourism, where at least some of the experiences are natural resource-based.Community based tourism is tourism in which local residents (often rural, poor and economically marginalized) invite tourists to visit their communities with the provision of overnight accommodation, feeding and laundry services.


If you prefer more lazy activities, you can opt for mountain gorillas, Bunyonyi Boat Cruise or some days in Kabale Town (all these are optional, not a part of the tour price).
Community based tourism enables the tourist to discover local habitats and wildlife, and celebrates and respects traditional cultures, rituals and wisdom. The community will be aware of the commercial and social value placed on their natural and cultural heritage through tourism, and this will foster community based conservation of these resources.


Our guests open up a world of adventure and opportunity. Our tourists take the opportunity to visit the National Parks, trek through the mountains; experience the magic of the Uganda’s hot springs, enjoy happy moments with local art and music while learning a great deal of Ugandan tradition and cultures. Our good community-based tours take you beyond mainstream tourism. You’ll meet people from different cultures and learn far more about them and their culture than on conventional tours.


You’ll feel better knowing that your visit is genuinely helping your hosts. And if you want to simply lie on a beach…. well, there are tours here that feature some of the best beaches on the planet.


The best Safari Destinations you will not miss while in Western Uganda.
1. Lake Bunyonyi (the deepest lake in Africa)

2. The hot springs, several lakes, rivers and crater lakes

3. The best National Parks with exiting Flora and Fauna

4. Historical sites with ancient stories


We will be exited to hear from you, send us an email at v2040rc@gmail.com

Or Contact our Abroad Referees who have visited us before;Kira Kranzusch at kirapete02@ozemail.com.au and Peter Carroll at pcphoto@ozemail.com.au. Phone +61 488 996 032


To know more about Uganda Vision Resource Centre, visit our website www.uvrcafrica.wordpress.com

Published by Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism

Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism: We are the people of Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism. Based in Fort Portal Tourism City (the tourism capital of Uganda), Kitara Foundation is aimed at strengthening coordination, promotion, and preservation of tourism ecosystem services relevant for job skills creation while ensuring continuous benefits of tourism to the local people of Kitara region and their economies. We also focus at strengthening community resilience, protecting nature & preserving the Cultural Heritage of the people of Kitara region (Keep Kitara green and black). The Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism (herein after referred to as “the Foundation”) aims at coordinating different areas of Tourism within the Kitara region which comprises sub-regions of Tooro, Bunyoro, Ankole, Rwenzori and Kigezi. The establishment of the Foundation works to a regional cooperation among tourism actors, stakeholders and their communities. We are a social enterprise involved in regional Tourism Development aimed at improving community livelihoods, protecting nature & preserving cultural heritage. We do this by providing direct employment in our work, developing tourism products, regional tourism marketing and coordination of tourism industry in the region. The Foundation is responsible for furthering tourism coordination between Fort Portal Tourism City and all the districts of Kitara region namely; Kabarole, Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, Kagadi, Kibale, Hoima, Bulisa, Masindi, Ntoroko, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Kasese, Kamwenge, Ibanda, Mbarara, Mbarara city, Buhweju, Kazo, Kiruhura, Mbarara, Isingiro, Rwampala, Ntungamo, Kabale, Rukiga, Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Mitooma, Shema, Bushenyi and Rubirizi. Our Vision: A Sustainable Competitive Tourism and hospitality Industry in Western Uganda (the Kitara Region). Our Goal: The leading Facilitator of Tourism and hospitality development, well equipped for a tourism transforming mission in the Kitara Region (Western Uganda). Our Mission: To Contribute to the transformation of the Tourism and hospitality industry in Western Uganda through Networking, marketing, building linkages and community participation in the regional Tourism and hospitality development industry. We are true citizens of Kitara region, our organization is locally owned, we hire and develop local talent. We aim at investing in local growth, the well-being of our people and the health of the local economy. Citizenship begins at home. We integrate both conventional and community tourism (Call it Development Tourism) in our work in order to maximize the benefits to the local population Tourism development is therefore at the core of our operations. We focus on rural areas affected most by decline in the capacity of agriculture. Degeneration of the countryside is prevented and cultural heritage preserved by raising supplementary family income through tourism. We focus on identifying potential tourism destinations and activities, building community capacity through education and creating demand through marketing and packaging. Our strength is in sharing information and full participation. We stand for a meaningful experience by spending time with the community. Discover the countryside in this region during nature walks, community visits and mountain hiking. Share daily life with the community by spending a day or night in a traditional homestead. Kitara Tourism Centers Kitara Foundation Kitara Region with best Tourism destinations Tourism in Kitara Region Tourism in Western Uganda with Kitara Foundation Tourism in Uganda with Kitara Foundation Tourism in East Africa with Kitara Foundation Tourism and Hospitality at Kitara Foundation Hospitality at Kitara Foundation The Kitara people and their life styles The Kitara Nature destinations Best Tourism Destinations with Kitara Foundation Community Tourism with Kitara Foundation