Volunteering

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Volunteer with Set Her Free

Set Her Free supports interventions that target marginalized girls and youth in urban poor slums of Uganda, providing comprehensive psychosocial support, rehabilitative and health services, emergency response, as well as education and vocational training. Furthermore, the organisation is actively committed to ending child abuse through awareness creation in Uganda’s poorest communities. In close cooperation with local authorities, Set Her Free addresses vulnerable living conditions by providing care for girls aged 8 to 14 and young adolescents aged 14 to 24, monitoring their whereabouts, and referring them to suitable homes/facilities. Develop your leadership and enrich your experience through volunteering with Set Her Free. Join our local non-profit organisation in Kampala, Uganda, and contribute to empowering the next generation of women in Uganda. Become a volunteer and…

We want you!

We welcome individuals who are interested in the work, vision, and mission of Set Her Free. In our day-to-day work, we are always searching for individuals passionate about education and teaching a skill, who are familiar with social work and providing psychosocial and rehabilitative services, or who want to learn about the organisational structures of a local organisation operating in Uganda’s slum communities.

Your Profile:

  • You are at least 18 years old and have finished school
  • You can converse confidently in the English language
  • You are familiar with basic office applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • You are open to new cultures and environments
  • You can count communication, creativity, and pro-activeness among your strengths
  • Experience in education, social work, or similar fields is a plus, as well as experience working and living in an African country

Your Tasks:

  • Be open about your strengths: you can individually shape your time at Set Her Free
  • Support the SHF staff in their daily operations  
  • You will get to know our currently running projects and get to decide in which area you want to work
    • Vocational skills training
    • Social Work
    • Health services
    • Psychosocial and rehabilitative services
    • Agriculture and Farming
    • Organizational Capacity Development

The Application Process:

Please send us your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, your specific interests, and availability) via Email to [email protected].

Diversity is essential to us. We aim to foster encounters between individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, ensuring they are safe for everyone involved, and thereby actively combat all forms of discrimination. We expressly encourage people with experiences of discrimination to apply.