Experience the Uganda Village 2020
Give a Rod, Give a Fishing Ground – Building Rural Economy
Organizer/Host:
Goals:
Departure: (Standard itinerary) (Local reception by Prof. Hu, Jer-San)
(For additional itinerary arrangement for private groups, please contact the Society directly)
Activity locations: (Standard itinerary)
(Other locations can be arranged through private group itinerary)
Itinerary:
Give a Rod, Give a Fishing Ground – Building Rural Economy
Organizer/Host:
- Taiwan Social Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society
- Service Learning Center, Fu Jen Catholic University
- Step30 Uganda Office
Goals:
- Experience genuine African village life; comprehend cross-cultural interpersonal adaptation.
- Local consumption leading to technology learning and service providing to generate earned income for villagers.
- Provide villagers knowledge and technology/skills (including cooking), to help villagers acquire differentiated output.
- Help the collaborating (charity) elementary school promote teaching content and improve learning environment.
- Help build self-sufficient and mutually supportive rural economy to improve rural living standards.
Departure: (Standard itinerary) (Local reception by Prof. Hu, Jer-San)
(For additional itinerary arrangement for private groups, please contact the Society directly)
- Group 1 July 20 (Sat.) – August 1 (Th.)
- Group 2 August 3 (Sat.) – August 15 (Th.)
- Group 3 August 17 (Sat.) – August 29 (Th.)
- Group 4 August 31 (Sat.) – Sept. 12 (Th.)
- Other customized itinerary
Activity locations: (Standard itinerary)
(Other locations can be arranged through private group itinerary)
- Kampala (Capital) city tour and shopping (total: 3 days 4 nights)
- Mukono Area by Lake Victoria; Village/ Jonanthan School (Accommodation: Training Camp, 5 days 4 nights)
- Murchison Falls National Park (3 days 2 nights) – Wild life habitat, waterfalls, river cruise
- Jinja National Recreation Park (Upstream Nile; one of the world’s top ten boating scenes; 1-day tour)
Itinerary:
Day |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
1 |
- |
Departure (meet at Airport) |
Flight |
2 |
Flight |
Pick up; Intro. To reception venue |
Briefing on itinerary and Orientation |
3 |
City tour |
Craft St.; market |
Packing (Light baggage) |
4 |
Depart for rural base |
Orientation |
Exchange by bonfire (Dinner: chicken) |
5 |
Visit elementary school |
Village and farming base |
Brainstorm by bonfire (Dinner: lake fish) |
6 |
Service participation (2 groups) |
Service participation (2 groups) |
Exchange by bonfire (Dinner: rabbit) |
7 |
Service participation (2 groups) |
Tour the base surrounding area |
Exchange by bonfire (Dinner: lamb) |
8 |
Jinja Nat’l Recreation Park |
Rafting |
(Accom.) Kampala Guest House |
9 |
Guest House |
Gift Shopping |
Exchange on African experience |
10 |
Murchison Falls National Park |
Murchison Falls |
(Accom.) African style hotel in the Park |
11 |
(Bus tour) Wildlife observation at close range |
(Cruise ship) Nile marine life |
Prior-departure gathering |
12 |
Departure |
Return to Kampala Guest House |
Rest / Open |
13 |
Packing |
Depart to Airport |
Arriving ___ Airport; homeward bound |
14 |
Arriving Taoyuan Airport |
Arriving home |
- |
Registration:
- Please select the group fit your itinerary.
- The registration for each group is closed two weeks prior to the respective departure date.
- Private groups (of 8 minimum) are welcome. Please contact the organizer for time arrangement (in addition to the above groups.)
- You may save up to NT$5,000 on airfare for early booking.
- For air ticketing, it will be arranged through the collaborating travel agency. Private reservation will be honored. For the convenience of local pick-up, please take Qatar Airways, the air service selected for this program, as your first priority.
We welcome:
Anyone between 15 and 75 of age in a healthy physical condition.
Anyone with a friendly mind towards alien environment/people and a desire for experience learning.
Fees: NT$48,000 for local expenses; airfare and visa fee are additional.
(Note: Yellow fever vaccination must be injected one week prior to departure. The organizing unit shall provide antimalarial medicine on a daily basis.)
Contact:
- Tel:
- FAX:
- Email:
QRcode:
Map:
Kampala Guest House
Village Technology Base (in construction)
Farmland
Village and school
Local living and dieting
Local service project
(Coffee green bean production) (farming & livestock) (chimney)
National park
Kampala Streets
Heros