Mission Direct - Volunteers helping the world's poor
Uganda Factfile
| Estimated population: | 32,369,558 |
|---|---|
| Capital: | Kampala |
| Infant mortality rate: | 64.82 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Climate: | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
| Min-Max temp: | 16-28 Degrees c (Kampala) |
| Language: | English (official national language), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
| Life expectancy at birth: | 52.72 |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census) |
| Government: | Republic |
| President: | Yoweri Museveni |
| Prime Minister: | Apollo Nsibambi |
| Area: | 91,136 sq miles |
| Currency: | Ugandan Shilling |
| Time zone: | GMT+3 |
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All About Mission Direct
Mission Direct gives ordinary people the chance to do extraordinary things around the world. In two weeks you will change the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. You can help to build a house, classroom or clinic. We discover people and groups doing remarkable things in their own countries. Then we provide them the people and resources that they need. We do this by enabling people like you, with two or more weeks to join our life-altering trips.
Choose a country and find the trip that is right for you by clicking below to see all the options :
Don’t worry – be happy!
"I think I will be more grateful and happier now" - Uganda volunteer
When we ask our volunteers what they have learned from their time in Uganda, they say things like ‘to be happy and enjoy life’. Time and again, volunteers return transformed by the warmth and upbeat natures of Ugandans, in spite of their circumstances.
Contribution: £1,495/£1,595
Call Jackie Johnston in the Luton office
8am - 5.30pm
Mon - Fri
to apply or find out more.
t: 01582 72 00 56