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Ssamba Foundation Uganda Volunteer Safaris
Uganda, Uganda | Volunteer VacationsStarting at $200 per month
Activity/Tour
We welcome all! Volunteers, Tourists, Backpackers and other travelers who are looking for simplicity and comfort in a warm, friendly and natural environment. We are a community based non-profit organization empowering vulnerable communities of Kyampisi Subcounty, Mukono District.
The Ssamba Foundation is using tourism to stimulate local economic growth and social change through our charity, volunteering, accommodation and safari experiences in Uganda. Our organization plays a central role in improving the quality of life of rural communities of Mukono District, Uganda.
We're only 20 minutes from the center of Mukono Town, so you have easy access to everything the town has to offer, though our grounds are peaceful and serene... the perfect balance.
We offer comfortable accommodation at our Kyampisi Backpackers Home. Expert advice on how to get the best out of Uganda, including great value trips to National Parks and other areas of outstanding natural beauty. A fantastic dining area offering home cooked food. A range of games and other activities, as well as special events venue, plus community service opportunities.
Who We Are:
Ssamba Foundation is a registered non-profit community development organization founded by Rotarian Isaac Ssamba in Mukono, Uganda. Operating in Mukono district, we manage a wide range of sustainable development and humanitarian projects since 2006.
Ssamba Foundation provides long-term sustainable solutions to problems in rural Uganda which are mainly caused by poverty.
Together with the communities we serve we have identified 5 key areas where change needs to have a positive impact if poverty is to become a challenge of the past. - Water | Education | Agriculture | Social-Economic | Health
The organization designs and conducts programs which contribute to the welfare and social productivity of disadvantaged individuals and communities with an emphasis on children, youth and women.
Ssamba Foundation addresses some of the most pervasive problems in rural Uganda, including poor healthcare systems, hunger, and poor education system, access to clean drinking water, environment degradation and extreme poverty.
In addition, the foundation focuses on empowering the youth of Uganda through leadership and skills training. The organization is founded on the principles that our common humanity is more important than our individual differences. We therefore operate on a non-political, non-denominational, and non-sectarian basis, welcoming each and every Ugandan in need.
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The Ssamba Foundation is using tourism to stimulate local economic growth and social change through our charity, volunteering, accommodation and safari experiences in Uganda. Our organization plays a central role in improving the quality of life of rural communities of Mukono District, Uganda.
We're only 20 minutes from the center of Mukono Town, so you have easy access to everything the town has to offer, though our grounds are peaceful and serene... the perfect balance.
We offer comfortable accommodation at our Kyampisi Backpackers Home. Expert advice on how to get the best out of Uganda, including great value trips to National Parks and other areas of outstanding natural beauty. A fantastic dining area offering home cooked food. A range of games and other activities, as well as special events venue, plus community service opportunities.
Who We Are:
Ssamba Foundation is a registered non-profit community development organization founded by Rotarian Isaac Ssamba in Mukono, Uganda. Operating in Mukono district, we manage a wide range of sustainable development and humanitarian projects since 2006.
Ssamba Foundation provides long-term sustainable solutions to problems in rural Uganda which are mainly caused by poverty.
Together with the communities we serve we have identified 5 key areas where change needs to have a positive impact if poverty is to become a challenge of the past. - Water | Education | Agriculture | Social-Economic | Health
The organization designs and conducts programs which contribute to the welfare and social productivity of disadvantaged individuals and communities with an emphasis on children, youth and women.
Ssamba Foundation addresses some of the most pervasive problems in rural Uganda, including poor healthcare systems, hunger, and poor education system, access to clean drinking water, environment degradation and extreme poverty.
In addition, the foundation focuses on empowering the youth of Uganda through leadership and skills training. The organization is founded on the principles that our common humanity is more important than our individual differences. We therefore operate on a non-political, non-denominational, and non-sectarian basis, welcoming each and every Ugandan in need.
Typical Day
Places to Visit
ssamba foundation's tour consultants have selected out the best places to visit in Uganda that are worth your money and time. Uganda is, for the most part, a safe and enthralling place. It's a land where hippos humph through the wetlands and lions laze in the acacias. It's a land of rain-stained forests and misty hills that house chimpanzees. It's got the lapping waters of Lake Victoria, and the winding channels of the Victoria Nile to boot. Vistas of rock-ribbed mountains and standalone volcanoes conquer the peripheries, shooting up to craggy summits where waterfalls and thunderstorms coalesce. Meanwhile, Kampala is a pulsating city, steeped in tribal ancestry and life. It's an all-round top African adventure
The dense, tangled jungle of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest support some of the last remaining wild mountain gorillas on Earth. But there are other places to go in Uganda where you can see even more wildlife. You can follow pathways deep into Kibale Forest National Park to encounter chimpanzees, blue monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys in their natural habitat. Take a game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park for a chance to see lion sleeping in fig trees and hippo wading in the Ishasha River. Or venture into Murchison Falls National Park and watch as the Nile surges through a narrow gorge, the force of the frothing water creating plumes of mist.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Home to over half of the last 1000 mountain gorillas. Main activity in this mountain rain forest is the thrilling mountain gorilla trekking experience
Murchison Falls National Park
Here, the mighty Nile River bisects flourishing Savannah, flanked by lush riverine woodlands, before bursting through a chasm in the Rift Valley escarpment to form the raging Murchison Falls.
Kibale National Park
This rain forest is a top destination for chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience. Myriad primates and bird species found in this forest.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Boasting one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any reserve in the world, home to almost a hundred animal species as well as more than 600 types of birds.
Lake Mburo National Park
The smallest of them all and easy access. Here you can take a guided walk or ride on horse through the park and have some great sightings.
Kidepo National Park
The rugged isolated wilderness of the Kidepo Valley National Park ranks as one of Africa's most prized, less explored destinations.
Mt Rwenzori National Park
Mountain Rwenzori commonly known as the ˝ Mountain of the moon˝ with snow on top of its peak which can be seen from the base.
Mgahinga National Park
An alternative destination to Bwindi for mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda, part of the Virunga Mountains, situated in the border area between Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
Semliki National Park
Semliki National Park is one of Uganda's newest Parks having been gazetted in 1993 which host 194 sq. km of East Africa's only lowland tropical rainforest.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
The sanctuary is home to at least 22 Rhinos together with other mammals and reptilian species including monkeys, antelopes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and numerous bird species.
Meals Time (enlarge)
ssamba foundation's tour consultants have selected out the best places to visit in Uganda that are worth your money and time. Uganda is, for the most part, a safe and enthralling place. It's a land where hippos humph through the wetlands and lions laze in the acacias. It's a land of rain-stained forests and misty hills that house chimpanzees. It's got the lapping waters of Lake Victoria, and the winding channels of the Victoria Nile to boot. Vistas of rock-ribbed mountains and standalone volcanoes conquer the peripheries, shooting up to craggy summits where waterfalls and thunderstorms coalesce. Meanwhile, Kampala is a pulsating city, steeped in tribal ancestry and life. It's an all-round top African adventure
The dense, tangled jungle of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest support some of the last remaining wild mountain gorillas on Earth. But there are other places to go in Uganda where you can see even more wildlife. You can follow pathways deep into Kibale Forest National Park to encounter chimpanzees, blue monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys in their natural habitat. Take a game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park for a chance to see lion sleeping in fig trees and hippo wading in the Ishasha River. Or venture into Murchison Falls National Park and watch as the Nile surges through a narrow gorge, the force of the frothing water creating plumes of mist.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Home to over half of the last 1000 mountain gorillas. Main activity in this mountain rain forest is the thrilling mountain gorilla trekking experience
Murchison Falls National Park
Here, the mighty Nile River bisects flourishing Savannah, flanked by lush riverine woodlands, before bursting through a chasm in the Rift Valley escarpment to form the raging Murchison Falls.
Kibale National Park
This rain forest is a top destination for chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience. Myriad primates and bird species found in this forest.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Boasting one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any reserve in the world, home to almost a hundred animal species as well as more than 600 types of birds.
Lake Mburo National Park
The smallest of them all and easy access. Here you can take a guided walk or ride on horse through the park and have some great sightings.
Kidepo National Park
The rugged isolated wilderness of the Kidepo Valley National Park ranks as one of Africa's most prized, less explored destinations.
Mt Rwenzori National Park
Mountain Rwenzori commonly known as the ˝ Mountain of the moon˝ with snow on top of its peak which can be seen from the base.
Mgahinga National Park
An alternative destination to Bwindi for mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda, part of the Virunga Mountains, situated in the border area between Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
Semliki National Park
Semliki National Park is one of Uganda's newest Parks having been gazetted in 1993 which host 194 sq. km of East Africa's only lowland tropical rainforest.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
The sanctuary is home to at least 22 Rhinos together with other mammals and reptilian species including monkeys, antelopes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and numerous bird species.
Amenities
Available
General
Includes
- Bar
- Children's Area
- Conference Rooms
- Free Internet
- Internet Access
- Restaurant
- Swimming Pool
- Breakfast
- Vegetarian Options
- Available
- Excursions
- Shuttle Service - Available
General
- Reservations Required
Includes
- Beverages
- Beverages - Alcoholic Drinks
- Beverages - Coffee/Tea
- Beverages - Soda/Water
- Local Transportation
- Meals
- Safety Equipment
Age range, type of group
We accept local and internationals volunteers who are full of enthusiasm, and who enjoy working with people from a different culture background. The minimum age to participate is 18. Candidates must speak English, in order to adapt themselves quickly and to be able to interact with local people.
We need people who possess the willingness to commit themselves to a long-term project, prepared for day-to-day challenges. Also important: our lifestyle is simple; we don't have any luxuries here, beside the luxury of being in the middle of a beautiful natural landscape, and working for a meaningful cause.
We accept local volunteers who can dedicate some hours every week to help us, but in this case they must arrange their own transport to the offices or project site in Mukono.
We need people to help teach at the rural schools, to help with construction and cleaning works, to help at our agriculture farm, social workers, psychologists, educators, specialists in IT, doctors, nurses, drivers, etc. In summary: anyone with goodwill and a good disposition to help and work can be accepted into the program.
Tours And Safaris Uganda (enlarge)
We need people who possess the willingness to commit themselves to a long-term project, prepared for day-to-day challenges. Also important: our lifestyle is simple; we don't have any luxuries here, beside the luxury of being in the middle of a beautiful natural landscape, and working for a meaningful cause.
We accept local volunteers who can dedicate some hours every week to help us, but in this case they must arrange their own transport to the offices or project site in Mukono.
We need people to help teach at the rural schools, to help with construction and cleaning works, to help at our agriculture farm, social workers, psychologists, educators, specialists in IT, doctors, nurses, drivers, etc. In summary: anyone with goodwill and a good disposition to help and work can be accepted into the program.
Sleeping and meals
Benefits of Volunteering with Ssamba Foundation:
Volunteers are always welcome at Ssamba Foundation either for short-term or long-term projects. We want to deliver an experience to enjoy Uganda by living, working and making an impact with us. In exchange for your skills, donation and help, you get the following:
• Pre-Departure Handbook (Everything you need to know about Uganda)
• We shall pick you up from Entebbe International airport (Pick Up only)
• Accommodation throughout your stay (Maximum stay is 4 weeks for free)
• Shared bedroom with other-same sex volunteers (separate beds)
• Blanket, Pillows and treated mosquito net
• Limited Wi-Fi Access at house (Please feel free to bring your laptop)
• 3 delicious local meals for your entire duration
• 24/7 In country Support
• You can stay with us for up to 3 months in Uganda (on case by case basis)
• Deeper culture immersion experience with founder's family
• Discounted tours, safaris and events
• Work and life experience
• The opportunity to help others and lifetime friends
• Certificate of Appreciation at the end of your stay
What we DON'T offer:
• Flight Tickets
• Visas
• Travel insurance
• Vaccinations
• Laundry service in town/or house (at volunteer's cost)
• Toiletries (soaps, shampoos and others) are not provided.
• Personal expenses (Your pocket money)
Personal Expenses; It depends on you and your lifestyle! But we advise that you come with an additional $50-$100 a week to cater for your personal needs such as; Phone/internet bill, Transportation, Laundry, Snacks, Entertainment, Drinks and excursions if preferred, and any other things you may wish to buy.
Tours And Safaris Uganda (enlarge)
Volunteers are always welcome at Ssamba Foundation either for short-term or long-term projects. We want to deliver an experience to enjoy Uganda by living, working and making an impact with us. In exchange for your skills, donation and help, you get the following:
• Pre-Departure Handbook (Everything you need to know about Uganda)
• We shall pick you up from Entebbe International airport (Pick Up only)
• Accommodation throughout your stay (Maximum stay is 4 weeks for free)
• Shared bedroom with other-same sex volunteers (separate beds)
• Blanket, Pillows and treated mosquito net
• Limited Wi-Fi Access at house (Please feel free to bring your laptop)
• 3 delicious local meals for your entire duration
• 24/7 In country Support
• You can stay with us for up to 3 months in Uganda (on case by case basis)
• Deeper culture immersion experience with founder's family
• Discounted tours, safaris and events
• Work and life experience
• The opportunity to help others and lifetime friends
• Certificate of Appreciation at the end of your stay
What we DON'T offer:
• Flight Tickets
• Visas
• Travel insurance
• Vaccinations
• Laundry service in town/or house (at volunteer's cost)
• Toiletries (soaps, shampoos and others) are not provided.
• Personal expenses (Your pocket money)
Personal Expenses; It depends on you and your lifestyle! But we advise that you come with an additional $50-$100 a week to cater for your personal needs such as; Phone/internet bill, Transportation, Laundry, Snacks, Entertainment, Drinks and excursions if preferred, and any other things you may wish to buy.
Policies & Restrictions
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:
• You must be over 18yrs
• You must speak some English (you don't need to be fluent)
• A copy of your passport with 6+ months validity
• Criminal Record, Background Check report or Police Statement
• We recommend travel/life personal insurance
• You must commit at least 2 weeks' minimum (longer stays are much appreciated).
• You must be Sociable, Energetic, Positive & Fun!
Tours And Safaris Uganda (enlarge)
• You must be over 18yrs
• You must speak some English (you don't need to be fluent)
• A copy of your passport with 6+ months validity
• Criminal Record, Background Check report or Police Statement
• We recommend travel/life personal insurance
• You must commit at least 2 weeks' minimum (longer stays are much appreciated).
• You must be Sociable, Energetic, Positive & Fun!
Wanderlust adventures (sister-company to Ssamba Foundation) is a tours and travel company with a base in Mukono town in Uganda, with a huge desire of community based tourism development. wanderlust adventures carries over 18 years' experience of linking the humanitarian community based travel and tourism industry in Uganda.
We provide sightseeing and activities such as hiking tours, Bungee Jumping, Mountain Climbing, Canoeing, Birding, Chimpanzee Tracking, Horse Riding, Rafting, Primate Watching, Camping, Water Sports, Sport Fishing, Walking Safaris, Beach & Island Holidays, Wildlife Safaris, Kayaking, Culture Tours, Nightlife Adventures as well as offers camping equipment and cooking gear for various adventure camping treks.
We provide sightseeing and activities such as hiking tours, Bungee Jumping, Mountain Climbing, Canoeing, Birding, Chimpanzee Tracking, Horse Riding, Rafting, Primate Watching, Camping, Water Sports, Sport Fishing, Walking Safaris, Beach & Island Holidays, Wildlife Safaris, Kayaking, Culture Tours, Nightlife Adventures as well as offers camping equipment and cooking gear for various adventure camping treks.
Map & Directions
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Ssamba Foundation Uganda Volunteer SafarisKasala Village, Kyampisi Subcounty, Mukono-kayunga Road, Mukono, Uganda, Uganda |
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