Volunteer Jockim with schoolchildren.

Meet Faridah, the teacher trainer making a difference in a Ugandan refugee settlement

Faridah volunteers on VSO's early childhood education project working in the BidiBidi refugee settlement in Uganda, as a teacher educator. Learn more about her volunteer journey.

Volunteer Jockim with schoolchildren.

Meet the teacher trainer working in Uganda's largest refugee settlement.

Faridah is an teacher trainer in Uganda's largest refugee camp, the Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement. Working under the ACTIVE programme, she's supporting refugee children to receive a fair education.

Alfred and Penina
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Alfred conquers his disability battle and rebuilds his life

Alfred’s life turned upside down as his sight started to fade due to glaucoma – he lost his job as a teacher and his home. Now thanks to a VSO project he has a new career running a business employing three staff.  Read more.

Women and youth making briquettes for fuel. Uganda.

Meet VSO’s youth innovators and climate champions

Meet Hosea Tumwine – an extraordinary young person and enthusiastic champion of women and girls’ rights in Uganda. Hosea is a member of VSO’s global youth network.