UPA Cultural troupe is committed to promote community sensitization and awareness through music, dance and drama. The Cultural troupe started in 1994 as a pilot project of UPA. The troupe was started mainly to be used for promoting cultures, running awareness campaigns, fundraising and marketing UPA and her activities.
•The beneficiaries are the UPACT members, workcamp participants and community. The project expects 25 participants maximum with a composition of people from Uganda, regional and International volunteer organisations. Participants will work 6 hours daily from Monday to Friday. Weekends are for social interaction and/ or excursions unless if the official camp programme has an activity •Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background •Willing to share his/her experiences •Flexible to live/stay in simple life conditions •Flexible to the taste of other foods (local) •Ready to work on the projects •No experience needed The people in this part of Uganda are multi tribal with the majority population being Baganda. And the major language spoken is Luganda also a big percentage of people speaking English well. The major food eaten in this region matoke, cassava, sweet potatoes, rice, beans, ground nuts, yams etc. Like most regions in Uganda people in this community always welcome visitors and always interested to talk/work with people from other cultural backgrounds •We shall provide simple rooms for sleeping •Participants will use their sleeping bags and mats •The camp site has simple bathrooms with no showers •The camp site has latrines not toilets •And a simple cooking shelter (kitchen) •Participants are requested to bring with them mosquito nets, working clothes and shoes •If any games, information/pictures from home country bring them Visits A visit to Wamala tombs a 197 years old cultural heritage which is the burial ground for the 29th King of Buganda, the late Ssekabaka Suuna II Kalema Kasinjo Mukaabya Sekkyungwa who reigned from 1832 until October 1856. Visiting Nansana Community market Climbing Kabulengwa hill to have a view of all Nansana and surrounding suburbs. There is also the possibility of visiting the Uganda Museum, Entebbe Wild life Education Centre and Botanical beach gardens all found in a radius of not more than 40 kilometres from the camp site but at the cost of interested volunteers. A cultural night will be organised and participants will display items, songs and dances from their home countries and traditions.
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October lies in the second rain season. It is characterized by both hot and wet. It is normally sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoons, but shines again shortly after. Temperatures range between 25 to 30 degrees Celsius.
Fee of €250 is payable on arrival to suport UPA and the camp costs .
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
