We are Volunteers & This is What We Do

The Volunteer Program has been an important component of the Nyaka program since its beginning. In 2009 alone we hosted 27 international volunteers who lended their expertise, time, handiwork, and labor in all the following projects:

• Teaching English, Mathematics, & the Sciences
• Training Teachers on Counselling and Mentoring skills for young students
• Building and Maintaining good roads to the Nyaka School
• Monitoring and Evaluation of our programs
• Conducting a full program evaluation for the Grannies Program to improve services
• Working with teachers to implement creative, new, and effective teaching practices and activities

For students, there are endless opportunities to help build your experience through participating as an intern with Nyaka both here in Michigan and in Uganda or both.

Majors include, but are not limited to the following:

• Education
• International/ African Studies
• African culture, music, and oral story-telling
• International Development/ Rural Community Development
• Public Health and HIV/AIDS prevention programs
• Non-profit management (in East Lansing, MI and Uganda)
• Social Work & early childhood development

If you're interested in volunteer/internship opportunities at Nyaka, you can:

Fill out our web inquiry form here or download our Volunteer Manual and send in the application to:

Nyaka AIDS Orphans School
P.O. Box 339
East Lansing, MI 48826

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