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FSD Sustainable Community Based Development Internships and volunteering, language and culture immersion all begin at the designated start dates below. If you are interested in participating in Global service Trips, its start dates are flexible and can be customized

PROGRAM START DATES & FEES

WINTER SPRING SUMMER 1 Summer 2 FALL FALL 2
January 22, 2022 March 19, 2022 May 21, 2022 June 18, 2022 Sept 10, 2022 October 08, 2022


Please contact FSD directly for information on flexible start dates at fsduganda2018@gmail.com   Click the link below to access and review our programs fees structure

Application procedure

Apply

Start your application by choosing any of your preferred volunteer or internship program type and click its link for the application form below

Interview

Once we have received your application, we schedule an interview to get to know you better and find out more about your objectives for this experience and, clarify your expectations

Placement

After acceptance, you are placed with the host organization or FSD local community that directly serves your volunteer or internship interests

 

 

Application forms

In-Person Volunteer & Internship application form

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Virtual Volunteer & Internship application form

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Program Highlights

  • Gaining an enriched understanding of sustainable community based development, and what qualities and characteristics make a project sustiainable.
  • Developing an understanding of the unique capacity of grassroots development in which the community is in control. You will be able to view communities as being asset rich and full of oppotunitiesdespite various community development challenges.
  • Ability to identify values, norms, and behaviors when find yourself in a different cultural environment. You will be able to adapt and begin intergration into a new culture.
  • Being equipped with tools for designing a sustainable developmental project.
  • Understanding basic methods of project monitoring and evaluation, including both qualitative and quantitative indicators

Alumni Experiences

Isabelle Lukau - Notre Dame University
I truly enjoyed partaking in this internship. It taught me a myriad of skills that i hope to implement in future international development endeavors. Despite the unforeseen circumstances that occurred, it taught me a valuable lesson about learning how to be flexible and adaptable. During this internship, my favorite experiences were cultural workshops and the buddy chats.
Isabelle Lukau - Notre Dame University
Micheal lee - Notre Dame University
When i had applied to this program, I had hoped to get a rich cultural experience and learn how to work with public health NGOs. At the end of this program, I feel that the internship successfully satisfied my hopes for this experience. My favorite part of the program was being able to talk with and hear from other people.

Micheal lee - Notre Dame University
Sarah AlMarri - Northwestern University
Being part of the FSD Jinja Virtual Internship Program is a unique opportunity that I got to experience as an undergraduate student. Prior to registering for the program I aimed to apply for a local internship to increase my workplace experience, however, given the opportunity to participate and be part of an international internship program introduced a different experience.
Sarah AlMarri - Northwestern University
Melanie De Vincentiis - Northwestern University
The FSD Jinja Virtual internship program was an excellent learning experience in the field of sustainable development. The community was very welcoming and excited to share their knowledge and cultural perspectives with me, there were so many smiles and laughs that we shared, as they dances for me and i stumbled over basic Luganda words for them. The internship motivated me to constantly evaluate hoe my work was serving the community's needs according to their perspective, and not my own.
Melanie De Vincentiis - Northwestern University
Jack O'leary - Notre Dame University
I was very pleased withthis experience as an FSD intern for Sustain Micro Enterpise. Despite the barriers of working virually, I was grateful to FSD for teaching me about Uganda. I enjoyed working with my teamon this project, and I am excited to present our work to the other Notre Dame groups. Learning more about microfinance and VSLA was especially valuable, and I see this knowledge helping to shape my research interests going forward.
Jack O'leary - Notre Dame University

Program Confirmation

By confirming your participation with FSD Jinja-Uganda you will become part of a large network of people involved in sustainable development and global grassroots initiatives through Foundation for Sustainable Community Based Development. We are thrilled to have you on our team!
Your placement with FSD Jinja-Uganda is tentative until you confirm your participation with us. To confirm, fill out the confirmation form and submit your first payment towards your program fees. Your confirmation deposit will be $300
 All payments can be made by depositing funds on FSD Jinja-Uganda bank account. Upon request, we will send you all details FSD Jinja-Uganda bank information.

Please click the link below to proceed confirming your internship slot:

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Application Inquiry Form