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Uganda Teacher Trip 2015 Experience Education in Africa

This is a life-changing opportunity to experience Trip highlights Who can go? life at rural primary schools in Uganda. • Find out how rural schools meet the The project is open to any qualified challenges of education in a rural teachers, with or without experience, Over ten days in April 2015 you’ll meet Ugandan teachers, take part in school setting with no running water ready to try something new and make activities, experience a very different culture and witness first-hand the everyday or electricity the most of an exciting challenge. challenges faced by the schools and villages Build Africa supports in Uganda’s • See Build Africa’s wide-ranging Kumi district. Ugandan activities, including our Dates As well as exchanging ideas on teaching methods, you’ll attend a meeting business enterprise work of a Village Loans and Savings Group to find out how these innovative schemes The project lasts for ten days from • Spend time with passionate local are bringing greater financial security to rural communities. Tuesday 7th April to Friday 17th teachers and get a privileged insight By joining us on this unique trip you’ll be using the skills and knowledge you’ve April 2015. into the Africa tourists never see gained as a teacher in the UK to help improve our African schools, contributing to a better future for some of Africa’s poorest children. Background What to expect: on Build Africa a typical day

Build Africa has over 30 years’ experience in international development, Morning tackling the root causes of poverty – education, access to credit and enterprise. Our work with schools is essentially a partnership with parents, -  at the North East Villa in Kumi, teachers and the wider community. We focus on improving infrastructure, raising your accommodation for the trip teaching standards and strengthening school management, at the same time - Travel to a school and meet the headteacher ensuring we create sustainable models that can work without us. - Observe a lesson In the districts in which we work there has been a dramatic rise in school attendance and in the number of pupils progressing to secondary education. - Meet staff and exchange thoughts on teaching We continue our efforts to help children to escape poverty and enjoy differences between Uganda and the UK a brighter future.

Afternoon - Plan or deliver a demonstration lesson

- Meet the School Management Committee to discuss future plans for the school, or help with an after-school activity

Evening - Chat with your project staff member about your day

- Dinner in the hotel restaurant followed by free time to relax after a busy day and swap stories with other UK teachers Where will my fundraising go? Also, before you leave the UK we will need Costs and fundraising The funds you raise for your trip will help a signed copy of a Trip Behaviour Policy, us to continue our vital programmes to Medical Disclaimer and Child Protection improve school capacity through skills Policy. These will be sent to you when and knowledge work, such as teacher you pay your deposit. training and headteacher mentorship, Meet your Build Africa trip coordinator as well as increasing parental participation, Deirdre Bruce-Brand is the School This is a self-funded trip. We ask you to cover the cost of your travel, accommodation strengthening school management and Marketing & Fundraising Assistant for and . governance so that these schools may Build Africa. Based in the UK office, Deirdre become sustainable. will be your first contact for queries on Here’s a rough guide to how much the ten-day trip will cost: Transfers and Accommodation registration, trip preparation and ongoing

Build Africa will organise transport to and fundraising support. She will also be with Return flight (can vary in price from the airport in Uganda. You will be you in Uganda to help you get the most depending on when you book your trip) £750 (approx) staying at the comfortable, fully-furnished out of your experience. Ten nights full board accommodation North East Villa, Kimu, in a twin or single What happens next? to be paid to Build Africa 6 weeks room. A Build Africa staff member will pick Complete the registration form and return before departure date £250 you up in the morning and take you back it with your £100 deposit - you will then to the hotel at the end of each day. A Build Spending money for souvenirs receive a Teacher Pack with fundraising Africa staff member will also be staying at and drinks/snacks £150 minimum ideas and more information about the same hotel as you. your trip. Uganda Visa Flights (it can be bought at the airport on arrival) £30 After returning your signed forms to We ask you to book your own flight - the Build Africa please book your flight Total cost for trip in a twin room £1180 earlier the better to get a reasonable price. arriving at Entebbe airport on the Please book with British Airways morning of Wednesday 8th April 2015. We ask for a £100 deposit on registration We don’t want trip costs to be a barrier for departing on Tuesday 7th April to Entebbe Two weeks before your trip we will to secure your place (this will be deducted anyone wanting to take part, so if you raise airport (one hour south of Kampala). A arrange a pre-trip briefing so we can from the accommodation costs that you more than 50% (£1000) of your fundraising UK member of staff is also booked on this answer any final questions you may pay to Build Africa six weeks before target before you depart you can put it flight so you will be travelling together. have about your adventure. the trip). towards your accommodation costs and Once you have booked your flight please then continue fundraising towards your let Build Africa know. We would also like you to fundraise. £2000 target when you return. If you have any questions about the project We ask you to raise £2000 throughout the Travel insurance and vaccinations or the booking process please call Deirdre year of your trip (that is, by 31st December Once you’ve returned you’ll have no Build Africa will assist you wherever on 01892 519619. 2015), with at least £500 raised on your shortage of inspiring stories to tell your required but we do ask that you take out Please email registration forms to: online fundraising page two or more colleagues, friends and family, who will your own travel and health insurance [email protected] or send to weeks before you set off for Uganda. very likely help with your fundraising! for your stay. Please ask your GP about Deirdre Bruce-Brand, vaccinations and anti-malaria medication. Build Africa, Vale House, Clarence Road, We will need a copy of your health and Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HE. travel insurance before you travel. Cheques should be made payable to Build Africa. FAQs

What will the accommodation be like? What sort of clothes should I bring? What will the weather be like? Can I keep in touch with the Hotel accommodation in Uganda is clean Please bring smart but casual clothes. Summer clothes are worn throughout the beneficiaries and staff that I meet? but sometimes basic. However, at the North Women should bring clothes that cover year. However, it is usually cool at night and Build Africa regrets that we are unable to East Villa in Kumi, your room will have shoulders and knees. Flip flops are fine for early in the morning. When you are there provide the contact details for beneficiaries an en-suite bathroom with hot water and around the hotel in the evening but during the temperature will be around 17–29 or local staff and to protect yourself we towels. the day we recommend you either wear degrees Celsius. The heavy rainy season is strongly advise that you don’t give out your trainers or a lightweight walking shoe. March – May (monthly rainfall +149mm). personal contact details. Contact with Should I leave valuables behind? Much of the rain comes in heavy thundery the field staff can be made via the There is no reason to bring anything Will we get a break at the weekend? showers, although there will always be UK office in Tunbridge Wells. We offer valuable with you, however if you want Yes, Sunday will be free to see the local a few hours of sunshine. a School Linking Programmeas a way for UK to bring an ipod or camera then please sights and relax. Saturday will be spent students to learn more about life do so but at your own risk. The hotel has visiting a homestead in a local village, Is Kumi, Uganda a malaria prone area? in Africa for a child their age. Please ask a safe where you can leave items but helping to prepare and cook a Yes, you will need to take anti-malaria a member of staff about this. not in each bedroom. with the family. tablets. Whilst on your trip, we also advise taking precautions against mosquito bites What if I don’t raise the £500 minimum How much money will I need for What happens if I fall ill or there and recommend that you pack insect expected two weeks before departure? the trip? is an emergency? repellents containing DEET and wear Unfortunately you will not be able to go Approximately £15 a day should be plenty There are four hospitals in nearby Mbale. long sleeves and trousers in the evening. on the trip. As a relatively small charity, to cover any souvenirs and refreshments. Please ensure your insurance covers you we need to be certain that every teacher The currency in Uganda is the Ugandan for every eventuality and includes UK How many teachers will be on the trip? who signs up is committed to fundraising. Shilling (KES). Sterling and US dollars can repatriation. There will be five teachers in total Our UK staff are happy to discuss be exchanged at the airport or at larger going on this trip who will be escorted fundraising ideas with you to help you hotels. ATMs are widely available in What about food and drink? by a Build Africa UK staff member and meet your target. Kampala and the main towns, The water is not safe to drink. Only drink then guided by the Build Africa Uganda including Kumi. and brush your teeth with bottled water. team. If we receive more interest we will If I take part can I extend my flight Avoid having ice in drinks unless you can look to increase trip size. Places are on and stay on longer? Will I be able to use my credit card? guarantee that it is made with safe water. a first come, first served basis. Absolutely – as you will book your own Credit cards and travellers’ cheques are Always peel before eating and avoid flights you are welcome to extend your trip. widely accepted in major towns, however, fruit and salads which may have been Can we take out books and pencils? Please just let Build Africa know. You will many rural hotels and restaurants do not washed in local water. You will have plenty Instead of weighing your bag down with need to make your own accommodation accept credit cards, and travellers’ cheques of opportunities to buy bottled water. Most materials you would like to take, we suggest reservations for the last night of the trip as often cannot be exchanged, so please make hotels will provide a western menu as well you buy them when you get out there and well as your own arrangements for travel sure you have enough local currency. as a selection of local . Traditional help the local economy. Build Africa do not after the end of the Build Africa trip. Ugandan cuisine includes staples of ship anything out to Africa for this very potatoes, and and meat reason. Please let a member of staff know usually being chicken, goat or . you would like to do this and we will ensure we schedule in a stop at a local shop. Please complete this form and return it Deirdre Bruce-Brand, with your £100 deposit to: Build Africa, Vale House, Clarence Road, Terms and Conditions Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HE or email to [email protected].

REGISTRATION FORM Insurance Participant Eligibility Privacy Policy Each teacher should take out their own To be eligible for the Uganda Teacher Your personal details submitted during Title: First name: travel insurance for their trip. This is Trip you must be a qualified teacher. registration will be kept securely by compulsory and Build Africa will need Teachers can be currently teaching in Build Africa and only shared with the Last name: a copy of this insurance at the pre-trip primary or secondary schools, colleges suppliers or partners who work on our Address: briefing, 2 weeks before you depart. or universities. If you are a teaching behalf i.e. North East Villa. We never Insurance should cover any possible assistant and are interested in this trip sell or swap your details with any third risk of injury, repatriation, flight please get in touch with Build Africa. parties. If teachers would like to meet cancellation or stolen personal items. or communicate with others before the Date of birth: Contact tel no: Please carry proof of insurance trip we will share contact information Email: with you at all times. Cancellations but only with written consent from teachers enquiring. If we cancel your trip, we will refund Passport number: Nationality:

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Booking on the Uganda Teacher ! cancel your trip more than six weeks Expiry date: Date of issue: Place of issue: Trip with Build Africa before your departure date, Build Trip Etiquette To reserve your place on the 2015 Africa will refund your accommodation Build Africa limits who visits our Country of residence: Uganda Teacher Trip, you will need to cost. If you cancel within six weeks projects in order to keep disruption Name of school you currently teach at: complete the registration form and of your departure date, Build Africa to schools and communities to send it to Build Africa with your £100 is not in a position to refund you any a minimum. Build Africa ask all trip non-refundable deposit. monies paid. participants to adhere to our Trip This deposit will be deducted from Head teacher contact details: At the moment this is an annual trip Behaviour Policy (a copy will be your accommodation cost, however, but if you would like to refer your in your Teacher Pack). Each teacher Medical information if you can no longer go on the trip place to the following year then must comply with the laws and this deposit will not be refunded. Do you have any current medical conditions or injuries? please speak to a member of Build customs in Uganda at the time Build Africa is a small charity and Africa staff. of visiting. If you commit any illegal we need to understand your act, or your behaviour is disruptive, commitment to the project. abusive or distressing to others, Any allergies or special dietary requirements? You will receive a Teacher Pack with Health, Passport, Visa and Build Africa (represented by the in-Country trip coordinator) will more information about the itinerary Travel Documentation as well as copies of the Trip Behaviour terminate your trip participation Are you currently taking any medication? Whilst we can provide basic Policy, Medical Disclaimer, Child and will ask you to make your own information, you will need to consult Protection Policy and Fundraising arrangements to return to the UK. (and self-fund) your GP about Agreement to be signed and returned Any costs incurred will be paid for necessary vaccinations. Travel to Next of kin to us no later than one month before by the teacher in question. rural Africa isn’t for everyone and it is the departure date. If you do not Emergency contact person: your responsibility to check with your Build Africa requests you do not share sign these forms or there is a query doctor, especially if you have any contact information with anyone you on your Medical Disclaimer that could Relationship to you: pre-existing health conditions. meet on the trip. Contact with the field affect the safety of your trip, you will staff can be made via the UK office not be able to take part. All teachers are expected to sign in Tunbridge Wells. We offer schools Daytime phone: Evening phone: a Medical Disclaimer confirming that opportunities to partner with an Declaration they are fit and able to complete the African school as a way of keeping in Flights trip. Anyone suffering from mobility touch and for UK students to learn impairment, illness or disability or By signing this form you agree to the following: Teachers will need to book their more about life in Africa for a child undergoing treatment for any physical own return flights, arriving into their age. Please ask Build Africa • You are fit and healthy to participate on the trip and you understand the risk involved or medical condition must declare Kampala airport on Wednesday staff more about the School Linking • Confirm you have no previous criminal convictions the true nature of such condition 8th April. Please speak to Build Africa Programme. • Confirm you will have received prior to date of travel the relevant vaccinations for travel to Uganda and have been or will at the time of booking on the trip. if you need to some flexibility on be issued your anti-malarial medication this arrival date and we will try If Build Africa is not made aware of to accommodate any needs. such illnesses or impairment, we will Criminal Record Bureau Check • Confirm that you have or will have obtained all necessary travel documentation, visa and insurance/s not be able to make any necessary As a teacher working in the Education • Confirm you are over the age of 18 years of age at the time of travel to Uganda arrangements. sector you should have an up to date • Agree, sign and return Build Africa’s Child Protection Policy, Medical Disclaimer and Trip Behaviour Policy Transfers enhanced CRB check. Please let the Please ensure your passport is valid • Agree to raising £2000 in total and having at least £500 on your online fundraising page two or more weeks Build Africa will provide airport for at least 6 months from your Build Africa trip coordinator know before departure transfers on arrival and departure departure date. You can either get if you do not have one. in Uganda. If a teacher wants to travel your visa before you leave from the By signing below you confirm you are a qualified teacher and that you hold a current CRB or DBS. on the weekend or following the trip, Uganda embassy or obtain one on he/she will have to organise their arrival at the airport. Each method Print name: Date: own travel. costs £30. If you obtain your visa at the airport upon arrival, please take currency in US Dollars or Sterling. Signed: Build Africa Vale House, Clarence Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1HE.