Volunteer Opportunities with Hands Across Nations
There are many opportunities for people with big hearts and some skills, to come work beside us for 1-3 months at a time in Uganda! This is a great opportunity to experience the rural Ugandan culture close up, way off the beaten tourist route!
Can’t come to Uganda? There are opportunities to help out in the States as well!
If interested, please contact us through our Contact Page and tell us about yourself!
Volunteering in Uganda:
- Microsoft Office Software Programs
- “Word” to transcribe Bible translations and edit with the translators
- “Publisher” to prepare for printing documents such as books of the Bible and 2-3 page Bible Reading Sheets
- “Excel” To do bookkeeping entries
- “Access” to set up a data base to track all the many Classes, Teachers, Learners and Reading Sheets that are sent out
- Mechanical/Woodworking Skills
- Auto/motorcycle mechanic
- Electrician to set up the back-up power wiring
- Welding to build the solar night security lights
- Carpentry to construct the work shop
- Some cabinetry to build simple shelves, tables and benches
- Constructing blackboards for literacy classes
- Help install razor wire on wall around compound
- Love people
- Visit in the prisons
- Visit the lepers and disabled
- Go to villages on deliveries and literacy follow-ups
- Help test for and distribute reading glasses
- Driver – 4 wheel, Right side steering, driving on L side of road, dangerous
- Trouble shooting and general repair of most everything – jack of all trades
Volunteering in the U.S.
- Help plan and carry out our Benefit Dinner/Auction held in October each year:
- Be on a planning team meeting 2xmonth during July & Aug, 1xwk in Sept/Oct
- Help plan and cook meal, week of dinner
- Bake Desserts
- Assist with collecting Live and Silent Auction items
- Serve & Greet at the dinner
- Set up and take down the tables, chairs, decorations etc
- Design posters, flyers, tickets, advertisements, brochures
- Contact churches in the area and disperse posters and benefit inf0
- Help transcribe Bible translations in Lango language into “Word” documents.
- Help develop videos and displays for HAN presentations
- Research and apply for grants
