Are you a member or leader of a group that is interested in a full-immersion trip to Uganda focused on conservation, education or poverty alleviation? I no longer offer open-enrollment trips, but I continue to organize and lead trips for pre-established groups that want an authentic experience in Uganda. Below, you can see a description of a trip I ran for a group of teachers in July of 2009. If you would like to talk about the possibilities for your group, contact me here.
Trip to Uganda for Teachers!
Teaching Global Issues: July 11 - 24, 2009
You've
been providing "hands-on" experiences to your students for years. Now
it's time to have one yourself! Hands-on, minds-on, hearts-on. Your
teaching will never be the same.
Do
you teach about Global Issues? Have you dreamed of visiting Africa but
wanted a more authentic experience than looking at it through the
window of an air-conditioned bus? Do you want to connect, one-on-one,
with people who are actively working to lift themselves out of poverty
and ask them what their lives are like? Would you like to go on safari
and then be able to talk to the locals about what the the park and
wildlife conservation mean to them? Do you want to see what "Global
Issues" look like in the lives of Ugandans?
- Spend two weeks with other teachers who are passionate about global issues
- Visit the BeadforLife village to see the life-changing benefits of home ownership
- Explore environmental issues and their impacts on people's lives
- Visit an AIDS clinic and find out what living with HIV means in Africa
- Visit schools and spend time with Ugandan teachers
- View wildlife on a 4-day safari in Murchison Falls Natio
nal Park - Take time to develop curriculum that you can use and share when you return
This
will not be a "sugarcoated" experience. These issues are complex, and
that's what this trip is all about. What if saving endangered wildlife
means farmers can't feed their children? What if free AIDS medications
don't help because they make people who can't afford food hungrier than
they already are? Be ready to dive into the issues.
Because of our commitment to the environment, the trip cost includes a carbon offset for your air travel.
Follow the links to the left to get more information about this trip. To request
enrollment forms or if you have more questions
, click
here. We hope you'll join us!!
This
is not a luxury trip, so be prepared to dive into the real Uganda! We
will have modest but comfortable accommodations, eat local food and
have opportunities to see the diverse lifestyles of the Ugandan people.
Evenings will be a time to debrief about our experience, share stories,
and reflect. Come prepared for a group experience—including living,
eating and traveling with the other trip members. Flexibility is a must
as we interact with the Ugandan culture and embrace a slower pace, new
languages and the unexpected joys of traveling in another country.
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