African market at Open Gate cafe

Volunteer East is doing a stall at an African market in Dalston. The market takes place on Saturday the 19th of March from 12noon to 6pm. We'll be selling our beads and bags from Uganda. Come a long and browse African products while enjoying some cheerful African drumming in the cafe!

The Open Gate cafe sells a range of African foods and drinks, as well as hosts markets, music events and exhibitions to promote African culture. The cafe is definitely worth a visit, even if you can't make it there on the market day. See the link below for more information:

http://openthegate.org.uk/welcome/?cat=5

Volunteers needed for the post-election Uganda

Our partner organisation in Uganda was worried about hosting volunteers during the Spring, as Uganda held its second democratic elections on the 18th of February. In the past, election times have been a sensitive time in the country, with riots and violence having erupted. However, luckily this year the elections ran peacefully and smoothly.

www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1111788/-/c4msfcz/-/

Now our partnership organisation is looking for volunteers to teach at their school and to help out at their orphanage. Please check theirs website for more details or email tiija@volunteereast.org.uk

http://www.bunabumali.org/

Uganda Night

Next week on Friday, we are doing a stall at an event for Uganda where we'll be raising money for a school in rural Uganda and for our partner orphanage in Bunabumali.

The event entails Ugandan food and music, comedians and dancers etc.. The event starts at 6.30pm and should carry on till late! See the link below for more info and really hope to see some of you there:

http://www.wecanugan.com/events-1

Storage space needed!

Volunteer East is looking for some storage space in London.

We are planning on collecting secondhand clothes, sending them to Uganda and selling them at flee markets in Kampala city. All the profit made from the sales will be send directly to the orphanage in Bunabumali located in an extremely deprived area of Uganda.

Through selling the clothes at flee markets in the capital city of Uganda, vital funds would be raised for the NGO running the orphanage and carrying out other development work in this specific area of Uganda.

Can any one help us with storing some clothes (about 4 suitcases of clothes) till we can get them sent to Uganda? Or does anyone know of cheap storage spaces in London?

If you can be of help, please email Tiija at tiija@volunteereast.org.uk

Child sponsorships in Uganda

Another one of our partner organisations is asking for child sponsors. As a sponsor, you would be allocated with a child at an orphanage and send money for the child to pay for their school fees, clothes etc..

For more information on for what the money is used for and how to sponsor a child, see link below:

http://bunakids.tumblr.com/sponsor

Donations needed for an orphanage in Uganda to replace a collapsed roof

One of our partnership organisations in Uganda needs money to replace a roof that collapsed at their school earlier on today as a result of a strong wind. If you can spare any money, please see the link below for more information on how to send it:

www.gelken.com/2011/01/urgent-rufg-needs-new-school-roof.html

New partner organisation in Kenya

Volunteer East is linking up with an organisation in Kenya who have done a great deal of work with young people across the country. Sarakasi Trust is a performing arts development organization working towards building capacity in the arts sector in Kenya. The organization’s core belief is that culture can facilitate development and that culture can play a positive role in eradicating poverty.

Since its establishment in 2001 the Trust has run a training and outreach program that continues to touch lives of thousands of children and young adults growing up in the slums of Nairobi every year. In addition, Sarakasi’s lively and now famous international exchange and performance program has seen literally hundreds of artists benefit from the experience and often the financial benefits that performing on the world’s stages can offer.

For more information, please see their website:

http://www.sarakasi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1

Volunteer East is now looking for volunteers for placements in Kenya! Get in touch if you are interested!