“The experience was invaluable for my future career in global health research and reaffirmed my desire to work in East Africa.”
Exchanges
Design Sprint Practicum 3 Weeks to Catalyze a Venture's Growth.
The 3 week trip to Uganda is our most popular exchange offering.
Volunteers work intensively with a ventures who have signed up to intensively develop their strategy during the 3 weeks ‘Sprints’.
8 half-day workshops from United Social Ventures will introduce tools to be collaborated upon outside of sessions. This will include trips to get feedback directly from users.
The three weeks is shapes so that the collaboration will continue remotely beyond the trip. Volunteers have become permanent team members, board members, and even returned to live in Uganda after the trip!
The Schedule
Dates for 2020
Why an Exchange with United?
Costs United Social Ventures is a charity, not a commercial company making profits from international volunteers. Participants fundraise for trips to cover the costs to United of running them.
United’s Fee: £575 / $730
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- Accommodation
- Airport Pick-up/Drop-off
- 24/7 United Support
- Training Workshops & Webinars
- Connections to Social Ventures
- Sim Card with Minutes & Internet
- Safeboda Credit for Kampala Trips
- Field Trip to Rural Uganda
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NOT Included in this Fee:
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- Flights
- Living Costs (e.g. Food & Drink)
- Visa Fees
- Inoculations
- Travel Insurance
- Other Activities in Uganda (e.g. Safari, Trip to Jinja,…)
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