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About Peace Corps in Uganda
Volunteers in Uganda work with their communities on locally prioritized projects in Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, and Health. During their service in Uganda, volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Ateso, Dhophadola, Lango, Luganda, and Lusoga.
Country Director's Welcome
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About Uganda
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Living Conditions in Uganda
Living arrangements can vary. Find out about the access you'll have to modern communications and more. -
Packing Guidance for Uganda
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Navigating Identities in Uganda
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Stories From Uganda
Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work. -
Projects in Uganda
Learn about the different projects underway.
Peace Corps Uganda is seeking to engage the local market.
See available contracts and vacancies.
See available contracts and vacancies.
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Opportunities in Uganda
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Virtual Service Pilot
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Photo gallery
A Volunteer and his counterpart install institutional cookstoves at boarding schools in order to reduce deforestation in Uganda.
A Volunteer's counterpart heads off to teach young mothers about savings, loans, and small business in Uganda.
A girls' empowerment activity in Uganda.
Teenagers learn about gender-based violence during a storytelling activity at a camp in Uganda.
A mother receives a bike for her child at a charity event giving away bikes to children with disabilities in Uganda.
A Volunteer puts an HIV awareness ribbon on a small child in a fishing village in Uganda. These villages are isolated and tend to have high HIV rates.
A lab assistant and Volunteer conduct HIV testing at a village in Uganda.
A Volunteer and community members establish a permagarden in Uganda.
The head of a primary school and primary students dig a well on school grounds in Uganda.
A participant in a boys' leadership camp in Uganda takes a break.
A World Malaria Day celebration in Uganda.
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Returned Volunteer Profile
Rebecca M.
Eswatini
Capacity Strengthening Nurse – Pediatrics
Peace Corps Response
"This experience reinforced the humility I’ve learned working in other African countries. The U.S. health system does many things well but there is much we can learn from how things are done in other places."
Read about Rebecca J.'s experience
Featured Volunteer Profile
Joseph M.
Uganda
Community Health Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer
"Seeing the potential and passion among community members, especially youth, inspires me; I know that whatever positive changes we make, they are the ones who will carry them forward."
Read about Joseph's experience
Featured Volunteer Profile
William N.
Uganda
Agriculture and Economic Development Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer
"It is easier to get to know people when you take time to sit and relax with their family than interacting in larger, more formal, group meetings. It is in these more intimate settings that people open up and relationships can grow in an organic way."
Read about William's experience
