At The Host Home For Travelers And Volunteers From Abroad
First and foremost we would like to let you know that we welcome volunteers and Friends across the entire world. Join our warm host family and experience authentic African hospitality. Engage with the community, learn traditional practices, and make meaningful connections. All volunteers (up to 10 at one time) will live together in a warmly gated home. Note: Couples can request their own room if they give us a “Volunteers advance notice”. The emphasis at the home is placed on a relaxed friendly family-like atmosphere
we aim much at the comfortable stay of our guests that gives an experience of a lifetime memory. We have established a host family program for travelers and volunteers from abroad in wakiso district of Uganda in the village called migadde just 31KM from Kampala capital city. In the host family you will experience love and care by your hosts both in the home and in the community. You will engage in a number of activities both in the home and in the community, an experience everyone wants on such travel to Africa. By all standards, staying with a host family on your travel is far rewarding than staying in a hotel or camp site . In a home you live with people, learn with people, share the same family meals, work with people and get the guidance you need on your travel from your host family.
Your adventure starts well the moment you reach the airport as there is a car to pick you from there, you will be transported to the home and be welcomed by Your host family led by Mr and Mrs Olivine and Christine sserwadda. There will be orientation done.
Mr. and Mrs. Olivine And Christine Sserwadda
Host families Offer the Best Accommodation Experience
If you’re going to stay with our host family for whatever period on your internship, research, volunteering, adventure, holidaying or just on tour, staying with a host family will offer the best experience. We start with discussions about the main objectives of your travel; talk about history and culture, religion, nature, politics, economic development, security, foods and all interests on your trip.
Learn Ugandan languages
You will definitely learn greetings and common terms on civilities as the people of buganda region are generally welcoming and respectful but some terms can be easily learned from a language book or with Google’s help. In a homestay, the learning environment is conducive as guests are exposed to the language banter of their host family and at the same time have willing partners who won’t laugh at your weird accents…unless it’s a really funny one.
Prepare and enjoy locally cooked scrumptious meals with your host
This is usually one of the top activities when you visit a new location as it helps one familiarize themselves with the local cuisine. The host family members like it to see you learn a new skill but above all when they eat something that has been cooked with participation of “muzungu”.
In all honesty, it’s a complete waste if you switch continents or countries and still eat the same mediocre grub that is present everywhere. Be a little adventurous and try a dish with a peculiar name like “Kikomando”, “matooke”, “luwombo”, “katogo”, “kawunga” or ”Rolex”…and if you do not like it, take heart and pick a new food, since that is what trying out new foods is all about.
Explore Uganda in a Host Family
Your host family are a wealth of information which you can tap into to know more about other aspects of the Ugandan culture, tradition and psyche; stuff which you can’t Google but better yet local unique sights away from the main tourist routes. Should you travel upcountry, this is an excellent chance to experience the diversity of Ugandan tribes and food.
Bonus benefit, you have willing participants to include in your photos and there’s no need to tap strangers to help snap a photo of yourself next to the giraffes.
Learn the traditional dance
Nothing will give you joy like finding yourself breaking the rib with the local traditional dance. So entertaining, full of love and passion, and above all, so much educative; If you can pick the art of dancing, be sure you will be friend to everyone.
Community engagements
Our guests who come to uganda are hosted in a number of community development projects implemented and coordinated by a host of Community Based Organizations including schools, kindergartens, hospitals, churches, youths projects, sports, children projects, agriculture, women empowering projects, community health and among other community projects.
Book Your Stay or your participation in our programs:
DURATION PROGRAM COST
2 Weeks USD$500
3 Weeks USD$700
4 Weeks USD$800
Any additional week USD$200. All income from this is program is used to support the projects of Elshaddai Foundation.
PLEASE NOTE: Program cost is not a project donation, its money paid for services indicated above. it’s entirely meant for the volunteer’s well-being while living with us in Uganda.
Fee does not cover the following:
- International airfare
- Visa
- Travel and medical insurance
- Vaccinations
- Any additional project costs such as transportation to various project sites
- Airport transfer at the end of the project
- Personal purchases or activities
- For those interested in supporting your projects financially, it is advisable that you fundraise beforehand.
The home offers:
- Unlimited Wi-Fi
- Prayers guided by our host
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Laundry Services
- Arts, Crafts, Gifts etc
Below are the tourism attraction within kampala and outside buganda region.
- Owino market
- Uganda museum
- Kabakas palace
- Sauce of the nile in jinja
- Murchison falls
- Queen Elizabeth national Park etc.