Uganda
Peace Corps in Uganda
There are 166 Volunteers in Uganda working with their communities on projects in agriculture, English education, and health, including Volunteers in the Global Health Service Partnership program. During their service in Uganda, Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Acholi, Alur, Ateso, Lango, Luganda, Lugbara, Lumasaaba, Lusoga, Rukiga, Runyakore, and Runyoro-Rutoro. More than 1,505 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Uganda since the program was established in 1964.
Volunteers
Current: 166
To Date: 1505
To Date: 1505
Program Dates
1964-1972, 1991-1999, 2001-present
Official Language
Swahili, English
Volunteer Openings in Uganda
View allOur students words and experiences have taught us lessons that we will carry throughout the rest of our lives.
Liz Jennings, Volunteer in Uganda
Current Projects in Uganda
Stories from Uganda
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5 projects to ensure every person has access to a toilet
Let Girls Learn Literacy and Learning Laboratory
MUNI University Opening