VOLUNTEERING FOR THE HOSPITAL
Volunteers wanting to work in the Hospital are required to:
- Guarantee a minimum availability of 6 months (Medical Doctors, nurses, paramedics)
- Have a good knowledge of English
They must send a curriculum stating their generalities, competences and what they aspire to do within the hospital. Medical competences are obviously the most required but also non-medical competences are welcome, as Lacor Hospital has a great number of logistics, building and maintenance, administration departments, etc. Acceptance is based on the possibility of fitting the volunteer’s competences within the existing structure to the benefit of all parties involved.
The Foundation in Milan will carry out the first evaluation. If the application is considered adequate, it will be forwarded on to the Hospital administration, who makes the final decision. If accepted, lodging and board will be offered by the Hospital, as well as transport from and back to Entebbe airport, Uganda. The volunteer must pay her/his own air ticket to Uganda.
VOLUNTEERING FOR THE FOUNDATIONS
The foundations raise funds and carry out technical and logistical assistance for the Hospital. As the population served is extremely poor, most of the funds needed for running the Hospital must come from outside Uganda. Most of the large funding agencies will not fund running costs or salaries. As the Hospital has almost 600 permanent Ugandan staff, over 50% of running costs are made up of salaries. Therefore, the best way to help the Hospital is to raise funds for its present and future survival. Talking about the Hospital, showing our videos or images and getting people to buy our books and materials to learn our story is the best way to find donors who believe in the Hospital’s fundamental role in health, education and development in the whole district. Technical assistance, for example in translating documents, is also very helpful.
Volunteers must send us a curriculum stating their generalities, competences and what they aspire to do for the Hospital, through the Foundation.