To discuss sponsoring an individual student please contact Christine Booth, UgandAid Co-ordinator. Alternatively download a Sponsorship Application form and post it to the address on the form and we will contact you directly.

UgandAid Sponsorship at Nile Vocational Institute

Finance

£44 per month provides everything for the student whist they are at NVI. This includes food, accommodation, education, clothing, health care and a four month industrial training placement towards the end of the course. As a result of this sponsorship your student will gain invaluable experience and training and over 90% of students go on to full time employment on completion. 

Monthly payments currently more than cover our actual outgoings to NVI. However, all money in the UgandAid Vocational Training Scheme including gift aid returns is exclusively used :

a)        to sponsor more students

b)       where necessary to provide extra financial support to students on industrial placements, for accommodation, transport etc.

c)        to meet the modest costs of keeping UgandAid afloat. UgandAid is run entirely by volunteers, so overheads are minimal. 

While the exchange rate is beneficial we are able to sponsor more students at NVI. Exchange rate movement is regularly monitored and assessments made to ensure UgandAid always holds adequate funds to meet the ongoing costs of our sponsored students. 

Sponsorship period

Most students spend 2 or 3 years at NVI. Sponsorship money supports the whole process from selection through to a comprehensive follow up programme, which goes well beyond the study period.

Are all the students at NVI sponsored through UgandAid?

No, UgandAid has only sponsored young people at NVI since 2002 .  Some students pay their own fees, and there are a few students sponsored by other means. UgandAid is the largest individual group sponsoring students.

Communication

We encourage sponsors to write to their student.  The official language in Uganda is English so there is no problem regarding translation. You could write a letter and send via the co-ordinator, or you can write to your student online.   During the year students are encouraged to send letters to their sponsors, though this is not compulsory.  Correspondence from Uganda will be will be sent to the UK co-ordinator and distributed accordingly.  Students are not given their sponsor’s contact details. Some people choose to give their student their contact details but that is a matter of individual choice.

Visiting students

It may be possible for you to visit the young person you sponsor. If you wish to do so, contact the UgandAid co-ordinator for advice. You may wish to visit Uganda as part of a team, and this can be arranged (see team visits link)