Become a sponsor
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, along with the associated gift aid covers full tuition fees, all examination fees and examination materials (twice yearly), along with full board and lodgings whist they are at NVI. There is a small contribution towards the modest costs of keeping UgandAid afloat. UgandAid is run entirely by volunteers, so overheads are minimal.
Through additional fundraising and other regular giving UgandAid support the students further, by providing, uniforms, safety boots (where required), personal storage trunks, graduation fees and where necessary:
a) mattress
b) bedding
c) mosquito net
d) medical support
e) personal hygiene products
f) to provide some financial support when undertaking annual industrial training (work placement), towards accommodation, transportation etc
g) basic tool kit on successful completion of their course
h) access to graduation gowns
i) any other unexpected emergency support
All remaining monies goes towards sponsoring more students.
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)