Health and Safety

Safeguarding the health and safety of our staff and professional volunteers is of utmost importance to To Africa. Our extensive knowledge of the countries within which we work, along with our comprehensive risk assessment processes and the ongoing monitoring, support and high-quality supervision we provide ensure that all our staff and volunteers are as safe and comfortable as possible throughout their placement with us.

• Comprehensive travel, medical, professional indemnity and medical malpractice insurance policies
• Risk assessed travel, accommodation and placement arrangements
• Comprehensive pre-placement induction process and high-quality support and supervision whilst on placement
• Experienced teams of local health and administrative staff
• Close, diverse and trusting relationships with local staff and stakeholders
• Provision of financial support packages for eligible volunteers

Funding and Financial Support

At To Africa, we recognise that undertaking a professional volunteering placement can be prohibitively expensive to many people. This is why we offer financial support to as many of our professional volunteers as possible and endeavour to keep costs as low as possible for those who we cannot fund and therefore need to pay for themselves.

The table below provides an indication of the costs of completing a professional volunteering placement in Uganda. Please note that these costs are estimates and may vary depending on placement dates and location, international travel arrangements, professional discipline, personal preferences and exchange rates.