First day at Help Nursery and Primary school in Jinja was a blast! So much fun and learning Gaelic football with the UCD students. Can't wait for more days like this!

The UCDVO - EcoBrixs Sustainable Livelihood Volunteer Project for 2025 kicked off last weekend, with the safe arrival of the team in Masaka, Uganda on Sunday - including a stop off at the Equator on the way💥 UCD College of Engineering & Architecture EcoBrixs UCD Global University College Dublin

What another beautiful day! We had a great time with the UCD students, learning in class and then hitting the outdoors for some GAA practice. We're so grateful for the awesome work the UCD volunteers are doing here in Uganda!

The UCDVO - Nurture Africa Project 2025 began this week in Nansana, Uganda 🇺🇬 Six UCD Physiotherapy students from UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science and their Team Coordinator will work with Nurture Africa to deliver a rehabilitation programme to children with disabilities in the community!

The UCDVO-MOEI Education Project 2025 began this week in Siem Reap, Cambodia🌞 Our volunteers have been busy teacher training this week at Pannasastra University of Cambodia before beginning their 4-week teaching placement next week in three local community schools!

The UCDVO Holy Union Health Project began last week -our ten volunteers have started working with our Tanzanian partner the Holy Union Sisters in the Matumaini Centre. A centre for children with disabilities offering rehabilitation, education, nutrition and livelihoods support.

Our Paediatric Rehab and Nutrition Volunteers with Kisiizi Partners in Uganda. Our Physiotherapy volunteers will run a therapy programme for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and our Nutrition Project will support the work of Kisiizi Hospital’s nutrition programme. UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science

Today, our Chief Executive Officer & co-founder Dr Emmanuel Khabusi Kamuli and Technology and Innovation Officer Edgar Wamala spent the day planting coffee trees with the students from University College Dublin and representatives from Simba Wolfhounds GAA in Mbale,Uganda. The GAA UCDVO #Trending

Today, on World Refugee Day, the UCDVO-Eco Brixs volunteers visited one of EcoBrixs Buy-Back Centres in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in South Uganda, where Eco Brixs work to create green jobs and reduce plastic waste amongst the refugee communities here👏 University College Dublin

Thank you to the Irish Embassy in Tanzania for hosting a visit from the UCDVO Holy Union Sisters health project team. Many thanks to Deputy Head of Mission Mags Gaynor for the insightful and interesting visit! UCD Global University College Dublin UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science Irish Embassy Dar

Our UCDVO physiotherapy students working with our partner in Kisiizi Hospital Uganda, have been busy this week with a therapy programme for children with Cerebral Palsy, a school visit and making friends in the community 🤝. Kisiizi Partners University College Dublin UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science

UCDVO volunteers delivered a development through sport programme for the empowerment of girls with two incredible primary schools in Jinja, Uganda🤩. Part of Simba Wolfhounds GAA the only officially registered GAA club in Africa. Simba Wolfhounds GAA UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science University College Dublin UCD Global

Yesterday Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina hosted a Garden Party at Áras an Uachtaráin celebrating global solidarity and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UCDVO was honoured to be welcomed to the Áras as part of a group with Comhlámh. University College Dublin UCD Global

UCDVO volunteers busy with our partner MOEI in Cambodia - Cultural exchange with students from Pannasastra University, working with children at the New Hope of Children Association and a bit of time for sight seeing at Angkor Wat! Universitas 21 University College Dublin UCD Global The University of Hong Kong

For their final week with our partner Eco Brixs in Uganda, our UCDVO volunteers have enjoyed some downtime with a weekend safari, a meetup with our Nurture Africa volunteers and birthday celebrations! UCD College of Engineering & Architecture University College Dublin UCD Global

As our project with Kisiizi Hospital Official comes to an end for this year, our volunteers celebrate with a sports day with the local primary school. Lots of fun for everyone! 😄 UCD Global UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science UCD College of Health & Agricultural Science

Our second team of UCDVO volunteers arrived to Cambodia to work with our partner MOEI on an education project. Wishing you all the best and well done to our first team! 🙌 Universitas 21 UCD Global University College Dublin The University of Hong Kong

Our second group of UCDVO volunteers working with our partner MOEI, are off to a great start having finished a week of teacher training and now working with community members in 3 schools the Siem Reap area, Cambodia. Universitas 21 The University of Hong Kong University College Dublin UCD Global

Our UCDVO volunteers working with the Holy Union Sisters in Tanzania are off to a flying start! The week included English and computer classes, sports and public speaking activities, and also setting up a drama club and girls soccer team. University College Dublin UCD Global

Our volunteers working with the Holy Union Sisters in Tanzania received a warm welcome from the Irish Embassy Dar yesterday and learned about Irish Aid's work in advancing peace, prosperity and equality with a focus on girls and women in Tanzania. University College Dublin UCD Global