Young people and volunteering in Uganda
- Project timeframe
- 1 January 2019 - 31 March 2021
- Theme
- Families, young people and children
- Amount awarded
- 54,654.40
- Funder ID
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Project leader: Dr Sarah Mills
This international project is focused on exploring the kinds of voluntary labour practiced by young refugees in Uganda, as well as investigating how these impact on their skills, employability and the inequalities they experience.
Refugee Youth Volunteering Uganda (RYVU) aims to develop new understandings of volunteering that reflect the experiences of refugees in Uganda, and to build knowledge of the relationships between volunteering and the livelihoods of displaced young people. The project aims to develop ideas, resources and activities for organisations working with young refugees as well as wider volunteer engaging organisations. RYVU uses a mixed method approach and is supported by a global advisory board, as well as citizen advisory boards comprising of young refugees.