Uganda - June 2023
You have an incredible life-changing opportunity to take part in a Movement vision trip in partnership with Sports Outreach.
This trip is for you if:
- You love sports and playing with kids
- Enjoy learning about new cultures and building intentional relationships
- You're willing to roll up your sleeves and help out with a construction or farming project
- You seek adventure and want to cross wild life safari's off your bucket list
- You want to gain a fresh perspective on life and be encouraged and challenged in new ways
What you’ll do:
- Community Outreach at Kampala Sports Outreach Resource Center: community games with children, construction projects, sports ministry
- Good News Football Club: spend an afternoon playing soccer and ministering in remote villages.
- Chess Ministry in Kampala: play chess to build relationships and share the love the God.
- Slum Projects: spend time doing home visits, participating in feeding programs and loving on families and kids.
- Ministry Outreach with ICM
About Uganda and the ministry:
Sports Outreach is all about restoring hope and transforming lives. Their mission is to recruit, train, equip and deploy committed Christian leaders in the effective use of sports ministry for the purposes of sharing the Gospel and alleviating human suffering.
Over the last two decades, civil war has brought northern regions of Uganda to its knees. Sports Outreach has been working in northern Uganda since 1999 in a city called Gulu and surrounding villages. After the turmoil experienced through 20 years of war, the community needed to be restored.
Sports Outreach also has a strong presence in Kampala, which is the capital of Uganda; working in five of the cities slums, providing feeding programs, educational opportunities and direct ministry. There are two other main ministry sites in Kampala, the Chess Ministry in Katwae and the Sports Outreach Resource Center which is a multi use facility approximately 15 miles from Kampala. Having been on the ground in Uganda for 30 years, with dozens of staff members employed, Sports Outreach has established relationships that allow for sustainability of the various projects.
To learn more about Sports Outreach click here
*The cost is around $3000 including flight cost. This covers all travel, lodging, meals and ministry expense.
**Movement employees will receive a $500 mission grant. The grant is not available for family members. If this is your first mission trip with Movement you may be eligible for 2 days of PTO.
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Financial
$3,000.00
| $500.00 | Movement Mission Grant- applied once waiver is submitted | |
| $500.00 | Security Deposit Due 1/16/2023 | |
| $1,000.00 | 50% of balance to book flights Due 3/3/2023 | |
| $1,000.00 | Remaining balance Due 6/1/2023 |
Forms
Movement Foundation Travel Release and Waiver of Liability Required
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Movement Foundation Travel Release and Waiver of Liability for Minors Required
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Requirements
Prerequisites
- Passport- All team members will need to have a valid passport to travel to Uganda. If an individual’s passport expires within SIX months of the return date, then he/she needs to plan to renew the passport. Passport information can be found on the US Department of State’s website (https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html)
- The Government of Uganda requires all in-bound and out-bound travelers to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccinations, except for travelers aged 5 years and below. Boosters are not considered a requirement in Uganda. Travelers with partial or no vaccination will be required to present a negative PCR test done within 72 hours of travel. Travelers below 5 years are not required to present a negative PCR test upon arrival or departure. Passengers are strongly recommended to have a paper copy of their vaccinations or test results for both entering and exiting Uganda.
Restrictions
- You must be a Movement Mortgage employee or family member of an employee in order to be eligible for this opportunity.
Preparation
- It is important that you plan to make a visit with your local physician for guidance on medications and vaccinations in relation to your personal health. The trip health requirements/recommendations below are guided by the Center for Disease Control’s suggestions for travelers, which can be found in detail at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/
- Up to date routine shots (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, measles-mumps-rubella [MMR], polio, annual flu)
- Yellow fever vaccination is required for entry (needed at least 8 weeks prior to departure)
- A prescription for malaria prevention, which will need to be started prior to leaving and continue after returning home. The prescriptions used most often are Malarone and Doxycycline. Each member’s doctor will provide him or her with the best recommendation.
- Recommended vaccinations- Hepatitis A and B, Covid, Typhoid, filled prescription for an antibiotic (typically Ciprofloaxin) for possible stomach troubles
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