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“One the most powerful ways that you can have a positive impact on tomorrow’s STEM professionals”

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Volunteers provide support for our activities, help us run our programs and are critical to the mission and growth of ASAT LABS. Our STEM Initiatives rely on teams of dedicated volunteers to create a positive impact on the future of science, young people and the community. You can make a difference.

Volunteers are at the heart of our organization and are role models to Uganda’s future. As a part of our commitment to both creating, and expanding opportunities and building the futures of young people from underserved schools and communities in Northern Uganda through quality creative, innovative and sustainable hands-on STEM education, ASAT LABORATORIES welcomes volunteers in a variety of roles and responsibilities, from activities that directly STEM teaching and learning in and out of the classrooms, engaging in after-school and out-of-school program activities to student mentoring efforts,  event planning and Management (STEM Clubs camps and  Science fairs/exhibitions), providing support to teachers, advocacy and community engagement, and much more.

Through our outreach initiatives, Volunteers pass on their passion for science and technology, share their knowledge to inspire and engage underprivileged and underserved children, youth and educators in STEM teaching and learning, helping them to discover and unleash their potential, succeed and transform their lives and communities through STEM.

Our organization involves volunteers not only to tap into their unique skills, experiences and talents they bring on board our programs, we offer comprehensive support to all of our volunteers and give them a deeply meaningful opportunity to make a difference – gain and build valuably excellent professional skills, and contacts that can help them in their career exploration. At the same time,national and international volunteering lets you experience different communities and cultures in Uganda.

With an international focus and stretch, our volunteer program recruits and accepts volunteers from a widerange of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines across the globe. We welcome student, educators, industry practitioners, researchers, community members and who are interested in helping us.

What We Need Your Help With:

We are always looking for and seek volunteers with expertise in and can help with:

  • Teaching: Help teach STEM subjects to young people in and out of the class rooms, design lesson plans and improve their performance in STEM as you work side by side with leaners.
  • Curriculum Development /Writing: Design hands-on experiments and projects for STEM clubs and out of school programs that connects to societal challenges, sparks young people’s interest, inspires and engages them in STEM. Develop a range of online resources for learners and educators relevant for STEM teaching and learning.
  • Program Development:
  • Grant writing and Proposal development.
  • Fundraising.
  • Social media and communications management.

Software Development: Develop a range of interest applications that can be integrated in the teaching and learning of STEM as part of our ICT in Classroom focus.

Tutors and Facilitators: Are you skilled at and can teach coding, programming, Robotics, computer applications, biology, Physics and Math’s to young people?

Mentoring: As a volunteer, you will be a powerful role model and mentor to young people, motivating and inspiring youth to enjoy, understand and pursue STEM,and form positive attitudes towards the role that STEM plays in their lives and future.

Interested in volunteering with us? We invite you to explore the many ways that you can get involved in making an enormous difference to young people’s lives in Northern Uganda. We need you to help! We’d love to get you started! Contact Us. 

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Please fill out our Volunteer Registration form below

 

STEM VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

Please complete this form to sign up to volunteer with ASAT LABS. Someone from our organization will contact you via email with the next steps and more details about volunteer opportunities in your area of interest. Please fill in all the fields. All Submitted Information is secure.

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what our volunteers say

I’ve managed to stay with ASAT L months now, and I owe it all to the classes that make you fall in love with the process.

PATRICK nyeko

I was introduced to many years ago, twenty pounds ago in fact. I see a huge benefit with their combination of workout and goal setting

DERRICK twesiime