Our Work

Our work provides learning opportunities for professionals and students by sustainably impacting grassroots communities. This experience provides building blocks for international development careers, strengthens graduate school applications, fulfils practicum requirements, and cultivates professional relationships.

Our Programs

You can participate in any of our programs and sustainably transform community livelihoods in Uganda. Our programs are tailored to enable participants to gain hands-on experience in international development as well as full immersion into Ugandan culture

Volunteer and Internship

FSD's Volunteer and internship programs enable students and professionals the opportunity to design or support projects that reflect the host communities' priorities together with local grassroots leaders. Participants implement projects within various development sectors, suited to their interests and learning objectives

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Community Mobilization & Empowerment

The Community Mobilization & Empowerment program aims to strengthen a grassroots community group’s ability to identify their development priorities and sustainably utilize their resources with the aim of stimulating development for self-reliance.

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Our Program Development Sectors

You can choose to work from any of the development Sector that suits your development interests

Microfinance

Women empowerment

Human rights

Environment

Youth development

Health

Community Development

ICT & Digital Innovation

How to Join the Program

Apply

You start by applying to any of our programs that meet your interests

Application Review

After you have submitted your application, the FSD team will respond with feedback about your program placement

Interview

We later schedule an interview to clarify goals and aspirations

Placement

Upon acceptance, you are allocated a host organization or an FSD supported project in the community

Alumni Experiences

I truly enjoyed partaking in this internship. It taught me a myriad of skills that i hope to implement in future international development endeavors. Despite the unforeseen circumstances that occurred, it taught me a valuable lesson about learning how to be flexible and adaptable. During this internship, my favorite experiences were cultural workshops and the buddy chats.

I am so impressed with this program. It was an absolute pleasure being a part of this project and working with FSD and KORD. The best parts of this project were working with a community in Uganda and learning about the culture. To see a community come together and invest time and labor to revitalize something like the community water source is a pure source of inspiration for me.

The FSD Jinja Virtual Internship program was incredible, and helpful in a variety of different ways. To begin with, I was so grateful to be able to spend time with the community, and learn more about Ugandan culture, which is something I was worried might not happen given the virtual format. Being able to interact with the community, and especially the students, and learn about what was important to them was easily the best part (but I definitely also loved being welcomed into the host family’s home during the cultural session).

My experience with the virtual internship has been very informative, inspiring, and one of a kind. The FSD Jinja Virtual Internship Program provided me with a lot of knowledge that I will continue to use for my future when facilitating or mentoring a community. That said, the best part of my experience was coming to the meetings and seeing the community empower each other and provide advice for one another

My experience at FSD has been a pleasant one. I am lucky to have had the opportunity to work alongside such amazing people and have gotten the experience to build a project in a cross-cultural setting. I think this internship will help me in my future career by not only building my CV experience but giving me the chance to have hands-on experience in the career I wish to pursue.

When I had applied to this program, I had hoped to get a rich cultural experience and learn how to work with public health NGOs. At the end of this program, I feel that the internship successfully satisfied my hopes for this experience. My favorite part of the program was being able to talk with and hear from other people. Through the buddy chats, cultural workshops, and project implementation sessions

The FSD Jinja Virtual internship has been one of the most amazing experiences of my undergraduate program. This internship was an invaluable learning experience for me because it gave me a huge amount of independence as well as responsibility. With proper mentorship, I was pushed to work hard and exceed my own goals for the community.

Partner With Us

We partner with local and international development agencies and learning institutions to ensure that our participants acquire experiences that will enable them to build careers in international development while creating a lasting impact on Ugandan communities. We welcome all development partners who are willing to join efforts to empower underserved communities with sustainable solutions while training future leaders in grassroots development strategies.

Our Partners