Volunteer / Intern
Whatever you bring, there's a place for you here.
DROTY is led by young people from Kyotera, Rakai, and surrounding districts, who do this work alongside the rest of their lives. Day to day, it runs on people who decide to be part of it. Some bring a professional skill from the other side of the world. Some are young people here in Uganda who want to serve the people they grew up with. Some are just starting out and looking for a place to learn by doing real work.
There’s room for all of them. The paths below are the most common ways in, so we invite you to find the one that fits where you are and what you have to offer.
You don’t have to be in Kyotera to be part of this. A lot of what keeps DROTY moving can be done from anywhere: the kind of skill you already use in your own work, put to work where it’s genuinely needed. This is the work of helping build the organization itself, and it’s where a few hours of real expertise go a long way.
What remote help can look like:
Communications and storytelling:
Social media, the newsletter, writing, and the campaigns that carry the work further.
Fundraising and grants:
Researching funders, writing proposals, and building the case for support.
Design and web:
Graphics, the website, and the everyday materials a growing organization needs.
Coordination and systems:
Project tracking, event planning, and the tools that keep things running behind the scenes.
Most remote volunteering is flexible. Some people give a few hours here and there, others take on one defined project and see it through. We’ll talk with you about what you’d like to do and where it fits.
To start, send a short note about what you’d like to do and what skills you could contribute to info@drotyuganda.org.
If you live in Kyotera, Rakai, or nearby, this is the most hands-on way to be part of DROTY. In-person volunteers carry the work into schools, communities, and the places young people actually spend their time. Many are peer educators: young people who lead sessions for other young people on the things that matter most to growing up healthy and informed. It’s young people serving the next generation, which is the heart of how DROTY works.
What that looks like on the ground:
School workshops:
Leading sessions in schools, from topics like sexual and reproductive health to youth skills or career planning.
Community events:
Lending a hand at events like the annual Women’s Health Run.
Stories from the field:
Capturing photos and stories from the work as it happens, so it can reach the wider world.
However you help, whether leading sessions, capturing the work, or pitching in at events, it starts with a conversation. What matters most is a connection to the community you’d serve and the willingness to keep showing up.
To get started, we welcome you to Contact Us by email, call, or visiting us in person.
An internship with DROTY is a chance to do real, hands-on work and grow while you do it. Most interns are early-career people here in Uganda who take on a defined role for a season, contribute something that matters, and leave with practical skills, real responsibility, and a stronger footing for what comes next.
Where interns tend to work:
Program work:
Helping plan and run projects on the ground, keeping them on track, and learning how the team measures the impact of the work.
Communications and advocacy:
Telling the story of the work through writing and outreach, supporting fundraising, and helping build the case that brings in new support.
Operations:
Keeping the behind-the-scenes side running, from finance and accounting to the systems and coordination a working organization depends on.
The practical side:
Based at our Kyotera office, for a minimum of three months. A travel allowance and lunch may be offered at the supervisor’s discretion, covering transport for fieldwork. Interns arrange their own accommodation. Open to anyone with a relevant degree or diploma and good English. Other local languages help for community work, and we especially encourage women to apply. International applicants need a valid work permit and the relevant documentation.
To apply, send an application letter, your CV, and your academic transcripts to info@drotyuganda.org. We reach out to shortlisted candidates as roles open up.