The trips are typically a combination of work and pleasure, with the opportunity to view at first hand the projects CRU undertakes there, maybe take an active part in those projects plus a wonderful opportunity to see various parts of Uganda.

If you interested in maybe taking part in one of these trips then please discuss in the first instance with Rhona Marshall on 01625 618319 or email her on info@christianreliefuganda.org

All participants who travel to Uganda with CRU are expected to complete detailed application forms and can expect CRB checks and references to be undertaken.

Download example of Itinerary for Feb 2006 10th Anniversary trip

To maximise the funds available for projects, volunteers are expected to fund their own flights and other expenses and make a contribution to CRU’s costs for running the trips. Many people also raise funds to take out, so that they can contribute to & participate in small projects.

Here are just a few of the comments from recent trips:

August 2007 after over 3 weeks at Maria's Care
"A fantastic trip which would take me 100 pages to describe - from building mud huts to teaching; eating fish and chips at the famous 'Country Club' in Kamuli to seeing things you would never believe were real; experiencing extreme poverty first hand but having a good giggle along the way! This trip has taught me many things but I don't believe anyone would understand until they saw it with their own eyes. A trip of a lifetime and one I will never forget. One thing I would definitely recommend is to go on safari - lions, elephants, hippos ...., say no more! A perfect relaxing end to the experience." Liz Evans

What an amazing trip! We have done so much in 3 weeks, we have visited schools, taught an English lesson, painted a mural, walked a mountain, visited hospitals, made clay pots, seen beautiful rapids and built a mud hut. Nothing will ever beat this trip. Definitely a life changing experience. Nikki Connors

Saturday 25th Feb 2006 after 2 weeks at Marias Care:
" I knew no one, and did not know where I was going nor what I was going to do! but what I did know was that God had asked me to go, as it got nearer the more apprehensive I became, I sat at the airport and cried, I had left husband and 5 children what was I doing! talk about 'comfort zones!' ....THANK GOD I WENT... every day was a new adventure, I met wonderful people in volunteers and locals, I was moved to tears and laughed more than I had in years! I gave and I was given, in love, companionship, fun, extremes, beauty and the whole experience was priceless, never again do I want to doubt Gods word...if he prompts you to go, He will confirm, THEN GO! you will not regret it!"

Submitted by Robert Hughes of Anglesey after his  first visit to Uganda in Feb 2006. He is now committed to return to utilize his skills as an engineer with water projects.
" How and where do I begin!
Initially this trip started for me as a holiday. It has turned into so much more, more than I could ever have imagined. My " holiday" started with the best welcome I have ever received, seeing those
children's faces, something clicked, there and then. This was not going to go to MY game plan!
From there each experience has been better than the last, from the simple,but fulfilling task of helping Steven (resident carpenter) put up mosquito nets over the children's beds, to the children in the deaf unit frantically showing us which bed they slept in (my personal favourite experience). From Clare's fantastic efforts with her well thought out clinic, to the climactic 10th Anniversay party and march. Too many experiences, feelings and thoughts to write down. So I shall end with this:-  Here I sit in the middle of Queen Elizabeth Park, in one of the poshest hotels in Uganda, with a fantastic array of animal life all around me. But as I listen to the British toddler shout "Mummy tired, Mummy tired,
 Mummy tired", over and over, only one thought is in my mind and one feeling in my heart:- I want to go back to Maria's Care."

From previous visitors:
"To briefly describe the experience of three weeks in Kamuli is not an easy task, but here are a few of my initial thoughts.

The outstanding natural beauty of the area, the unexpected lush vegetation, red dust tracks and blue skies; the mud huts, village children dressed in dirty rags possessing nothing to their name, young women widowed by AIDS and left with at least four children.

The beauty and humility, gentleness and innocence of the Ugandan people – how we can learn so much from them. The lovely little deaf boys we played with; the great difference that life at Maria's Care can make to a child compared to life in the villages – education, food and care; the friendliness and gracious attitude of everyone we met.

I feel truly privileged to have been able to experience all that I have – I don't think I will be the same again."

“I had no idea that people live at that basic level”

"If only we could grasp at home how to appreciate Education. We take this for granted so much and these people go without food so that they have the money to go to school.”

“We visited many projects and gave sheets and blankets to the very needy. One family, a widow with 3 children, only had the bark cloth to cover them as they slept on the floor in their mud hut at night.”