ITFC welcomes volunteers and interns on an ad-hoc basis, and has hosted students from Uganda, Rwanda, Spain and the Netherlands. 

Volunteers should be willing to work for at least three months on activities that are helpful to ITFC (see suggestions below).  Please contact us (info@itfc.org) at least 2-3 months in advance if you are interested in working as a volunteer. See below for some advise. We charge foreign volunteers (those from outside East Africa) for accommodation (see fees, under foreign students/researchers).

Interns are usually students who require a few months of practical, hands-on experience working in an organization, to fulfill their study requirements. Interns should expect to pay their own costs, including food, board, transport and insurance (see fees, which depend on whether you are Ugandan/Rwandan or a foreign national). 

We need to reorganise our small, specialised library: we welcome an intern

from library studies to come work with us for 2-3 months

Suggestions for volunteer work

NOTE: ITFC cannot provide opportunities for volunteers to work with gorillas or other primates

• Writing popular summaries of completed research projects for the website

• Developing projects for environmental education (local people as well as tourists)

• Library organisation (requires experience in library management )

• Teaching basic English to local ITFC staff

• Teaching basic computer skills to local ITFC staff

• Relabeling specimen, preparing a database of the herbarium (botanical background essential)

• Developing complete plant list for Bwindi and Mgahinga, incl. synonymy (botanical background essential)

• Developing ecotourism activities (e.g. nature trails)

• Training community members (e.g. as nature trail guides)

• ... and we are open to other suggestions too

When enquiring for a volunteering opportunity, please indicate your field of interest (e.g. in any of the above tasks), background, strengths and motivation. Do not send us transcripts!

Click here for a list of 'What to bring' for a stay at ITFC.