{"id":38,"date":"2019-04-29T14:18:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msk01.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2019-04-29T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:18:32","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Zimu Foundation offers two ways to volunteer to support its efforts: By sponsoring an educational or fundraising event in your church or home, or by travelling to Uganda to contribute your skills to efforts there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Host a Zimu Foundation Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to sponsor a Zimu event, please get in touch via our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimufoundation.org\/contact-us?view=contact\">contact form<\/a>&nbsp;and someone from the Foundation will call or e-mail you to discuss the necessary arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer On-Site in Uganda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No skills are required to attend a mission trip to Uganda.&nbsp; Any adult over the age of 18, or minor (accompanied by an adult) in 8th grade through high school can participate in a life-changing and fulfilling mission trip. Everyone can make a difference and you may find out you can do much more than you thought. Please&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimufoundation.org\/contact-us?view=contact\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trip Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Volunteer abroad and help build a village school, a small medical clinic, or dig wells alongside local families who walk a minimum of 6 miles to access a school, healthcare and water.<\/li><li>Meet and work with rural women to uplift their self-esteem, teaching them life and livelihood skills for self-sustenance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Explore local villages; learn about Uganda, including its cultural diversity, tropical foods, rhythmic music and expressive dance.<\/li><li>Engage with local students and learn about the unique way of life in rural Uganda.<\/li><li>Participate in hands-on workshops and learn about poverty-related issues in Africa, as you experience them yourself. Again, use our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimufoundation.org\/contact-us?view=contact\">contact form<\/a>&nbsp;to inquire about volunteer opportunities on-site in Uganda.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Mahatma Gandhi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>People don\u2019t take trips but trips take people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; John Steinbeck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zimu Foundation offers two ways to volunteer to support its efforts: By sponsoring an educational or fundraising event in your church or home, or by travelling to Uganda to contribute your skills to efforts there. Host a Zimu Foundation <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/volunteer\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msk01.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}