TASO offers various opportunities to individuals and other organizations both within and outside of Uganda. Such opportunities include Volunteering, experiential attachment, Research, Fellowship, employment, etc.
Volunteering:
Volunteering in TASO has become a historical norm because the founders of TASO worked out of voluntarism. Many other people joined TASO thereafter as volunteers and the spirit went down into the communities where now over 4000 people are doing HIV/AIDS work across the country voluntarily. This spirit is still growing strong as many professionals both from with in and outside of Uganda continue to apply for voluntary work. TASO still encourages professionals from around the world to apply for voluntary service.The areas of volunteerism include :medical professionals,HIV/AIDS Counsellors,social workers,Administration,Govrnance and public Relations. See link for volunteer application forms
Experiential attachment.
TASO has for the last five years been offering one-month-experiential attachment to about 600 individuals working in HIV/AIDS setting in other African countries. In the SIDA funded TASO experiential attachment to combat HIV/AIDS (TEACH), the selected participants are attached to a TASO service Center for that period to share experiences both on TASO’s part and their organizations’ part. For eligibility, application, and further information, please see the TEACH link.
Research:
In TASO’s five year strategic-plan (TSP 2008-2012 goal 4); one of the strategic choices is to contribute to the process of informing and influencing the national HIV response through promoting and conducting Operational Research.
TASO has been involved in research partnership with investigators within and outside the country, organizations, higher institutes of learning and students.
The following are the categories of research being conducted in TASO.
- TASO operational Research
- Academic Research
- Collaborative Research
- Independent (consultants)
Requirements to conduct research at TASO are as follows:
- Complete Research Proposal
- Consent form
- Questionnaires
- Application letter
- Introduction letter from institution/Affiliation
- Research application fee
Note that Applicants may also be required to submit:
- Copy of the budget
- Documentation that the study has been reviewed and approved by other committees charged with oversight of research at the relevant institution.
The TASO Ethics Committee sits once a month, it is therefore important that you submit your proposals early enough for Review
Contacts
1Programme Officer Research, TASO Headquarters Mulago
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Tel: +256 414 532 580
Fax: +256 414 541 288
Mob: +256 752 774 138
2.Administrative Assistant’ TASO Headquarters Mulago
Nankabirwa Joyce
Tel: +256 414 532 580
Fax: +256 414 541 288
Besides, many students and other private individuals carry out their research projects in TASO.
Fellowship.
In the past TASO has been offering Practicum platform to fellows from various local and international institutions the Institute of Public Health, the George Washington University, University of Melbourne, University of Notre Dame Avenue, the University of Illinois, Wesleyan University CT, etc. These partnerships have helped the students to benefit from TASO’s practical experience on one hand and TASO to get new ideas from the fellows and thereby improving its service delivery models and quality
Employment opportunities.
TASO has built up a workforce of over 1000 staff and volunteers. Time and again TASO recruits competent professionals to fill in vacant positions and new ones. These positions are normally advertised and successful candidates are interviewed and taken on board. See link for current jobs at TASO
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