PROMETRA Uganda, founded in 2000, is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote traditional medical knowledge and practices for improved health through mutual cooperation amongst health systems. Its vision is to see a healthy, well informed productive population.
PROMETRA Uganda is affiliated with PROMETRA International whose headquarters are in Dakar, Senegal. PROMETRA International has 26 chapters worldwide.
PROMETRA Uganda has five main objectives which include:
- disseminating knowledge on traditional medicine to institutions, partners, and parties with related interests
- advocating for the use of traditional medicine
- identifying and fighting against harmful traditional health practices
- strengthening collaboration between traditional and other health practitioners
- encouraging community programs on sustainable utilization of the environment, conservation, and preservation of all species of medicinal value
The activities of PROMETRA Uganda include:
mobilization and organization of traditional healers
training and capacity building
treatment and care using traditional medicine
research and information management
publicity and advocacy
collaboration and networking
community to community exchange
income generating activities
hope activities for improving the quality and meaning of life for PLWHAs
environmental conservation
monitoring and evaluation
PROMETRA Uganda welcomes students studying within all arts and science fields such as medicine, forestry, conservation, anthropology, agriculture, business, sociology, psychology, economics, journalism, education, research, botany, and international development. Interns will participate in activities such as research and information management, publicity and advocacy, collaboration and networking, monitoring and evaluation, mobilizing and organizing traditional healers, and community to community exchange programs. An intern would be expected to assist the PROMETRA Uganda team in any activity by bringing both an open mind and outsider's perspective to the project.
This internship does not have a foreign-language requirement, but willingness to learn some Luganda while in Uganda is helpful.
For more information, read the full position description.