Visitors can travel as volunteers to work with the charity or just soak up the sun and the atmosphere as tourists. Quicken is a Christian charity, but we welcome visitors from any belief background. More than 1,200 people have visited Kabubbu with the Quicken Trust so far. Accommodation and food are provided at the Kabubbu Resort Centre.

Some have come with skills to pass on, from construction, woodwork and electrical skills to education and music. Many others have come to learn, or tried their hands at new tasks such as helping children with reading, collecting the life stories of elderly villagers or mixing cement for house building. For many, it’s a life-changing experience.

Our next scheduled trip is: 7st – 18th June 2026

If you would like to visit Kabubbu as a volunteer or tourist, phone 01323 832361, or email visitkabubbu@quickentrust.com

Quicken is a Christian charity, but we welcome visitors from any belief background. More than 1,200 people have visited Kabubbu with us so far. Visitors can come to soak up the sun and the atmosphere as tourists, but we are most proud of our Volunteer Program. This combines an experience of village life with the chance to contribute, and the results can be transformational for everyone involved!

Volunteers can get stuck into tasks such as helping children with reading, collecting the life stories of elderly villagers or mixing cement for house building. Others bring professional skills to share, from construction, woodwork and electrical skills to education and music. Each trip is tailored to the age and abilities of our visitors.

Volunteers are asked to arrange their own flights, and to do some fundraising ahead of time – a minimum of £500 per person in a volunteer group, or £1,000.00 as a family. This helps cover the running cost of the project and helps with children (who do not have a sponsor) to be fed, have medical care and given education and aids with costs during the time of your visit.

Every visit starts with a welcome, some friendly advice and a tour of the village, where you will be shown the many projects in which Quicken Trust is involved.

What comes next depends on you. Previous volunteers have taught basic mechanics to a group of school leavers; taught puppetry as a fun educational tool and provided IT support to the high school.

Typical tasks can include:

The Development Challenge

A KDP Welfare team member will introduce you to a local family, selected by the community to recieve support frm Quicken Trust.

You will learn about their situation, discuss the best way to help, and be given a sum of money to implement your plan to transform the family’s circumstances.

Volunteers will come face-to-face with the the real issues facing a Kabubbu family juggling meagre resources, and help find practical solutions.

Visiting your Partnered Child or Granny

This always a highlight of the trip, for both the volunteers and their sponsored elderly person or child.

If you would like to take a gift, we can inform you about what would be most helpful for your sponsored child or elderly person to recieve.

A “Perfect” Day – Gillian and Andrew’s Story

In July 2000 Gillian and Andrew Ives from Eastbourne, East Sussex began partnering with Evelyne, an eight-year-old girl in Kabubbu. Ten years later – and with some trepidation – the Ives travelled to see her.

“My heart was in my mouth,” remembers Gillian. “A myriad of questions were going round in my head – would she like us? Would we know what to say?”

“Before I could compose myself out bounded this beautiful young lady and gave me the biggest hug,” says Gillian. “I was so happy to finally meet the girl who we have for years called our other daughter. I cannot begin to describe the joy I felt. To quote the song – ‘Oh what a perfect day – I’m glad I spent it with you’ – that’s how I felt at the end of it.”

Time Off

Days in Kabubbu are busy, but the evenings are usually free. There’s time to relax in the bar area, have a drink, read or play games. There’s also a chance to sample local cuisine and enjoy some traditional music and dance. Visitors may also get the chance to learn a new skill such as basket-weaving, drumming or African dancing.

We have been taking visitors to Kabubbu for over 15 years. Here’s what they thought of tis life-changing experience

“Our stays in Kabubbu have given our students an unparalleled opportunity to experience a completely different lifestyle but one that is lived by billions of people all over the world. It gives our students the chance to meet their Uganda counterparts in their own environment and to begin to understand what life is like for those unfortunate enough to be living in poverty, to re-evaluate what they have to offer and to realise how much they can learn. The impact this visit has on each individual … is a terrifically unforgettable and immeasurably educational way to spend a couple of weeks.” – Lou Belrhiti, Bede’s School

“We were given a brick (for helping to build a house) … it means so much more to me than any trophy or award I could win back in the UK” – William Parker, student.

Watch: Volunteer stories

“Doing the ‘Development Challenge’ in Kabubbu made me realise that problems can be solved and that families there are not doomed … we have made a big difference to one family and so we realise that each can do our bit to help” – Will Mata

“It has completely changed my outlook on poverty – I now want to be pro-active rather than reactive.” – Gillian Ives.

If you would like to visit Kabubbu as a volunteer phone 01323 832361 or email visitkabubbu@quickentrust.com