The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO)

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Opportunities at TASO

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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 

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
1. Programme 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.IRC Administrator, TASO Headquarters Mulago
Kekirunga Moureen
Tel: +256 414 532 580
Fax: +256 414 541 288

Mob: +256 756 333 513


Fellowship.
In the past TASO has been offering Practicum platform to fellows from various local and international institutions; Institute of Public Health, George Washington University, University of Melbourne, University of Notre Dame Avenue, University of Illinois, Wesleyan University CT, among others.  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 800 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.