Join Us for the 2026 Africa Volun-tourism Lacrosse Coaching Trip 

May 28th- June 4th, 2026

Locations: Uganda ONLY

Embark on an incredible journey with Signature Foundation to Africa (Uganda), where you’ll have the opportunity to coach, develop, and empower over 300 local children through lacrosse. In partnership with Kids Lacrosse Africa, this volunteer experience blends hands-on coaching with cultural immersion, providing life-changing support and skills development for the youth of Jinja City, Uganda.

Trip Highlights:

• Coaching & Development: Spend days on the field coaching lacrosse, sharing your passion, and making a direct impact on young players. Your mentorship will equip local children with new skills, teamwork strategies, and confidence.

• Cultural Engagement: Beyond lacrosse, engage in a fully immersive cultural experience. You’ll connect with the local community, visit local schools, host meals for the community, explore Jinja's vibrant scenery (including many excursions around the Nile River), and learn about Uganda's rich heritage

Be a part of this transformative experience where sports meet service, and passion meets purpose. Make an impact on the lives of children while enriching your own through this unique voluntourism adventure.

Everyone Arrives to Entebbe International Airport

We depart to Jinja, the city where Kids Lacrosse Africa is HQ'ed

Hotel Check-in

Dinner & Cultural Briefing 

Day 1 begins with breakfast at the hotel before gathering for an introductory coaches planning session, where volunteers meet the Kids Lacrosse Africa coaches for the first time and align on the clinics, games, and training we’ll deliver throughout the week.

After sharing lunch together, the afternoon brings adventure with ziplining along the Nile in the Mabira Forest. 

The evening includes dinner with KLA coaches, followed by a welcoming movie night at the Volunteer House, offering our first opportunity to meet and connect with the local kids.

We kick off our day with a delicious breakfast and the hotel and then head to the Kids Lacrosse Africa Fields! 

We are on the field from 9-12PM -- Leading clinics for players, sharing education with the coaches, and connecting cultures through lacrosse. We use the donations (included in your trip fee) to provide lunch for all 300 Kids Lacrosse Africa players and coaches. 

We then cool off by tubing on the Nile River. After some splashing around, we meet for dinner, and then gather around the campfire to close out a busy day. 

The day starts with breakfast before heading to the field for a Kids Lacrosse Africa clinic and games, where volunteers coach, mentor, and compete alongside local athletes.

After sharing lunch with the KLA community, the afternoon brings adventure with a quad ATV excursion along the Nile River.

The evening continues with a joint dinner alongside seven local coaches, followed by games and a campfire experience with the local coaches, creating space for storytelling, connection, and cultural exchange.

Today we start in the water: We kickoff with a half day of rafting on the Nile and end our excursion with some lunch. Feeling refreshed, we hit the Kids Lacrosse Africa field for an afternoon of more clinics, lacrosse games, and time spent in the Community. 

After dinner, we walk into town to support a local nonprofit ice cream shop, which is an all-inclusive employer, specializing in providing opportunities for people who are deaf. This is Uganda's first sign-language ice cream shop! 

Today we are spending the day visiting the KLA-partnered schools, and the students there! Volunteers go into the schools, learn about the education system, and teach a lesson/ play games with the students. 

We also visit the families of Kids Lacrosse Africa with children in the Sponsorship Program. This means that KLA & Signature Foundation are sponsoring these children for education, meals, and lacrosse. We hear the stories of these families and learn about the impact of the program. We then host these families for a dinner!! 

Begin the day with breakfast before visiting local lacrosse families and schools, gaining a deeper understanding of daily life and the impact of sport within the community.

After lunch, volunteers lead a coaches clinic for KLA Coaches, focused on skill development, leadership, and long-term growth. The day concludes with dinner alongside local coaches, strengthening relationships and continuing meaningful conversations off the field.