IAEFP Fellows documents

IAEFP Documents for Fellows

Please take a few minutes to go through the different sections on this page. All the headings in blue are links to attachments. The information in sections 1 and 2 are required to process your fellowship and travel, section 3 includes information about your fellowship specifics, and sections 4&5 will give you more information on Uganda orientation documents to prepare for your assignment.

Section 1: Forms to be returned

Please send completed forms to Priyanka Subba:

1. Fellow Travel Information Form – complete by May 21, 2021. More details on booking your tickets to be covered in an orientation session in May.
2. IAEFP fellow Release – complete by May 21, 2021
3. Addendum to the IAEFP fellows Agreement – complete by May 21, 2021
4. Medical clearance form  – complete by June 15, 2021
5. Direct deposit authorization complete by May 21, 2021

Section 2: Essential Documents for Travel and Visa

1. Visa guidance: forthcoming. List of requirements, links to application website, necessary documentation to be provided by CRS (Invitation letters, offer letters)
2. Work permit: A note that we will be processing your visas as “work permits” since your duration in Uganda is longer than a normal business visa allows. we will share more details on the process in the coming weeks. All your expenses will be covered by CRS.
3. Degree Certificate – this is needed for your visa processing.

Section 3: Information about your fellowship

• CRS IAEFP one-pager
• Scope of Work
• Frequently Asked Questions

Section 4: Insurance

• IAEFP Fellow Insurance Process

Section 5: Safety & Security

Please note that these documents are in the process of being updated but the majority of the content is relevant. Although you will receive an in-country security briefing when you arrive, take some time to read these documents informing you about the situation “on the ground” and your insurance processes so that you are best prepared for your time in Uganda.

• CRS Uganda Visitor Briefing Book
• CRS Uganda Constant Companion
• CRS Uganda Standard Operating Procedures
• CRS Uganda Security briefing
• CRS Uganda Field Security Plan
• CRS Uganda Risk Analysis

Section 6: Non-CRS Resources – Language, History, and Culture

• Holidays
• Time and Weather
• Agricultural Statistics
• Map of CRS Uganda Host Organizations (2013-2018; some carryover)
• Guide for Forming and Working with Ugandan Cooperatives
• Languages of Uganda
• Luganda 101Practice Ugandan Swahili
• Uganda Culture
• Cultural Mistakes to Avoid in Uganda
• Uganda Lonely Planet Logistics
• Visit Uganda Tourism
• Embassy of Uganda Travel and Tourism Section

 

Section 7: Orientation documents: