Skill-Sharing and Exploring with Impact!
Our tours are specially designed for Adventurous people who love to dive deep into a local community, go off the beaten path and make a social impact while traveling. We organise a trip to Uganda benefitting the 22STARS Foundation and promoting local tourism.
PROJECT VISITS
ACTIVITIES
MASTER- MINDS
WORKSHOPS
SIGHT- SEEING
COMMUNITY
We put all our knowledge and experience into this trip, so that it will be a true life- changing experience for you!
- We make a pre-trip assessment with you
- We take care of all your travel arrangements
- We have translators for you available during your whole trip
- We know Uganda inside out and the needs of our Western visitors
- We partnered up with amazing local organizations who assist us
- We make sure you don't get overcharged and
- We give you free coaching sessions, so you and the communities get the maximum social impact out of this trip!
The Impact
22STARS focuses on Education, Local Leadership and Entrepreneurship to empower families in Uganda. You will have the unique opportunity to get a deep inside in the work of 22STARS and the Ugandan culture and you will grow during the mastermind and coaching sessions. On average we generate 1.5 K in extra donations per workation participant for the Foundation and our participants go back home with a new mind and skill set!
Project Visits
You will visit small businesses, schools and homes of the 22STARS community. Aidah, Susan and Stella will show you how to make a positive contribution. Share your skills and optimize impact!
Workshop
We organize an Impact Workshop in which we show you the best ways to help, and where we will also address topics such as 'White Savior Complex' and 'Neo-colonialism'.
Community
Masterminds
Each session will offer you a combination of brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support to sharpen your business and personal skills.
Our meals are prepared by the women of the 22STARS Foundation. We help supporting their businesses and also invite them to join us having a meal together
Meals
Our meals are prepared by the women of the 22STARS Foundation. We help supporting their businesses and also invite them to join us having a meal together.
Meet Your Hosts!
Aidah Wafula, Stella Airoldi and Susan Laker are your hosts for our English Speaking Retreats!
"This trio met 10 years ago and are changing lives!"
Aidah - on the left - who is passionate about helping women setting up small businesses, Stella - in the middle - who loves personal development and making a social impact, and Susan - on the right - who is the best example of the impact education makes and who fights our future.
Together they run the 22STARS foundation and know each other already since 2009, when Stella was volunteering at an Aids Information Center in Kampala and did research about post war victims. Aidah, who was from the big city connected Stella to Susan, who was a refugee from Northern Uganda. Stella met Susan using a translator to communicate, but to understand Susan's jokes and see her big heart no one needs a translation! Susan was certain that she would see Stella again, hence when Stella send once a year money to Aidah and Susan for their handmade paper jewellery, Susan took this opportunity to go back to school in order to talk directly to Stella herself!
Susan is our local project manager in Kampala, Aidah is our local project manager in Jinja, and Stella, well she works from anywhere! Susan and Aidah know best what their local communities need, while Stella's unique nomadic lifestyle brings also a lot of advantages in. Stella is in Uganda about 5 months a year, bringing visitors to the projects, making payments and helping out where needed. The other 7 months she connects with donors around the world and makes sure the operations run smoothly.
Your host Stella knows Uganda inside out and she knows what is important for Western people: you will be in the best hands for an off the beaten track experience. Your Ugandan hosts Aidah and Susan speak several local languages and will be available for you throughout the whole trip.
Special Co-Hosts for our next Trip!
In addition to Aidah, Susan and Stella, Steffi already co-hosted several Social Impact Trips and the next one is in NOVEMBER 2024!
Meet our Co-Host: Stefanie Oeffner
Our german speaking trips were co-hosted by Steffi who brought her community already several times to Uganda! Steffi joined Stella's Social Impact Workation in March 2018 and fell in love with the people & the country! After sharing her story on stage at the show of Nick Martin "Die geilste Lücke im Lebenslauf", many people wanted to join Steffi to Uganda! So the Social Impact Trips were born:
A meaningful and authentic holiday experience for german Speakers with Steffi as co-host. We had our first Social Impact Trip in May 2019 and several more since. During Covid we needed to have a big break but finally back with a new Social Impact Trip in November 2024.
The Acommodation
In Kampala, we are staying at a lovely hotel in the middle of a forest in the city with a lovely swimming pool, where also our 22STARS children can come and visit us. Our twin rooms are equipped with two single beds that are wide, with linen and mosquito nets supplied as standard, and a private bathroom.
In Jinja we are staying in Bujagali, a small village next to Jinja at the shore of the Nile. It is a 15-minute drive to the 22STARS project. We sleep in safari tents overlooking the Nile with hot showers around the corner. Glamping at its best! You will wake up with the nicest view: a beautiful river sunrise just outside your safari tent. Start your day with a morning swim and yoga class!
Testimonials:
Since 2016 we had more than 50 visitors!
Bastian Barami
Entrepreneur at Officeflucht
"Through my network I found new sponsors for the children, who were crashing stones for survival. In my second week I could already visit them in school! A life can change in the wink of an eye!"
Stefanie Oeffner
Event manager and co-founder at Travel University
"I could write a whole book about my experiences in Uganda, however you have to feel and see Uganda with your own eyes! I have been there twice now, and plan on coming back at least once a year!"
Lina Hernandez
Pediatric ICU nurse in NYC
"I knew that I wanted to sponsor a child through a trusted organization and the best way for me was by visiting the projects and seeing the impact of 22STARS' work first hand."
Daniel Hünebeck
Digital marketing consultant
"I have been in Africa quite a few times, but this trip was totally different. Through Stella and 22stars we were so much closer to the lives and stories of community and learned the best strategies to help."
Lin Pham
Office Executive, member LebensAthleten
"By joining this trip I avoided the hassle of finding right accommodation and transport. Having a host that speaks the local languages and gives you access to their community was truly priceless. I felt so loved and taken care of!
The Impact
On average we generate 1.5 K donation per person for the Foundation and our participants go back home with a new mind and skill set!
Our community managers Aidah and Susan and Executive Director Stella will show you how to make a positive contribution to the communities you visit anywhere in the world. We organize an Impact Workshop in which we show you the best ways to help, and where we will also address topics such as 'White Savior Complex' and 'Neo-colonialism'. During the 22STARS project visits in both Kampala and Jinja, you will learn how to share your skills and knowledge to empower people on the ground with dignity and respect. The 22STARS projects consist of a Sponsorship Program, providing education to more then 320 children and several community development projects. They give inter alia entrepreneurship training and micro loans to 65 families and train their staff to become the leaders of tomorrow. You will be able to connect closely with local entrepreneurs and get a deep insight in how a grass root organisation works. You will grow during the mastermind and coaching sessions. With this trip you make a positive impact on many people's life, and it will be also a live changing experience for you.
Impact Workshop
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We organize an Impact Workshop in which we show you the best ways to help, and where we will also address topics such as 'White Savior Complex' and 'Neo-colonialism'.
project visits
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During the 22STARS project visits in both Kampala and Jinja, you will learn how to share your skills and knowledge to empower people on the ground with dignity and respect.
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22STARS JEWELLERY
Fashion With Impact
WALZER OPTICIAN
Your Optician In Isny
FLAKS WORKATION
Sporty Workations
ROADTRIP UGANDA
Tour Company In East Africa
NOMAD
CRUISE
Conference On The Ocean
WALZER CONSULTING
Trainer For Young People
TRAVELING LIFESTYLE
Creative Magazine
TRAVEL TO PURA VIDA
Travel Blog by Stefanie Oeffner
TRAVEL UNIVERSITY
The Art Of Traveling
TERRACE SAFARIS
Terrace Safaris
Co-Working, Skill-Sharing and Exploring with impact!
Your co-host Stella Airoldi is a Nomad since years and the founder of the 22STARS Foundation, she is organizing Non-Profit trips to Uganda since 2016. Join her on this epic 2-week long trip that is especially designed for Digital Nomads and Change-Makers, who are purpose driven and want to make a difference! We work closely together with the local team of 22STARS, who are empowering 320 children and 65 parents through Education, Entrepreneurship and Local Leadership in Uganda. In addition we partnered up with Terrace Safaris, Design Hub Kampala and Entrepreneurs Hands Uganda to give you the best rates for any safari you wish to do, connect you with local entrepreneurs and give you space to work.
We often refer to this Social Impact Trip as a Workation or Retreat - as you can choose how to fill in your "Laptop Hours"; join us at the co-working space, share your skills at the 22STARS projects or just relax at the pool. We make sure that everyone gets what they need! Stella is running these trips now since 3 years and so far everyone had an unforgettable experience and the communities grew a lot; not only financially (we get on average an extra 4k in per trip) but also from the skill sharing experiences with the participants!
MASTERMINDS
PROJECT VISITS
SKILL SHARING
SIGHTSEEING
COWORKING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
