Handicraft making in Uganda is essentially a cultural, traditional and predominantly cottage industry undertaken mainly by rural women as a way of supplementing household incomes. Tradition has been that master crafts workers handover skills from generation to generation. Due to the widening generation gap, however, this is on the decline. Where master crafts‐workers still exist,...Read More

Organizations represented: Action for Women and Awakening in Rural Environment (Aware Uganda) Karamoja Peace and Development Agency (KAPDA) The Catholic Mission of Karenga Ik Agenda Development Initiative (IADI) Northern Karamoja Indigenous Minority Platform Centre for Conflict Resolution (CECORE) Youth Forum for Social Justice Kaabong District Local Government Napak District Local Government Karenga District Local Government...Read More

The 2023 competition  This year’s competition will focus on culture and money. Our aim is to teach young people that there are cultural activities and resources in their communities that they can use to earn money – hence promoting cultural enterprises in Uganda. How to participate Young people below the age of 21 are tasked...Read More

The church is one of Uganda’s oldest churches, built on the site of Alexander Mackay’s original structure (1878). Mackay taught the first Anglican converts here and translated the Bible into Luganda, a 12-year task, using the press displayed at the Uganda Museum. The brick ‘cave’ protected him during Kabaka Mwanga’s religious persecutions.  CCFU’s efforts to...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) through its TotalEnergies EP Uganda Ltd funded project –Culture for Livelihood (CUL) –held its second training in handicraft making and value addition for another set of two groups from Alur and Acholi sub regions. The three-days training held at Leosim Hotel in Pakwach town was attended by Pakwach Art...Read More