The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) was in Fort Portal city last week conducting a 3 day culture in development training for state and non-state actors from Kyegegwa and Kasese districts; including local government officials, religious leaders, cultural leaders and representatives of civil society organizations. The training was aimed at enhancing the capacity of the...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda with financial support from Bread for World has supported the Batwa children at Our Lady of Annunciation primary school at Bugombwa in Bundibugyo with an additional dormitory building for the boys. The building was officially launched on the 28th February 2025 by Reverend Father Andrew Isingoma who represented the Rt....Read More

The call was made during a meeting that was held on 6th February 2025 at Skyz Hotel, Kampala, by CCFU in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. It was attended by Prime Ministers from cultural institutions who are members of the Council for Traditional Leaders in Africa (Uganda Chapter). The meeting...Read More

This week, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) introduced the third phase of the“Culture for Her” project to about 57 relevant stakeholders within the districts of Kyegegwa andKasese in 2 inception meetings attended by the district leadership, local government officials,civil society organisations, police, cultural leaders among others. In Kasese district, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer...Read More

The training organised and facilitated by the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) was conducted from 11th to 13th February 2025 at the Oil Land Safari Hotel in Buliisa. It was attended by 12 primary and 4 secondary school teachers, alongside 2 local government representatives. Participants received certificates after the training. The capacity of teachers was...Read More

With support from TotalEnergies EP Uganda, the Cross-Cultural Foundation (CCFU) will extend the Heritage Education Programme to 26 new schools in Buliisa and Nwoya districts this year. The Foundation held inception meetings with headteachers of the proposed schools from the 15th to the 16th of January 2024 to introduce the programme.    The Heritage Education...Read More

Climate change is having a profound impact on chimpanzee conservation in Rwenzori and Bunyoro, affecting their habitats, diets, social structures, and overall range.  This is currently being realized as the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) implements its #CultureForChimps project which aims to strengthen existing cultural and community resources to support the respect and value, and...Read More

The conference which was organised by the International National Trusts Organisations (INTO) took place in Amman Jordan from 2nd to 5th December 2024. It was attended by INTO’s members from across the world. The conference hosted by Petra National Trust was held under the theme: Facing Change, which aimed at sharing experiences especially about culture-based...Read More

Ten students graduated from Kyambogo University with a Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies (4) and Bachelor of Archaeology and Heritage Management (6) during the 20th Graduation ceremony held at Kyambogo University on the 11th of December 2024.  In 2017, The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda in collaboration with the Ministry ofGender Labour and Social Development, the Uganda...Read More

The 14 young people were awarded during the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda’s (CCFU) 13th Annual Youth Cultural Heritage Awarding Ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Buganda Heritage and Tourism Board premises in Mengo. The young people were recognised for the exceptional talent exhibited during 2024 Youth Heritage Competition. According to Ms. Kasifa Kisa, the...Read More