As one of the most effective techniques of Natural Flood Management (NFM) methods, two leaky dams have been built in the Rwenzori region as a way of mitigating the effects of the flooding rivers on cultural heritage sites. The dams were constructed on the section of rivers Kabiri and Kithangetse between Ekyisalhalha Kya Kororo cultural...Read More

A Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies (BCH) Programme has been introduced in 4 Ugandan Universities. Introduction to the Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies in Uganda The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda, with support from UNESCO’s ICH Fund recently completed the implementation of a 2½ year project on “Promoting ICH Education in Institutions of Higher Learning in...Read More

Culture For Chimps CCFU, with support from Arcus Foundation, is implementing the “Culture For Chimps” project with an aim of utilising community and cultural resources for the conservation of chimpanzees and their habitat in the Rwenzori and Bunyoro sub-regions. Hinging on harnessed collaboration with state and non-state partners, the focus of the project has widened...Read More

As part of our project to mitigate the effects of climate change on cultural heritage sites in Uganda, we have embarked on documenting cultural heritage sites in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site. A total of 15 sites have so far documented sites between River Lhubiriha (on the Congo board) and...Read More

The 2021-22 Chimpanzee Tournament CCFU organised a tournament to strengthen the role of youth as conservation agents of the chimpanzee through football competitions. The Annual Inter-clan competitions was held in selected districts in Rwenzori (Bunyangabu and Kasese) and Bunyoro (Kagadi, Kibaale, Hoima and Kikuube). The tournament retained the name – The Ekiteera Cup (in Bunyoro)...Read More

High level symposium between the Council of Traditional Leaders and the Inter-Religious Council On 9th December, 2021, as part of the activities to mark the 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), leaders from cultural and religious institutions and representatives of civil society organisations meet to dialogue on ending violence against women and...Read More

Courtesy visit by the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) CCFU hosted its partner the International National Trusts Organisation, a co-implementation partner of its project ‘Melting snow and rivers in flood’ which aims at mitigating the impact of climate change on cultural heritage sites in Uganda. Visits were made to cultural heritage sites were interventions to...Read More

On the 3rd and 4th December, Africa members of the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) met in Entebbe to discuss the relevance of cultural heritage promotion in the continent’s current development context. The meeting was hosted by the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda and brings together representatives of the 8 African members of INTO. INTO is...Read More

The awarding ceremony On 2nd December 2021, over 150 people participated in the youth heritage awarding ceremony in Fort Portal. 13 young people were awarded for participating and winning in a competition under the theme “Culture and communication” where they were tasked to draw or paint a cultural object and explain how they are used...Read More

Melting snow and rivers in flood Over the past one year, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) has been implementing a project that contributes to the safeguarding and protection of cultural heritage sites against the impact of climate change in Uganda. We are pleased to announce the second phase of our project, ‘Melting snow and...Read More