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

CCFU joins the Climate Heritage Network We are proud to announce that we have joined the Climate Heritage Network, which focuses on mobilising arts, culture and heritage for climate action. As part of the 41 newest members of the Network, we are looking forward to learning from other members of the network to enrich our...Read More

About the training  As part of CCFU’s efforts to root our formal education in the cultural contexts of our communities, we are collaborating with the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) to conduct a series of training sessions for history teachers on the pedagogics and specifics of cultural heritage. The focus is on delivering on the...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is committed to supporting and promoting the cultural and other rights and wellbeing of indigenous minority groups (IMGs) in Uganda. In our experience, a major challenge hampering the access and realisation of the rights of IMGs is the lack of clarity on their distinct identities in terms of traditional...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is committed to supporting and promoting the cultural and other rights and wellbeing of the Batwa community in Bundibugyo. We, however, recognise that these rights and wellbeing are multipronged, demanding the services and support of various other stakeholders: representatives of the Batwa community, the local government, civil society organisations,...Read More

Community museums as centres of cultural entrepreneurship  The world believes in the notion that community museums can only serve community tourism purposes because of their nature of operation. CCFU believes community museums can diversify their activities to generate income and sustain their operations. CCFU is experimenting the practicability of this belief by extending financial support...Read More

Our mid-year retreat Our mid-year retreat hinged on reflections on our programmes and re-planning where it was necessary, following up on progress of our 2021 Annual Plan, and re-planning activities to suit the current Covid-19 situation. It is important for us to position ourselves to suit the national agenda, understand how we can contribute and...Read More

With support from the Arcus Foundation, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is implementing the Culture For Chimps project (2021-2023) in Bunyoro and the Rwenzori sub-region to strengthen the conservation of chimpanzees by re-inforcing cultural mechanisms and supporting collaboration. This is based on the conclusions of studies and interventions in the last 3 years which...Read More