Every year, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda organises a national youth heritage competition for young people in and out of school heritage clubs. The competition is intended to foster an appreciation of Uganda’s diverse cultural heritage resources through young hands and eyes.  About the 2021 Annual Youth Cultural Heritage Competition This year’s competition focuses on...Read More

Several clauses in the Bill have drawn much controversy. Many critical voices have pointed out to a disconnect between the Bill’s provisions and “culture” or “traditions”. The research was therefore carried out to provide civil society, government policy makers, cultural and religious leaders, with a resource to appreciate the commonalities and differences between cultural and statutory...Read More

The 2021 Chimpanzee Conservation Football Tournaments We are proud to announce the 2nd chimpanzee conservation football tournaments taking place in Rwenzori and Bunyoro, from January to March 2021 The objective of the tournament is to strengthen the role of youth as conservation agents, especially of the chimpanzee, through ingter-clan football competitions. The tournament will be...Read More

Launch of the research report and dissemination of findings Today, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda is joined by representatives of civil society organisations, government, UN Departments and the media to launch reports and disseminate findings of a research study that was conducted in 2019 under its Gender and Culture Programme to establish the role of...Read More

Melting snow and rivers in flood   Mitigating the impact of a warming climate on Uganda’s heritage in the Rwenzori and Alur sub-regions   The effects of the receding glaciers on the Rwenzori mountains not only threaten the intangible cultural heritage of the people neighbouring it, but also that of the Alur in the West...Read More

Every year, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda organizes a national youth heritage competition for young people in and out of the school heritage clubs. The competition is intended to foster an appreciation of Uganda’s diverse cultural heritage resources through young hands and eyes. In 2020, the competition focused on our cultural and historical sites. Young...Read More