Respondents from Inzu ya Masaaba during the Imbalu documentation exercise at Mutoto Cultural Site in Mbale The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), with support from UNESCO, is collaborating with four universities—Kyambogo University, Islamic University in Uganda, Uganda Martyrs University, and Kabale University—to document selected ICH elements to facilitate learning and research by students offering cultural...Read More

Job Title:  Museum Manager Organisation: The Semei Kakungulu Museum, a project of The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU). Duty Station:  Mbale City, Uganda Reports to: Executive Director  About US: The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in partnership with the Semei Kakungulu Family and with the support of INTO and the British Council is setting up a museum in Mbale...Read More

From the 2nd to the 7th of August 2024, CCFU in partnership with TotalEnergies supported Music, Dance and Drama (MDD) competitions in Buliisa and Nwoya districts. The support was to equip and enable schools that are implementing the Heritage Education Programme, through Heritage Clubs to participate in National MDD competitions. The organising committee of the...Read More

Happy World Indigenous People’s Day On 9th August, 2024, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) commemorated the international day of the World Indigenous Peoples in Uganda together with representatives of Indigenous (Ethnic) Minority Groups, in Zombo District, West Nile. Commemoration activities for the 2024 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples As part of the commemoration...Read More

With support from UNESCO and in collaboration with four universities (Kabale, Kyambogo, Nkozi and Islamic University In Uganda), the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is implementing a 2-year project to consolidate the teaching of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) education in the four universities. One of the components of this project is meant to support the...Read More

Since 2016, CCFU has been supporting 8 cultural heritage clubs through the Uganda Martyrs university in Nkozi. Some of the clubs include the St. Balikuddembe in Mitala Maria, Kayabwe SS, St. Mary’s SS, Nkozi, St. Benedict SS, Kayabwe, Buwama High School, St. Henry’s SS Kyagalani and St. Mugagga SS Jjalamba among others. During the week...Read More

With support from Fund for Global Human Rights, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda in collaboration with Batwa elders and Uganda Wildlife Authority officials in Bundibugyo has produced and disseminated learning resource materials written in local language of the Batwa, known as Kuswa. The learning resource materials are meant to provide access to the remnants of...Read More

On the 29th of June 2024, over 400 young people from 7 secondary school heritage clubs in Nakasongola District participated in a competition which focused on traditional music, dance, Buruuli Anthem, museum pieces. A granary for food storage is one of the museum artifacts presented by young people Schools that participated included; Nakasongola Muslim School,...Read More

From 20th to 21st June 2024, CCFU engaged media editors and journalists in an experiential learning on cultural heritage promotion. The objective of this engagement was twofold; (a) to deepen the editors’ and journalists’ appreciation of the notion of cultural rights and cultural heritage in relation to media through interactions with heritage practitioners and field...Read More

The 5th National Stakeholders’ dialogue on chimpanzee conservation using culture and community resources On 6th June 2024, in Kampala, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) held the 5th national level stakeholders’ dialogue in Kampala as part of its #CultureForChimps project, supported by the Arcus Foundation, that focuses on harnessing cultural and community-based resources to promote...Read More