From the 5th to 8th of September 2023, CCFU engaged different stakeholders to discuss strategies to harness indigenous knowledge to build climate resilience for Kyondo sub-county in Kasese which lives along the banks of river Kabiri. The community has been affected by the flooding of the river which has had devastating effects on not only...Read More

The Madi Community Museums has profiled the cultural resources of the Madi sub-region through a publication titled “Unveiling the cultural heritage of the Madi sub-region” The Madi sub-region is endowed with unique cultural and historical resources which are largely undocumented or publicised. The resources include both tangible and intangible heritage such as religious landmarks, ceremonies,...Read More

Ms. Petua Isabirye from Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission presented a paper titled “Positioning young people from Indigenous communities for climate action The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples takes place annually on 9th August to celebrate Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge and raise awareness about the protection of their rights. From 15th to 17th...Read More

The prize awarding ceremony for young people On 14th and 17th August 2023, CCFU held a prize awarding ceremony for 16 young people in Buganda and Tooro cultural communities who participated in a drawing competition for cultural resources that end violence against women and girls in their communities. Young people who participated were awarded cash prizes....Read More

Introduction. Between 7th and 11th August 2023, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) organised a two-day capacity building event for selected stakeholders in Kasese to enhance their capacity to utilise indigenous knowledge to address the effects of climate change, and conducted a GIS mapping around Ekisalhalha Kya Kororo cultural site in Kyondo Sub-county to understand...Read More

The prize awarding ceremony for young people On 3rd August 2023, CCFU held a prize awarding ceremony for 9 young people in Acholi cultural community who participated in a drawing competition for cultural resources that end violence against women and girls in their communities. The event which was held at SOS Children’s Villages in Gulu...Read More

Introduction On May 29th this year the President of the Republic of Uganda accented to the Museums and Monuments Bill 2022 which is now the new law governing the operations of museums in Uganda. This new Act repealed the 1967 Historical Monuments Act which did not recognize the operations of community/private museums in Uganda. The...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in collaboration with the Mbale City Council documented historic buildings, sites and monuments in Mbale City from the 18th to 21st of July 2023. Uganda’s built heritage is under threat from the effects of ‘modernity’. The country has had its iconic buildings demolished and replaced with ‘modern’ ones, whilst...Read More

Introduction and objectives of the Workshop As part of its Cultural Rights and Media programme, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) held a two-day workshop (11th and 12th July, 2023) for media actors drawn from Ankole and Kigezi regions at Dream Wood Courts in Mbarara City, Western Uganda. The 32 media actors involved journalists and editors from...Read More

Since the launch of British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) in 2017, opportunities to bring together practitioners working on different cultural protection projects across the world have always proved to be incredibly rich, stimulating and rewarding. This year’s gathering in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, from Tuesday, July 11th to Thursday, July 13th, was not different, providing...Read More