IntroductionThe Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) will implement a 2nd phase of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) project supported by the UNESCO 2003 convention. The approved project – Consolidating the promotion of intangible cultural heritage education in institutions of higher learning in collaboration with bearer communities – will be implemented in the coming period of...Read More

CCFU’s Heritage Education Programme will this year be introduced to 10 schools in Nwoya, 8 in Gulu and 14 in Buliisa, increasing Buliisa’s number to 20 schools. Between the 8th to the 12th of January 2023, CCFU held inception meetings with key stakeholders in the above districts to introduce the programme. Stakeholders included local government...Read More

The publication in which the oral history, traditions, and cultures of the Katibong community also known as Katebo in South Sudan was launched by the LCV chairperson of Karenga district at Lokori sub-county during an event attended by the District Resident Commissioner, the LCV Vice-Chairperson and representatives from other indigenous minority groups such as the...Read More

On the 29th November, 2023, as part of the activities to mark the 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), the Council for Traditional Leaders in Africa (COTLA) Uganda Chapter launched its strategic documents that will guide its operations in the coming 5 years. The theme of the launch was to ‘Harness cultural...Read More

CCFU received a special recognition award at the Ekkula Sustainable Tourism Awards for our efforts in promoting cultural heritage in Uganda, particularly for establishing the Uganda Railway Museum in Jinja. The awarding ceremony which was held on the 25th of November 2023 was organised to recognise the efforts of sustainable tourism players in Uganda. About...Read More

CCFU’s 12th Annual Youth Cultural Heritage Awarding Ceremony occurred on 7th December  2023, in Masaka. This event was organised to recognise and appreciate 13 winners of the 2023 Youth cultural heritage competition and to launch the 2024 Heritage Calendar. The event was attended by young people from school heritage clubs, teachers, Masaka district local government, Buganda...Read More

A map profiling historic properties in Mbale City has been launched during a function held at Semei Kakungulu heritage site on Gangama Hill in Mbale City. During the same function, the Semei Kakungulu Heritage Site restoration works were unveiled. The map, which contains 22 historic buildings, sites and monuments, among which are the Semei Kakungulu...Read More

Climate change has been variously understood as the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural or induced by human activities, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas which produce heat-trapping gases. The Rwenzori region and specifically, the Kasese district has been hit hard...Read More

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in partnership with the Vintage Collectables Rotary Fellowship (VCRF) and the Uganda Railways Corporation held a vintage car locater drive from Kampala to Jinja on the 27th of October 2023. The locater drive The Minister of Works and Transport, General Katumba Wamala flagged off the drive at the Uganda...Read More

Constructed to ease communication for the colonial government, the building was established towards independence. It was under the East African Common Services, a company which was responsible for post offices, railways and telephones. For a long time, Post Office and BCU buildings were the biggest buildings in Mbale City CCFU’s efforts to safeguard and promote...Read More