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Over 400 young participate in a youth heritage competition in Nakasongola

On the 29th of June 2024, over 400 young people...

CCFU engages media actors in an experiential learning on heritage

From 20th to 21st June 2024, CCFU engaged media editors...

Chimpanzee Conservationists call for restoration of key forest corridors during the 5th National stakeholders’ dialogue organised by CCFU

The 5th National Stakeholders’ dialogue on chimpanzee conservation using culture...

University academic staff on a tour to Igongo Cultural Centre and Museum

16 University academic staff oriented to effectively teach a Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies.

In 2017 the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda embarked on a...

45 teachers trained to work as patrons of heritage clubs in schools

CCFU conducted a 3-day capacity building training for 45 teachers...

The 5th Chimpanzee Conservation National Stakeholders’ Dialogue

The National dialogue on chimpanzee conservation – using culture and...

Two facilities unveiled to serve as craft shops and offices for promotion of cultural enterprises in the Albertine region

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in partnership with the...

Announcing the call for nominations for the 6th National Heritage Awards, 2024

Introduction and call for nominations for the 6th National Heritage...

International Museum Day 2024 celebrations

Uganda joins the international community of museums to commemorate International...

Uganda’s community museums showcase diverse cultural resources at the National Theatre.

Each year since 1977, the International Council of Museums organises the...

Transmission of Bagungu ways of life: Is folkore the way?

CCFU is documenting folk stories, songs, proverbs and riddles. The...

The North Karamoja Indigenous Minority Group platform expands to include other groups

The North Karamoja Indigenous Minority Groups (IMG) platform, initially constituted...

7 secondary schools participate in a heritage competition in Mbarara

On the 13th of April, over 250 young people in...

UNESCO to support CCFU’s project to consolidate heritage studies in higher learning institutions in Uganda

IntroductionThe Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) will implement a 2nd...

The Heritage Education Programme extends to more than 35 new schools

CCFU’s Heritage Education Programme will this year be introduced to...

The Katibong Oral History, Traditions and Cultures publication launched in Lokori sub-county, Karenga district

The publication in which the oral history, traditions, and cultures...

Launched: The Council of Traditional Leaders in Africa Uganda Chapter’s strategic documents

On the 29th November, 2023, as part of the activities...

CCFU awarded for establishing the Uganda Railway Museum

CCFU received a special recognition award at the Ekkula Sustainable...

14 young people receive prizes during the 12th Annual Youth Awarding Ceremony

CCFU’s 12th Annual Youth Cultural Heritage Awarding Ceremony occurred on...

Mbale City’s historic properties map and Semei Kakungulu heritage site restoration project launched

A map profiling historic properties in Mbale City has been...

CCFU launches and disseminates the Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Action Publication in Kasese

Climate change has been variously understood as the long-term shifts...

Vintage cars for heritage

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in partnership with the...

Historical building of the week: Mbale post office (1950s)

Constructed to ease communication for the colonial government, the building...

Work with cultural leaders to end female genital mutilation

The call was made by the LC5 Chairperson of Amudat...

Training media personnel for chimpanzee conservation

CCFU builds the capacity of journalists from Bunyoro and Rwenzori...

Ending Female Genital Mutilation in Karamoja: A study on the alternative rites of initiation for girls launched.

On the 26th September 2023, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda...

Utilising traditional knowledge to promote climate resilience

From the 5th to 8th of September 2023, CCFU engaged...

The cultural resources of Madi sub-region unveiled by the Madi Community Museum in Moyo

The Madi Community Museums has profiled the cultural resources of...

CCFU mobilises Uganda’s Indigenous Minority Groups to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Ms. Petua Isabirye from Uganda’s Equal Opportunities Commission presented a...

Engaging young people to end violence against women and girls in Buganda and Tooro

The prize awarding ceremony for young people On 14th and...

Net Zero: Heritage For Climate Action – working with stakeholders in Kasese

Introduction. Between 7th and 11th August 2023, the Cross-Cultural Foundation...

Engaging young people to end violence against women and girls

The prize awarding ceremony for young people On 3rd August...

Joint statement by community museums on the 2023 Museums and Monuments Law

Introduction On May 29th this year the President of the...

Historic buildings, sites and monuments in Mbale City profiled

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in collaboration with the...

Engaging the media on cultural rights and heritage in Western Uganda

Introduction and objectives of the Workshop As part of its...

CCFU participates in the British Council’s climate heritage professionals forum in Nairobi

Since the launch of British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund (CPF)...

CCFU holds a music camp for traditional musicians in the Albert Region

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU)in partnership with Total Energies...

Celebrating World Chimpanzee Day

World Chimpanzee Day July 14, 1960 is the day Dr....

CCFU engages media actors on cultural rights and heritage

Cultural rights and heritage, and the mediaThe Cross-Cultural Foundation of...

CCFU participates in the African Youth Museum Forum in Porto Novo, Benin

CCFU participated in the African Youth Museum Forum from the...

8 Heritage promoters awarded during the 5th National Heritage Awards

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), with the support of...

Historical building of the week: Butikkiro House (1929)

The official residence of the Katikkiro (prime minister) of Buganda...

Advocating for the inclusion of the Batwa representatives in leadership structures of Bundibugyo district.

With support from the Fund for Global Human Rights, the...

Engage communities on cultural resources that address violence against women and girls

Over the past three decades, efforts to prevent violence against...

CCFU is sharing Uganda’s climate and culture story in Rome, Italy

Introduction to the Net Zero Project in-person workshop In April...

Does culture promote equality between boys and girls?

On the 18th of March, young people in heritage clubs...

The Ker Kwonga Panyimur Museum catalogue launched and heritage clubs in Pakwach participate in a competition

The Ker Kwonga Panyimur Museum Catalogue was launched on the...

CCFU signs an MOU with Bunyoro Kingdom to preserve cultural heritage

Bunyoro Kitara-Kingdom (BKK) yesterday (Tuesday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

CCFU receives a Green Heart Hero Award

The Foundation is extremely proud and honoured to receive the...

Coming up: The 5th National Heritage Awards, 2023

Do you know an individual, family or organisation that has...

Masindi and Buliisa women gain skills in handicraft making and value addition

Handicraft making in Uganda is essentially a cultural, traditional and...

Stakeholders advocate for the need to promote the realisation of cultural rights in Karamoja

Organizations represented: Action for Women and Awakening in Rural Environment...

Announcing the 2023 youth cultural heritage competition

The 2023 competition This year’s competition will focus on culture...

Historical building of the week: Nateete Martyrs’ Church (1906) and Mackay’s Cave (1884)

The church is one of Uganda’s oldest churches, built on...

Handicraft groups in Alur, Acholi trained

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) through its TotalEnergies EP...

Historical building of the week: Old Lukhobo House (1956)

This house was built in 1956 by the colonial government...

Young people call for support from cultural leaders to reconnect them with cultural resources that promote the rights of women and girls

The training with young people in cultural associations from universities...

A publication that documents the Nyangia oral history, culture and traditions launched

The launch of the Nyangia publication and resource materials for...

Stakeholders in Karamoja pledge to use culture in their initiatives that address violence against women and girls

Cultural leaders, civil society organisations and local government representatives Karamoja...

A refresher training to retool patrons to run vibrant school heritage clubs in Masaka, Kyotera and Mpigi districts

This a three days training programme to retool already working...

CCFU’s Heritage Education Programme goes to Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts

The programme was introduced in the two districts after a...

Donate to save Mbale’s rich built heritage

Have you been to Mbale city recently? Have you noticed...

Consultative workshop on the need to safeguard historical buildings, sites and monuments in Kampala

The workshop On the 12th of May 2022, the Cross-Cultural...

Conservationists asked to integrate culture in their interventions to conserve the chimpanzee

The 3rd National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Culture and the Conservation...

Using a ‘Culture in Development Approach’ to end violence against women and girls – a stakeholders’ pledge

Cultural leaders, civil society organisations and local government representatives from...

The first ever Railway Museum in Uganda is now open!

The grand opening On the 16th of March 2022, the...

Historical building of the week: North Road Primary School, 1932

As the number of Indians increased in Mbale town in...

A Campaign to safeguard and promote Mbale’s cultural heritage treasures launched

On the 29th of April 2022, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of...

International Heritage Day, 2022

The World Heritage Day 2022 theme is ‘Heritage and Climate‘...

Ms. Yvonne Papendorf visits our Bread for the World supported projects

We were pleased to host Ms. Yvonne Perpendorf, Project Officer...

Cultural leaders, local government representatives and human rights organisations call for the realisation of cultural rights

The cultural rights training We conducted a training to enhance...

#SaveMbalesbuiltheritage -A video competition

Are you young, from Bugisu, passionate about protecting and promoting...

Announcing the 2022 annual youth national cultural heritage competition

The 2022 competition This year’s competition will focus on traditional...

CCFU is piloting natural flood management methods in the Rwenzori

As one of the most effective techniques of Natural Flood...

Register for a Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies (“BCH”) programme in Ugandan Universities

A Bachelor of Cultural Heritage Studies (BCH) Programme has been...

Restoring key forest corridors for chimpanzee conservation

Culture For Chimps CCFU, with support from Arcus Foundation, is...

Documenting cultural heritage sites of the Bakonzo in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park

As part of our project to mitigate the effects of...

Football tournaments and the conservation of the chimpanzee

The 2021-22 Chimpanzee Tournament CCFU organised a tournament to strengthen...

Ending violence against women and girls: Can cultural and religious leaders collaborate?

High level symposium between the Council of Traditional Leaders and...

Integrating natural flood management methods in cultural heritage safeguarding

Courtesy visit by the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) CCFU...

Cultural heritage preservation: why a priority for Africa now?

On the 3rd and 4th December, Africa members of the...

13 young people awarded during the National youth cultural heritage awarding ceremony

The awarding ceremony On 2nd December 2021, over 150 people...

Building heritage resilience to climate change

Melting snow and rivers in flood Over the past one...

We have joined the Climate Heritage Network.

CCFU joins the Climate Heritage Network We are proud to...

History teachers’ training on “culture and ethnic groupings in East Africa”

About the training As part of CCFU’s efforts to root...

Rwenzori Indigenous Minorities, Local Governments, and Cultural Institutions Dialogue at the Launch of an IMG Identities Publication

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is committed to supporting...

Stakeholder Meeting on the Development of the Batwa Community in Bundibugyo

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is committed to supporting...

Community museums as cultural enterprises and centres for research and heritage education

Community museums as centres of cultural entrepreneurship The world believes...

Highlights from our mid-year retreat

Our mid-year retreat Our mid-year retreat hinged on reflections on...

#CultureForChimps – a new CCFU project in Bunyoro and Rwenzori

With support from the Arcus Foundation, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of...

A radio-based cultural heritage competition conducted for young people during lockdown

A youth radio-based heritage competition As the second wave of...

Indigenous Minorities in Uganda demand for the Covid-19 vaccines on the Indigenous Peoples Day

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 2021 Indigenous Minority...

Radio talk shows conducted to create awareness on violence against women and girls during the lockdown

Radio talk shows The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) in...

Six trained in tour guiding and safeguarding heritage sites in danger due to climate change

Training of tour guides Six people have been trained in...

Culture and epidemics: Is there a link?

Infectious diseases have for centuries significantly affected how and where...

Culture, communities and chimpanzee conservation – what we have done so far

CCFU – Culture and conservation of chimpanzees in Uganda Since...

Culture in the new secondary schools curriculum – A round of training sessions for history teachers

Heritage education in the school curriculum As part of our...

Launched: a new book documenting the history of railways in Uganda

The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda in partnership with the Uganda...

Documenting the role of indigenous knowledge in the conservation of water bodies and aquatic life

Much of Uganda’s national territory consists of water bodies such...

The 4th National Cultural Awards, 2021: six cultural heritage promoters awarded

In commemoration of the World Culture Day that happens annually...

Community museums crowd fundraise to reconstruct the roof of Bunyoro historical community museum

As the country continues to experience heavy rainfall, it leaves...

A national stakeholders’ dialogue on the conservation of the chimpanzee using culture and community resources

Conservation of the chimpanzee using culture and community resources –...

Climate change and Uganda’s cultural heritage: What impact?

On the 23rd of February, CCFU convened national stakeholders such...

Announcing the 2021 National Youth Cultural Heritage Competition

Every year, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda organises a national...

The Nexus between Culture and the 2017 Marriage Bill

Several clauses in the Bill have drawn much controversy. Many...

Announcing the 2nd Inter-clan Chimpanzee Conservation Football Tournaments in Rwenzori and Bunyoro

The 2021 Chimpanzee Conservation Football Tournaments We are proud to...

Promoting Women’s and Girls’ Rights: Is Culture the Missing Link?

Launch of the research report and dissemination of findings Today,...

Mitigating the impact of a warming climate on Uganda’s heritage in the Rwenzori and Alur sub-regions

Melting snow and rivers in flood Mitigating the impact...

Celebrating the Annual National Youth Heritage Awards 2020

Every year, the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda organizes a national...