The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) is a national non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting an appreciation of culture as a vital aspect of human development and as a response to our diverse identities. Through its Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Promotion programme, CCFU has been actively supporting cultural enterprises across Uganda that promote both livelihoods and the preservation of cultural identity and expression.
Since 2018, through the Cultural Entrepreneurship Project (CEP), the Foundation has worked with women from Indigenous Minority Groups (IMGs) and youth groups to support income generation and the intergenerational transmission of cultural knowledge and skills. By 2022, CCFU had supported 8 groups and 6 community museums which demonstrated that investing in cultural enterprises is useful in generating income which the groups used to improve their livelihoods. Further, the groups invested in cultural tourism enterprises whose social and economic benefits had a trickle-down effect to the communities.
Call for Proposals
With support from Bread for the World, CCFU is pleased to invite applications from community museums across Uganda for technical and financial support to strengthen their attendant income-generating initiatives.
We seek to support existing community museums that:
o They are involved in traditional crafts, music and performance, oral traditions, traditional foods, indigenous medicine, or other culturally rooted livelihoods.
o Promote cultural identity, knowledge, and expression through enterprise.
o Demonstrate sustainability, innovation, and community impact.
Eligibility:
• The community museums must be registered and operating in Uganda
• The museum must have an organised leadership structure with clear roles and responsibilities.
• Must be engaged in a cultural enterprise or initiative with a community impact
• Must demonstrate a commitment to cultural preservation and transmission
• Museums that intend to start an enterprise with support from CCFU should not apply
• Fully operational and open to the public
How to Apply:
Interested community museums should submit a proposal (maximum 5 pages) including:
o Background of the museum/enterprise
o Description of the cultural enterprise
o Objectives of the proposed support
o Expected outcomes and sustainability plans
o Budget estimate (where applicable), not exceeding UGX 10 M.
o Contact information
Proposals should be submitted electronically to: ccfu@crossculturalfoundation.or.ug
Or delivered physically to our offices at Nkata Road, Makerere.
Deadline for submission: Friday, 23rd May 2025
For inquiries, please contact us via 0313294340 or visit our website www.crossculturalfoundation.or.ug to learn more.
