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The multi- stakeholder consultations included the National Training for three days from 28 - 30 October 2019 followed by the National Launch on 31 October 2019 for the private sector, the Public Government agencies, the Collecting Management Organisations, Institutions of Higher learning and other Civil Society Organisations among others, attended by over 100 stakeholders. This was followed by specific stakeholder consultations per domain such as music, performing arts (dance, drama, theatre, comedy), visual arts, books and publishing, media arts, cinema and audio visual, fashion and design during the months of November and December 2019 and between January to February 2020.
The drafting team composed of five officials (represented by two Government Agencies, one Civil Society Organisation and National Commission for UNESCO) met on a number of occasions starting December 6 December 2019, 17 December 2019, January 16, 2020 , February 27, 2020, March 3, 2020 and March 13, 2020.
The National Team comprised of both Government Agencies, Civil Society Organisations and Private Sector met on 26 June 2020 via a Zoom meeting to receive the draft online report from the drafting team. The meeting was attended by the International Expert, the National Expert supported by the International Expert from United Republic of Tanzania, Nairobi UNESCO Regional Office, UNESCO Paris and officials from the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development(Department of Culture and Family Affairs)
Furthermore, to enrich the report, the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, the Agency in charge of the 2005 Convention joined UNESCO by starting off the Resiliart Movement in Uganda from 16 April to 15 May 2020 (World Day for Cultural Dialogue and Development). Through these dialogues, Government Agencies consulted were Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Uganda Communications Commission, the Ministry of Education and Sports, National Information and Technology Authority(NITA-U), the National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda Media Council, Uganda Tourism Board, Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and Ministry of Finance,Planning and Economic Development among others. The District Local Governments were consulted through the online ResiliArt Movement Webinar discussions and the public validation meeting.
A number of NGOs and Civil Society Organisations were consulted through the National NGO Board, with follow up phone calls for their participation in the ResiliArt movement discussions that went through a six week period with weekly webinar meetings. These discussions raised awareness about Uganda's Reporting process, the available opportunities within the culture and creative industry sector and the challenges faced and identification of strategies for implementing the Convention within the country. The Civil Society Organisations and private sector individuals were part of the national validation meeting that took place on 9 July 2020 through an online webinar meeting, in which the measures were presented and further support gained.
Uganda ratified the 2005 Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions on 8 April 2015. This is Uganda's first reporting cycle since ratification of the Convention. A total of 68 measures/policies have been reported herein. Of these 48 are from Government Agencies and 20 from Civil Society Organisations and private sector. A total of 30 Institutions participated in the contribution of the policies and measures reported in this Cycle(10 from Civil Society Organisations, 3 private sector and 16 Government Ministries Departments and Agencies and 1 Bilateral Agency.
Most of the policies and measures, a total of 32 represent 47% of all the measures reported from both Government and civil society organisations are under Goal 1: on Support Sustainable Systems of Governance for Culture. Goal 2 on Achieve a Balanced Flow of Cultural Goods and Services and increase the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professions represents 26%, Goal 3 on Integrate Culture in Sustainable Development Frameworks is represented with 15% while Goal 4 on Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms represents 13%.
Uganda has the following policies to promote the articles of the Convention, the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995), the National Development Plan (NDP II) (2015/16- 2020/2021), the Social Development Sector Plan (2014/2015- 2020/2021), the Uganda National Culture Policy (2006) revised 2019, the Information and Communications Policy, the NRM Government Manifesto (2016 - 2021), Uganda Vision (2040), Uganda National Trade Policy, National Gender Policy(2006), The National Youth Policy, Intellectual Property Policy (2019 )among other key policies and measures.
The report highlights the current Uganda Culture Policy context and policy measures that the Government has put in place in the last four years to provide an enabling environment for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. Activities and programmes implemented by various Government and Non Government agencies, cultural actors and Civil Society Organizations in Uganda in the implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention are reported. The CSOs submitted 24 measures of which 20 were reported, indicating the role they play and relevance to the implementation of the Culture and Creative industry sector.
The report focuses on policies, measures, laws, programmes and activities that are relevant to the key priority areas of the Convention for example; policies and measures related to supporting sustainable systems of Governance for Culture, policies and measures to achieve a balanced flow of culture goods and services and increasing the mobility of artists and cultural professionals, policies and measures to promote integration of culture in sustainable development frameworks and policies and measures to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The report highlights on measures and policies to support the provision of enabling environment for enjoyment of culture as a basic fundamental human right which is enshrined in the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, policies related to creation, production and distribution of cultural expressions, protection of copyrights, integration of culture in development such as the Five year National Development Plan for Uganda and activities related to awareness raising and capacity building, activities on international cooperation and finally programmes and measures implemented and reported on by the civil society organizations on the promotion of culture and creative industries in Uganda.
Part of the success story on the implementation of the Convention in Uganda has been on the Government, the Civil Society Organisations and practitioners put in place more that 68 policies and measures that promote the protection and promotion of the diversity of culture expressions. The Uganda's Quadrennial periodic report has reported on most of the policies and measures put in place under the various Goals of the Convention.
The main achievements in the implementation of the Convention in the last four years include but not limited to the following;
i) Reviewing of the Culture Policy in 2019; The Convention informed the process of reviewing the Uganda’s Culture Policy of 2006. The review was done to reflect on changing development needs of culture in order to incorporate the promotion of creative industries as an important category of the cultural sector. The Convention was one of the reference documents in the review of the Policy that envisaged establishment of a National Culture and Creative Industry Forum, which has been a useful platform for advocacy, awareness raising creation and promotion of the culture sector in economic development. Also the Convention was a key reference document in the Mapping of Culture and Creative Industries in Uganda 2014 by Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. Uganda National Commission for UNESCO also used it in the mapping of arts and crafts in three selected regions of Uganda in 2017.
ii) There has been enhanced awareness of the content of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by stakeholders. Awareness with the civil society organisations has been achieved through collaborations in the dissemination workshops and programmes by the Department of Culture and Family Affairs under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and Uganda National Commission for UNESCO during the last four years. The awareness raising targeted Local Governments, practitioners, Culture professionals and artists, Government’s officials, cultural actors and the civil society organisations.
iii) The implementation of the Convention resulted into greater participation of cultural actors and civil society organisations in the policy reforms in Uganda . Many CSOs have contributed to the review of the Uganda National Culture Policy and in the contribution of measures and policies towards this Quadrennial Periodic Report. This has enhanced governance and ensured that Government policies are responsive to the needs of the culture sector especially in education, health sector, ICT and agriculture sector among other sectors. Civil society is now more eager to partner with Government in policy and development of culture sector and in seeking resources to support culture and creative industries. This year, there was a 50% increase in the number of CSOs applying for funding under the International Fund for Culture Diversity (IFCD). Over the last four years,Government has engaged civil society in policy reform discussions and civil society have also engaged Government in their programmes.
iv) There has been capacity building in areas of Local Government Officers and members of the Civil Society in implementing the provisions of the Conventions, planning and mainstreaming of culture in Local Government development plans. The implementation of the Convention helped to shape up cultural resource mapping process among CSOs from 2016 to-date. This has contributed towards influencing the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to undertake a series of Regulatory Impact Assessments for relevant Laws for Culture and Creative Arts in 2019. There was also training of Masters Crafts men and women where a total 210 Masters Crafts trained in Product development, design and marketing.
v) Furthermore, the Government is working hand-in-hand with public and private partners to encourage and enable the creation of artistic and cultural content that reflects Uganda’s diversity and to facilitate access to that content by domestic and international audiences. For example Government has worked with Local Media Houses and enforced a 70% Local Content Thresh hold for all Media broadcasting houses in Uganda. On the other front, through innovative budget policy Government has been able to allocate resources for promoting of the National Library and public Libraries under Local Governments. There has also been success on development of ICT Innovations where Government has dedicated a fund under the budget.
vi) The Government of Uganda has also taken action to promote the diversity of cultural expressions internationally by promoting Uganda artistic work at Investment forums in North America, Algeria, India, East African Community and Russia among others. These measures have included ensuring mobility for professionals in the cultural field especially musicians, signing of culture cooperation agreements with countries such as South Korea, India, Russia, Morocco and also promotion of East African Community Arts and Culture Festival- Code named (JAMAFEST) within the East African Community cooperation arrangements.
vii) The Government through Cabinet approved the National Intellectual Property Policy in 2019 to promote the protection and enforcement of Intellectual property rights. Supporting capacity-building, information sharing, training and technical assistance through projects tailored to the specific needs of artists and cultural professionals. Several cultural institutions also implement measures to promote international cultural cooperation by establishing funding programs to increase capacity for inviting foreign artists and encouraging partnerships and collaborations with Local artists in Uganda. The private sector has been instrumental in promoting artistic cooperation and collaboration projects in Uganda.
Among the main challenges encountered in implementation of the 2005 Convention during the period are;
• Limited resources leading to weak coordination of stakeholders in the implementation of the Convention.
• Lack of official cultural statistics that has negatively affected fiscal and political decisions.
• Stakeholders are concerned that Uganda has many policies and measures but many of these policies and measures lack effective
implementation and often their impact has not been monitored and evaluated. There are measures put in place by Government such as
Local Content of 70% for media houses but there is absence of a dedicated agency or mechanism to monitor the implementation of this
policy.
• Inadequate cultural infrastructure and spaces for cultural expression
• Inadequate awareness and low appreciation on the role of culture in development by key policy makers in Uganda
In terms of outlook for the future, Uganda will continue to reflect on the impact of digital technologies on the diversity of cultural expressions. Uganda firmly believes that the Convention remains as relevant and useful as ever in a digital environment, an idea which is expanded upon throughout this report. While important challenges lie ahead as the world is filled with an abundance of cultural content in various formats, Uganda is looking to the stakeholders in the Convention to share the best practices, support and innovative approaches that have been developed to fulfill the objectives of this Convention
Type d'organisation | Organisation | Site web | |
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation
| cbatambuze@gmail.com
| http://www.urro.ug
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Secteur public
| Uganda National Commission for UNESCO
| admin@unesco.co.ug
| http://www.unesco-uganda.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
| www.info@ict.go.ug
| http://www.ict.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
| mark.amanya@finance.go.ug
| http://www.mofped.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Education and Sports
| gmuteekanga@gmail.com
| http://www.moes.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
| gtssali@gmail.com
| http://www.mtwa.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Industry Trade and Cooperatives
| scoviatusubira@gmail.com
| http://www.mtic.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| comfort.amviko@mofa.go.ug,
| http://www.mofa.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics
| dorcas.nabukwasi@ubos.org
| http://www.ubos.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Uganda Broadcasting Corperation
| sophia.matovu@ubc.go.ug
| http://www.ubc.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Uganda Export Promotion Board
| sandra.ayebare@ugandaexports.go.ug
| http://www.uepb.go.ug
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Secteur public
| Directorate of Industrial Training(DIT)
| grabya1@yahoo.com
| http://www.dit.go.ug
|
Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Uganda Performing Rights Organisation(UPRS)
| tutulian2008@yahoo.com
| http://www.uprs.go.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Federation of the Movie Industry
| jane.ufmi@gmail.com
| http://www.ufmi.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda
| aliguma@crossculturalfoundation.or.ug
| http://crossculturalfoundation.or.ug
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Secteur privé
| Uganda Women's Entrepreneurship Association Ltd
| agume24@gmail.com
| http://www.uweal.co.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| National NGO Forum
| s.pacutho@ngoforum.or.ug
| http://www.ngoforum.or.ug
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Secteur privé
| National Crafts Association of Uganda
| ssebruno@gmail.com
| http://www.naccau.co.ug
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development
| ps@mglsd.go.ug
| http://www.mglsd.go.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Kampala Desgn Week
| eugene@kampaladesignweek.com
| http://www.kampaladesignweek.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Bayimba Cultural Foundation
| faisal@bayimba.org
| http://www.bayimba.org
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| KQ Hub Africa
| kqhubafrica@gmail.com, wabwire@kqhubafrica.com,info@kqhubafrica.com
| http://www.kqhubafrica.com
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Secteur public
| British Council
| eochu.janan@britishcouncil.org
| http://www.britishcouncil.org
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Silent Voices
| jedidiahs25@yahoo.com
| http://www.silentvoicesuganda.org
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Secteur public
| National Curriculum Development Centre
| bagumag@gmail.com, mugenyijonah@gmail.com
| http://www.ncdc.go.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| 32' East
| teesa@ugandanartstrust.org
| http://www.ugandanartstrust.org
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Secteur privé
| MTN Uganda
| suka.nevada@gmail.com
| http://www.mtn.co.ug
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Zulu-Legacy Youth Leadership 8. Uganda
| rasshakazulu@gmail.com
| http://www.youthleadership8.org
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Secteur public
| Makerere University (Department of Performing Arts and Film)
| ethnomusico@gmail.com, Pafchair@chuss.mak.ac.ug
| http://www.musicarchive.mak.ac.ug
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Secteur public
| Makerere University (Department of Literature
| dodipio@yahoo.com,dodipio@chuss.mak.ac.ug
| http://www.mak.ac.ug
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Objectif 1 - Soutenir des systèmes de gouvernance durable de la culture
Secteurs culturels et créatifs
Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl Child 2017
1,200,000
Many girls are able to support their families
Uganda National Culture Policy(Reviewed 2019
849,000
1. Specific targets over a specific period to achieve the objectives of the Policy against the key priority areas
2. Indicate clear intention to domesticate international Conventions and provide technical and financial assistance to their implementation
3. Commit to nurturing specific number of centres of excellence in cultural heritage development, promotion and protection
4. Support formulation of policies to promote and protect culture under the different priority areas
5. Prioritize heritage education in the national curriculum to enhance positive attitude and appreciation of cultural heritage and its potential to contribute to national and sustainable devt.
6. Develop mechanisms to track heritage preservation, promotion and utilization in Central Government Ministries
Uganda Intellectual Property Policy 2019
50,000
Lower Secondary Curriculum (Performing Arts Syllabus)
1,000,000
National Information and Communications Policy 2010
30,000,000
The Creative Enterprise Programme (CEP)
waiting on M&E consultants Tom Fleming UK to avail the conclusions and recommendations
The National Youth Talent Awards 2016
110,000
There is need for continuity of the measure for more young people to get motivated to take part in cultural activities
Transforming Ugandan Folktales into Digital (Animation) Films for Educational and Leisure Purposes.
66000
Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP), 2015
1,000,000 out of which 100,000 was the investment towards culture and creative industry enterprises
In 2019, Cabinet directed that the programme should support investments in Music and Film/Creative Industries.
Diversité des médias
Press and Journalists Act 1995
Digital Migration Policy For Television Broadcasting in Uganda, 2011
135,135
The Broadcasting Policy
Measuring Broadcast Local Content Quota
Environnement numérique
Digital Uganda Vision
500
in 2019 a review was carried out which showed a) regressive social networking and mobile money taxes which broaden the income and digital inequality, b) low internet and mobile penetration due to poor ICT infrastructure, poverty, and digital literacy, c) lack of affordability of data and devices for the majority of Ugandans, d) telecommunication market concentration particularly outside Urban areas where there is duopoly, e) demand stimulation to encourage people to shift from passive consumption to productive use of ICT, f) lack of cost-effective strategies to support mobile money for the unbacked, and g) lower cost access and use models to promote dynamic spectrum use in rural areas.
National ICT Initiative Support Programme
ICT Sector Strategic Investment Plan 2016-2020
Makerere University Klaus Wachsmann Audio-Visual Archive
500,000
Audio-visual archiving, while very important in historicizing about and documenting the past, telling of the present, and predicting the future, it is a novel activating in preservation of Uganda's cultural heritage, which is majorly oral.
What MAKWAA is doing is just a little drop in the ocean and with limited funding. There is need for more local funding so we can set the agenda of archiving Uganda's heritage.
More cultural organizations should be involved in the archiving of Uganda's rich heritage so we can share the present into the very dynamically changing future
The Ugandan government agencies should take particular interest in professional audio-visual archiving as a support to the few print archives
Partenariat avec la société civile
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development May 21
10,000
The resources allocated to the activity are still very small
The numbers of people participating in the activity need to be enhanced
The activity needs to be moved to the districts for them to appreciate the value of culture and creative industries
The legal framework is obsolete and needs to be aligned to current policy shifts
East African Community Arts and Culture Festival code named (JAMAFEST)
35,000 per annum
JAMAFEST is gaining ground with many stakeholders wanting to participate in the event
Need for more awareness at the international level for the event
Need for more resources to support the creatives from the rural areas to participate
Need for better documentation and to use it for lobbying for funds
Annual Uganda National Cultural Centre Festival
10000
Importance of culture in the lives of Uganda
Establishment of the National Union of Creative, Performing Artists and Allied Workers (NUCPAAW)
Strengthening cultural advocacy through the National Culture Forum
Objectif 2 - Parvenir à un échange équilibré de biens et services culturels et accroïtre la mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture
Mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture
Electronic Visa Application and Renewal
200,000
Free Visa Access E- VISA Platform
200,000
Mobility of East Africa Travel Grant
400000
Uganda Film Festival
6,000,0000
There is need to move away from training to professionalisation of the Film Industry
MOBILITY OF ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PROFESSIONALS
Échange des biens et services culturels
National Trade Policy 2007
350,000
Uganda Handicraft Export Strategy
200,000
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Handicraft Souvenir Development Project in Uganda (2019)
2 million
Traités et accords
Culture Cooperation Agreement between Uganda and India 2018
45,000
Culture Cooperation Agreement between Uganda and China
The financial resource envelope does not allow for better participation of Ugandans in international events
Culture Cooperation Agreement between Uganda and South Korea 2016
20,000
Marakesh Treaty 2019
200,000
Culture Cooperation Agreement between Uganda and the Democrativ Republic of Algeria 2019
5,000
Objectif 3 - Inclure la culture dans les cadres de développement durable
Politiques et plans nationaux de développement durable
Mapping of culture and creative industries 2014
There is need for specific studies on each of the domains
There is need for more coordinationa between the government agencies
National Creative Economy Action Plan 2015
20,000
Social Development Sector Plan 2015 - 2020
50,000
Creative industries did not attract the attention it deserves, the Ministry urged to prioritize a proposal to Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development for funding
Second National Development Plan NDPII (2015/16-2019/20)
809 million
The NDP II evaluations observed that little attention was paid to the Culture and Creative Industries sector. It noted a need to promote culture and entertainment for purposes of tourist attraction and facilitation.
Coopération internationale pour le développement durable
Project Proposal on strengthening the culture and creative industries for employment generation and inclusive growth
Sectoral Council on Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Sports
Euro-Uganda Film Festival
#Bergman100 Film Festival
Objectif 4 - Promouvoir les droits de l’homme et les libertés fondamentales
Égalité des genres
Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme
320,684
Strengthening the Artistic, Design and marketing skills of the crafts industry sector in three regions in Uganda.
100,000
There is urgent need to identify those master craftspeople and facilitate knowledge transfer and documentation to ensure
The training manual should be translated into some of the widely spoken ethnic languages for ease of comprehension
There is need to support the establishment of regional exhibition spaces to spur sustainable regional development.
There is need for capacity building not only for crafts sector but also in all domains as provided for under the 2005 Convention
There is need for investment grants be made available in the next phase to organized groups in the creative sector to facilitate developments of business plans and buying of the requisite equipment and tools.
Liberté artistique
National Culture and Creative Industry Forum reviewed 2019
Greater visibility of the culture and creative industry at different levels
Increased team work among the different domains of the sector
The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Measures and Initiatives reported by Civil Society Organizations
Providing consumers with a DVB-T2 set-top box (STB) to enable the reception of digital terrestrial television (DTT).
Agreement between Uganda Police Force, Uganda Registration Services Bureau and Uganda Federation of Movie Industry on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Law.
The Design Garage
MTN Caller Tunez
MTN Tidal
Hip Hop Cultural Exchange Programme.
Ubuntu Rave Festival.
#SheCreatesAfrica
Provide consumers with a DVB-T2 set-top box (STB) to enable the reception of digital terrestrial television (DTT).
The Theatre Production Apprenticeship
Women in Trade Project (2015 - 2017)
Amakula International Film Festival
The Kampala International Theatre Festival
The Bayimba International Festival
National Book Week Festival
KLA ART Labs
DOA DOA
Promotion of talents of artists and their ability to create and produce cultural goods and services innovatively, reflecting their artistry from their cultures and identities
Enhancement of women’s role and participation in media
Developing and publishing women writers in Uganda
Questions tranversales émergentes
ResiliArt Movement Uganda
Challenges and Achievements
Annexes
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