Heritage conservation and cultural rights are threatened by the forces of globalisation and and many survival needs. This programme reflects a need to raise public consciousness of Karamoja’s culture, not only as a source of revenue through tourism and related employment, but also as central to the history and identity of Karimojong.
Our partnership exists out of implementing Cultural Heritage Clubs at 5 Secondary Schools located in the two central districts of Karamoja (Napak and Moroto) and support the clubs in organising cross-cultural activities.
The 25 young women and men are coming from allover the region and have developed 25 new tourist products! They also learned about pricing, marketing, guiding and other practical adventure and community tourism skills.
Uganda’s northeast Karamojaland has kept many secrets due Its inaccessibility, only recently, researchers and scholars have started to explore these forgotten corners of the country. Kara-Tunga hosted two Kenya-based researchers for 10 days Trekking of Uganda’s Mount Kadam, in search for the unknown but with the gut feeling of finding something special to come back …
Karamoja regional tourism and hospitality stakeholders celebrate the launch of ‘Karamoja Tourism and Hospitality Association’, aimed at a community-led and sustainable tourism sector in the Karamoja sub-region of northern Uganda.
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Karamoja Cultural Heritage Education Programme
We’re happy to announce that we’re proud partners of Cross Cultural Foundation Uganda (CCFU) Cultural Heritage Education Programme in the Karamoja region.
Heritage conservation and cultural rights are threatened by the forces of globalisation and and many survival needs. This programme reflects a need to raise public consciousness of Karamoja’s culture, not only as a source of revenue through tourism and related employment, but also as central to the history and identity of Karimojong.
Our partnership exists out of implementing Cultural Heritage Clubs at 5 Secondary Schools located in the two central districts of Karamoja (Napak and Moroto) and support the clubs in organising cross-cultural activities.
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