It’s been an incredible year in Karamoja, filled with so many positive moments! We decided to check in with Kautakou, one of the communities we collaborate with, to hear their perspective on our shared journey. This community along with many other communities, has graciously opened their homes to travelers from around the world. Witnessing the [...]
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Impact of Community Tourism in Karamoja 2023
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Quoted by Human Rights in Tourism
Kara-Tunga co-founder Theo Vos was asked to share what the essence of meaningful and effective stakeholder engagement is for Kara-Tunga. And what should the travel industry pay attention to and how should they engage with organisations like Kara-Tunga? Human Rights in Tourism: "In conflict-stricken destinations, the indigenous communities are hungry for development but unaware of [...] More -
Ateker wins Best Documentary at Pearl International Film Festival
We are thrilled to share that our docu, "ATEKER South Sudan," has been awarded "Best Documentary" at the Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF)! The Pearl International Film Festival The Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF), returning after a one-year hiatus, concluded its tenth edition in style with an awards gala at Theatre La Bonita in Kampala [...] More -
Kickoff Karamoja 3 Mountain Challenge
It's happening! Yesterday, we kicked off the inaugural "Karamoja 3 Mountains Challenge" with Mount Moroto 1 Day - 24 Km - 1,560 m ascend! The next mountains are Mount Napak (1 Day - 21 Km - 1,275 m ascend) and Mount Kadam (1 Day - 27 Km - 1,555 m). If you missed this year, [...] More -
Kara-Tunga in Webinar Cultural Tourism
Tune in on Friday 17th November to learn more about Kara-Tunga's lessons learned on Cultural Tourism development in Uganda's Karamoja sub-region. The session is hosted by Alexander Bongers who led the Adventure Tourism Uganda project. Kara-Tunga will be represented by co-founder Theo Vos who has been at the forefront of the development. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/dTQysXNB [...] More -
Impact video Adventure Tourism Uganda initiative
Learn how Kara-Tunga was involved in developing and promoting adventure and cultural tourism in Uganda's Karamoja sub-region. These efforts have resulted in the establishment of the Warrior Nomad Trail. A cross-border culture and adventure tourist trail. Through least travelled East Africa. Adventure Tourism Uganda Spectacular landscapes, a great variety of cultures and the most welcoming [...] More -
Fam trip: Warrior Nomad Trail
Are you an enthusiastic tour company and eager to learn about Uganda's northeastern Karamoja? Are your clients interested in adventure and community tourism? Don't hesitate and sign-up for Uganda's first Warrior Nomad Trail familiarisation trip. This trip is part of the Warrior Nomad Trail initiative founded by the Kara-Tunga Foundation and part of the Adventure [...] More -
Warrior Nomad Trail featured in Columbus Magazine
Africa Without Borders - With pride, we present a colourful nine-spread feature of our cross-border Warrior Nomad Trail in the Dutch Columbus Travel Magazine. "For centuries, the Karamojong from Uganda and their Kenyan neighbours, the Pokot and the Turkana, have enjoyed meeting each other. From stealing cattle to sharing their wilderness, culture and traditions with [...] More -
First Aid training for Tourism and Hospitality Professionals in Karamoja
First Aid Training for Tourism and Hospitality Professionals in Karamoja - Karamoja Tourism Academy (KTA) and the Warrior Nomad Trail initiative aim at building a competitive regional tourism sector by building the capacity of tourism and hospitality stakeholders. The intended result is to scale up the basic knowledge of first aid to advance in the [...] More -
Start of project: Boost employability tourism staff Karamoja
Karamoja Tourism Academy and partners kickstarted the 'Boost the Employability of Tourism employees in Elgon and Karamoja' project. 20 ambitious business leaders participated in the first workshop to develop the framework for the 2 years project. The project aims at addressing the emerging needs of the rapidly developing tourism sector in northeast Uganda. It focuses [...] More
