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Support our campaigns to promote heritage! All youth must have access to their culture With the breakdown of family values, and with limited formal spaces to learn about heritage, the youth - who are the future custodians of our heritage - are rarely supported to appreciate the positive aspects of culture. To address this important but neglected aspect of our social development, heritage education should be fully integrated in the upcoming national curriculum for secondary schools in Uganda. Government should retain the use of local languages as a medium of instruction in lower primary schools. It should invest in building the capacity of school teachers to educate the youth about cultural heritage and it should ensure that the National Council for Higher Education supports tertiary institutions to develop courses on heritage studies, intangible cultural heritage and related disciplines All Ugandans are entitled to their cultural rights Cultural rights concern many of the aspects of life that we treasure and that merit protection. States must refrain from interfering with the enjoyment of these rights by everyone, without discrimination; while taking measures that lead to their fulfilment by all. Help us make Heritage Education a reality for all youth in Uganda! The rights of indigenous people need better protection. Ethnic minorities include the more than 1 million fellow Ugandans, who are often stereotyped by their neighbours and known by derogative names. Their political representation is still limited and, in several cases, their language is disappearing and their access to cultural sites (such as within national parks) is restricted. Further, they are often at risk of seeing their culture assimilated by more numerous neighbouring groups. We call on Government to ensure that the cultural rights of indigenous minorities are respected. Support the national coalition for Indigenous Minorities’ Rights! 12
Our built heritage must be saved The historical and cultural fabric of a country is essential to its well-being and identity. A city’s history is appreciated, by the quality of life and cannot be provided by uniform glass and concrete towers that attract traffic jams and pollution. Cultural distinctiveness also generates income through tourism. Municipal authorities, including Kampala, therefore have a duty to preserve the historical value of their cities for the benefit of present and future generations. Yet Uganda needs a Ministry of Culture The Government established a Ministry of Culture and Community Development soon after independence, and this spearheaded many actions that strengthened the cultural sector, such as with the world-famous Heartbeat of Africa troupe (see photo). In the 1990s however, the culture function was split within two ministries and relegated to the status of departments (now “Culture and Family Affairs” in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, and “Museums and Monuments” in the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities).The lack of a substantial Ministry in charge of culture conveys The Apollo Kaggwa family residence in Manyangwa, near Kampala our built heritage is fast vanishing. The Uganda Government has developed a Museums and Monuments Policy that facilitates this task and has ratified international legal instruments, including UNESCO Conventions, that oblige it to safeguard important elements of the country’s tangible and intangible heritage. Get involved! Support our efforts to save the remnants of our historical heritage! a powerful message of lack of interest in Uganda’s culture and its role in nation-building. Financial resources remain critically low (0.01% of the National Budget in 2015/16). We call upon Government to re-establish a fully-fledged Ministry of Culture to recognise the central role of culture in defining Ugandan identity; to affirm our sovereignty; to meet our constitutional provisions; to provide support to key national projects; and to enhance development through culture. Uganda is the only State in the wider East African region without a Ministry of Culture. Cultural leaders in their recent Strategic Statement have unanimously called for its re-instatement. The Time is Now for a Ministry of Culture in Uganda! Sign our on-line petition! 13
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