Cultural heritage, local knowledge and the assets communities already hold By Tamar Dekel, with Philemon Nyamanga What is lost when a calabash is replaced by a plastic container? At first glance, perhaps very little. Both can hold water. Plastic may… Read More »What Disappears When the Calabash Becomes Plastic?
Localizing Impact through Leadership, Culture, and Collaboration 18 September 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya On 18 September 2026, CoCuDi Center, in collaboration with the Glocal International Development Program, convened Shifting the Center in Nairobi – a day of exchange bringing together… Read More »Shifting the Center
Continued research of ‘Bark-cloth in Uganda – Natural Sourced Textile: History, Background, Production and Technique’, as an intensive collaborative workshops and activities between the textile Department at Shenkar College and the Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Art. The… Read More »Israeli Ugandan Art Academies Exchange – Textile & Fashion
The Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) model is an initiative that empowers women in Namutumba District, Uganda, to build sustainable lives through collective saving, small loans, and mutual support. It originated from the Namutumba Agriculture for Life (NAFL) project,… Read More »VSLA Namutumba
A CoCuDi Program for Creative Collaboration, Empowerment, and E-Commerce As part of CoCuDi’s mission to build a more tolerant, just, and peaceful society, we developed PANDO—a unique international network for creatives and female-led collectives. CoCuDi is committed to supporting local… Read More »PANDO International Creative Platform
Project Overview: The Namutumba Innovation Agriculture Project is a continuation of the Namutumba Agriculture for Life (NAFL) initiative, established in response to the agricultural challenges faced by the Namutumba Abayudaya community and their neighbors in Eastern Uganda. The project focuses… Read More »Namutumba Innovation Agriculture Project
Women empowerment through sewing and fashion design skills The Ntunga program has trained and mentored underprivileged women in the Kibuli slum since 2017 and in the Hoima district since 2021 through sewing and design vocational skills training; additional sites in… Read More »Ntunga
Amar Majuli is a community- based organization, co-created by Majuli island’s local communities with young Israeli development professionals. We work together with poor rural communities affected by floods and erosion ,in order to create tools for improving both their professional opportunities and personal… Read More »Amar Majuli
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 Old Jaffa Artists Residency
Friday, 24 March 2023 4 Mazal Teomim alley, Old Jaffa מרכז קוקודי, גלריה לימודי אפריקה ותכנית רזידנסי יפו העתיקה שמחים להזמינכם להצטרף אלינו את בית פתוח ברזידנסי החדש ביפו העתיקה לפגוש את האמניות והאמנים, המעצבות והמעצבים מאוגנדה ומישראל, שחוקרים יחד… Read More »Old Jaffa Residency Open House
