BACKGROUND Karamoja is one of the biggest regions in Uganda, located in the northeast of the country. The main ethnic group there are the Karimojon with a population of approximately 1.7 million. Yet, it is also one of the poorest regions in East Africa. The region contributes only 0.7% of Read more…
By Lydia Schmelzer CoCuDi is partnering with Streetlights Uganda to support and expand their Ntunga project and to bring it to the district of Hoima, with the support of CoCuDi’s partner SBC Uganda Ltd. The Ntunga Hoima project is a sewing course designed for underprivileged women from Hoima district in Read more…
By Lydia Schmelzer Since 2018, the CoCuDi center has facilitated an exchange program between the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem and Makerere University for arts students and faculty. The program is both an exchange of technical and scholarly knowledge, as well as one of cultural practices in a collaborative and communal Read more…
by Lydia Schmelzer Can textiles and physical materials serve as a mechanism for cultural exchange? How can these exchanges, in turn, lead to more innovative design? These are some of the questions we sought to answer during our week-long bark-cloth workshop this past spring. From April 26th-May 3rd 2021, CoCuDi, Read more…
by Lydia Schmelzer “Our grandfathers practiced Judaism before they even realized that there were Jews” said Ugandan project coordinator of the Namutumba Agriculture for Life Project, Israel Siriri. This project was established in 2018 to work with the Abayudaya community in this region of Uganda. Abayudaya means Jews in Luganda, Read more…
