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Art for a Change – Magazine preview

In April 2021 we held a collaborative intensive workshop called ‘Bark-cloth in Uganda – Natural Sourced Textile: History, Background, Production and Technique’, between the textile Department at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat-Gan and the Margaret Trowel School… Read More »Bark Cloth Production in Uganda – A documentary by Doreen Namatovu

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… Read More »Inside the Ntunga Hoima Project

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… Read More »Exchange During Pandemic: The experience of Bridget Nakayenga

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… Read More »Exploring Bark Cloth with students from Israel and Uganda

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… Read More »Inside the Namutumba Agriculture for Life Project