Title: ENGABU ZA TOORO UGANDAAMERICA CULTURAL EXCHANGE TRIP AND FUNDRAISING CONCERTS FOR BULDING A CULTURAL
1ENGABU ZA TOORO UGANDA-AMERICA CULTURAL EXCHANGE
TRIP AND FUNDRAISING CONCERTS FOR BULDING A
CULTURAL CENTRE IN FORT PORTAL UGANDA MARCH 2010
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- Engabu Za Tooro is a Ugandan Indigenous
Not-for-profit Non Governmental Organisation
registered under the Non Governmental
Organisation Statue 1989 No. S. 5914/2609 and
Incorporated in Uganda as a Company Limited by
Guarantee under 1965 Company Act Certificate No.
2452 - Mission
- Promotion and Development of Cultural Heritage
and Youth skills and Talents for Sustainable
Community Development. -
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- Address
- Engabu Za Tooro
- P.O Box 886 Fort Portal, Uganda
- Email(s) engabuzatooro_at_infocom.co.ug
- or info_at_engabuzatooro.or.ug
- website www.engabuzatooro.or.ug
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3Atwoki RwagweriChief Executive Mob 256 772
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- After missing a competitive edge in
technological advancement, the greatest strength
the African people have is their natural and
cultural heritage in form of environment,
material culture, history and expression in
folklore, dance and art. The African people need
to re-discover themselves in their cultural
heritage, reclaim and integrate it in the
mainstream development process
4Statement of Past Achievement of Engabu Za Tooro
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- Founded in 1999, to date Engabu Za Tooro has
made tremendous achievements- - Through initiating highly unique and innovative
programmes, Engabu Za Tooro has reclaimed the
value and vitality of cultural heritage among the
tribal communities of western Uganda and adopted
it into the mainstream development process. - Traditional folklore and dance which was hitherto
informal and ignored, is now streamlined,
developed and integrated as competitive part of
commercial entertainment. - Traditional cultural service providers who were
hitherto informal unrecognized and their services
waving away, are now formalised, professionalized
and their services streamlined, documented and
made commercially viable and competitive. - The rich cultural materials which were unattended
and disappearing are now collected and organized
in community museum, galleries and cultural shops
for education and tourism. Engabu Za Tooros
Koogere Community Museum was recognized as one of
the 12 model community museum initiatives in
Uganda in a UNESCO funded mapping exercise in
February 2009. - Koogere Women Empowerment Programme which uses
traditional heroism to inspire women to excel in
entrepreneurship and leadership, has been used by
scholars as a model case study to demonstrate the
relationship between culture and contemporary
development practice. The initiator of these
innovative programmes has been nominated for
Ashoka International Award for social innovators.
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- From unattached and unemployed young people,
Engabu Za Tooro has groomed national and
international stars using skills and talent
development in a cultural context. National and
International Awards that have been won include
Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) awards best National
Cultural Artists 2007, PAM Awards best Western
Artist 2008, Rotary International Vocational
Awards for Talent Development and using music to
influence community. Nominations have included
Kisima East Africa Awards and Kora Africa Music
Awards. - Disadvantaged young people are mobilized and
developed into artists who get adopted by Multi
National companies for performing art,
advertisement and working as radio presenters. - Culture in performing art has been packaged and
used as a catalyst of development interventions
to stimulate the population to act. -
- In 2008 Engabu Za Tooro cultural programmes were
documented by Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda
in a country programmes funded by Common Wealth
Foundation as model programmes in using cultural
approach to development. -
- ENGABU ZA TOORO NOW MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE,
SUSTAIN, AND SCALE-UP THE IMPACT AND ACHIVEMENTS
OF THE PROGRAMMES BY ESTABLISHING THE NECESSARY
FACILITES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. -
6 Activity Statement
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- January to March 2010 Engabu Za Tooro Cultural
Troupe and Artists will travel from Fort Portal
Uganda to Denver Colorado in a Cultural Exchange
Programme and making fundraising concerts in Fort
Portal, Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, Kampala , Entebbe,
Denver and Massachusetts USA for building a
Talent and cultural Centre in Fort Portal Uganda
7 Objectives of the Trip
- To fundraise for the proposed talent and cultural
center to be built in Fort Portal Uganda - To promote culture and cultural interaction
between Ugandan and American cultures - To expose Engabu Za Tooro cultural Artists to
international audience and open network for
talent development and cultural promotion
8Engabu Za Tooro Proposed Talent and Cultural
Centre (Ekoomi) to be built in Fort Portal
9Bills of quantities for the proposed Engabu Za
Tooro Cultural and Talent Centre Complex (Ekoomi)
in Fort Portal Uganda
- A complete Project Report and Business Plan are
available on request or online at
www.engabuzatooro.or.ug - Banker Centenary bank
- Account name Engabu Za Tooro
- Account Number 5510600351
- Branch Fort Portal
10 Engabu Za Tooro Cultural Artists who will be
on the trip Renown Ugandan Cultural Artiste
Araali Kigambo Will Treat American audience with
his popular African rhythm. Kigambo has been
twice winner of best Ugandan National Pearl of
Africa Cultural Artist award.
- Artiste Kigambo Araali engages the President of
the Republic of Uganda, His Excellence Yoweri
Kaguta Museveni (Centre) in his thrilling Ekirale
(Legacy) Dance July 2009
11- Cultural Artists will present Kitooro Traditional
Folklore and relics
12- Engabu Za Tooro Cultural Comedians-
- Mukwikwi, Makora and Babishesha will act the
African Traditional Philosophy in brief skits
13- Engabu Za Tooro Cultural Troupe will present all
antics of Ugandan traditional and creative dances
14- Koogere I Alice Basemera
- (Tooro Cultural Consultant and Custodian)
- Will display the glory and elegancy of Tooro
Cultural Heritage
15- The great trip will begin with concerts in Fort
Portal Kyenjojo and Kyegegwa through Kampala
Jinja and Entebbe up to Denver and Massachusetts
of United States of America. - Fundraising concerts in Uganda
16- Concerts in Denver City Colorado USA
- Concerts in Massachusetts Boston USA
17 Ugandan Based Sponsors
- Organizations and institutions
- Engabu Za Tooro (EZT)
- Kabarole Research and Resource Center (KRC)
- Caritas- Fort Portal Diocese
- Foundation for Rural Development (FORUD)
- Tooro Environment Livelihood Initiative
- Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU)
- Bringing Hope to the Family
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- Companies
- DAJ Communications
- Life FM
- VOT FM
- Better FM
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- Individuals
18 US Based Sponsors
- The Host organizations USA
- Christ-Aid Inc.
- 5415 W. 59th Ave., Unit D Arvada, CO
- P.O. Box 1374 Arvada, Colorado
80001-1374E-mail davempora2000_at_yahoo.com
Phone 303-463-2932 - Website www.christaid.org
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19 Referees
- David Mporampora
- Director, Christ Aid Inc.
- Email davempora2000_at_yahoo.com
- Gideon B. Nkojo
- Washington Dc
- Email gbnkojo_at_aol.com
- Hon. Adolf Mwesige,
- Minister of Local Government- Republic of Uganda
- Phone 256 772 638782
- Alex Ruhunda
- Director, Kabarole Research and Resource Centre
- Email krc_at_iwayafrica.com phone 256 772
704824 - Rev. Fr. George William Mugenyi
- Phone 256 772 633258
- Faith Philo Kunihira
- Email faithphilo_at_yahoo.com
- Prof. Oswald Ndoleriire
- phone 256 772 419001
- Prof. Edward Rugumayo