Community activities
The continuous strand of the project has been free arts and sports activities for the Walukuba community.
To best understand the relationship between communication, creativity and community development, the project has undertaken a longitudinal engagement approach that is open and responsive to community needs. The first workshops began in January 2024 and will continue until August 2026.
The work takes place in the refurbished Walukuba Community Centre which has been leased to project partner We Are Walukuba for the entirety of the project (see below). The strand of the research has two approaches:
- Weekly workshops in dance, traditional dance, film and music which have focused on a range of skills and outputs including local performances and artistic sharings.
- Annual arts camps that work intensively with adults and young people in the community during school breaks to develop intergenerational participation. The outcomes of the arts camps would be a small public performance.
The weekly workshops and arts camps worked alongside the arts-based research strand to ensure that access to arts is not determined solely by a research agenda.
Walukuba Community Centre
Following extensive community consultation and collaboration, we have established a vibrant new base for our work at the fully refurbished Walukuba Community Centre. This welcoming space now hosts weekly arts and sports activities that will continue throughout the full three years of the project. It’s a place where creativity flourishes, voices are amplified, and the community comes together to imagine and shape a better future.
This short film documents the make-over of the Walukuba Community Centre building. Guiding us through is our Project Manager in Uganda, Brenda Mawerere.
Community activities team
The weekly arts activities were facilitated by:
Siraji Koloto – dance
Prime Derick – music and choir; film
Hamidu – Traditional Dance
Brenda Mawerere – Project Manager