Project Objective

To experience, to understand and to create film is a valuable and educational tool for young people all over the world. Youth in Uganda also has the right to access knowledge and artistic reflections about their own life, about other people’s lives, and about the local as well as global society – through the art of film. The development objective of Youth & Film Uganda as a subcomponent of the Uganda Youth Cultures Project is:

“To enhance youth in Uganda participate in innovative arts as way to achieve social cohesion and economic empowerment.”

The overall goals of the project

• To empower the young generation in Uganda through film education;
• To develop a film culture for young people in Uganda;
• To use film as a tool for the development process for youth in Uganda;

Film and film education has the potential to positively influence key development issues for youth, such as Democracy, Reunification among youth groups, Human rights awareness, Education / literacy / analytical and artistic skills, Self-esteem and realization of own potential among youth, Storytelling from the perspective of the youth, Conflict reduction among youth, Sustainable positive-valued youth cultures, Employment and equal opportunities (social, economic, religious and gender) and Poverty reduction amongst the youth.

The main target group for the project is youth from 13-20 years. The audience and participants we aim to target is a compound group of disadvantaged as well as advantaged youth from both rural and urban areas, male as well as female genders and of different religious observations.

We are currently operating in five towns/regions: Kampala, Gulu, Karamoja, Mbale and Mbarara.