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Maracha
West Nile
Kuhamahama Arts Movement
Rooted in the regions
Training, documentation and new work with young dancers in their home regions since 2018.
The project
Kuhamahama develops talent, preserves cultural heritage, creates jobs and gives young people a platform to learn and perform traditional arts.
How it works
The journey of a dancer
- 01
Join
Young people in the region sign up — in school or out of school.
- 02
Train
Traditional and urban dance with master teachers and elders.
- 03
Document
Clans, dances, songs and instruments are recorded and researched.
- 04
Teach & perform
Graduates teach their own communities and perform on national stages.
Where we work
Rooted in the regions
Each region has its own clans, dances and instruments. Kuhamahama works with local dancers and elders to keep them alive — and moving.
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Butaleja
Eastern Uganda · Bunyole
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Bundibugyo
Western Uganda
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How it works
Train the trainersDancers who teach
their own regions
Over four years the project trained 120 dancers in traditional and urban dance, who then trained others in their own regions.
It focuses on young people who have dropped out of school or lack formal education, building skills, pride and an identity that connects internationally.
Documentation
Book & music EPClans, dances
and instruments
The project documents clans and traditional dances and researches the instruments and props used in them. This work produced the Kuhamahama book and a music EP, launched at the 2025 festival.
Partners
Working with local leaders
District education office
The project runs under the informal education programme
Local government
The LC V chairman and officials award certificates at presentations
On stage
Kampala, the Bayimba International Festival and the Batalo Dance Fest
Photos
Kuhamahama in pictures
Stories
From the regions
Support Batalo East
Kuhamahama keeps disappearing dances alive and gives young people in rural Uganda a future in the arts.