Report Of The Virtual Mentorship Program For The Youth In The Promotion And Preservation Of Cultural Heritage In Uganda

Abstract

In Uganda cultural heritage is seen by the youth as something of no value and as an irrelevant harping back to the past. Its economic value is not widely recognized. In fact, heritage is often associated with backwardness and poverty. And yet culture, historic buildings, landscapes and traditions are essential to shaping our future wherever we are in the world. They form a vital part of our identity and must be kept alive even the hardest to tell stories to avoid making the same mistakes. In the past 11 years since September 2010, UNATCOM established a Youth Desk to champion all matters of youth interest within the National Commission. Unfortunately, the members of the Youth Desk ceased to meet and hence lost the drive to work for achieving the intended objectives for its establishment.