The project aimed at creating space for connections with creatives, artists and communities of different generations in Uganda specifically around film, painting, dance, drama ,music, photography and poetry among others.

Activities included Field Orientation Course, Visit to Fort Baker in Patiok -Gulu District,Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District and teh National Memory and Documentation Centre of the Refugee Law Project in Kitgum District.

Presentations were made by members of staff from Faculties of Education and Humanities, Agriculture and Environment, Business and Development Studies, Medicine and from the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies-all from Gulu University. A community panel was as well instituted.

Made a presentation Panel 2 titled, “Neoliberalism and Massive Tree Cutting in Post Conflict Acholiland in Northern Uganda”.

The conference was focused around three themes: 1) Africanising Global Discourses of Resilience and Adaptation; 2) Deepening Climate Justice: East African Perspectives, Opportunities and Pathways; and 3) Grounding Climate Action: Addressing Constraints and Building Momentum.

A report from research on street connected children and youth was presented and discussed by stakeholders.

Institutional cooperation for capacity building of universities and local authorities for Democratic and Economic Governance and peace building in South Sudan and

Ethiopia (Project SSD-13/0022)

Partnership for Education in Refugee-Host Contexts: Joint learning towards food security and sustainable development in Uganda

(Project number NORPART- 2021/10508)

The project was collaboration between the Centre for African Research, Queen's University-Belfast, and University of Leeds with funding from the British Academy through the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). The gathering of arts practitioners in this workshop focused on sharing insights on themes ,needs and expenses at the intersection of the arts ,the University and society.

Re-envisioning Security and Rule of Law Responses in the Great Lakes Region in

East Africa; Local partnerships as Pathways to Improved Programming

(KMF Event Grant CR3035_1.1) (19,450 Euros)

This event examined the impact of the ICC in northern Uganda since 2004, including on the Juba peace talks and the broader pursuit of justice and reconciliation. It also discussed the Dominic Ongwen and Thomas Kwoyelo trials and whether national and community-based responses to violence offer more effective remedies than international prosecutions.

Conference organized by the Centre for African Research and hosted by Gulu University, Makerere University and University of Cambridge.

Conference organized by the Centre for African Research and hosted by Gulu University, Makerere University and University of Cambridge.

Part of initiative exploring new ideas for promoting meaningful research collaborations among and between local researchers and researchers from the West.

The centre coordinated a training for students and researchers on ‘Gulu as a research setting’, Research Ethics, Cultural/Sensitive issues, Politics/protocol and practices in research.

Presented a paper on Creative Heritage and Imagined Futures (CHIF): Young People, Past Conflicts and a Shared Future for Uganda-23rd-24th May 2022.

International students toured Aswa Falls (Pader district) and the National Memory and Documentation Centre of the Refugee Law Project in Kitgum district.

Project is funded by Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-Dir). Activities in the visit included joint teachings ,seminars and co-supervision of NORPART funded students.