Prof. Edward Rugumayo to officially launch Engabu Za Tooro state of the art equipment on 20th August, 2018.

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Engabu Za Tooro (Tooro Youth Platform for Action) recently imported state of the art equipment to be used by the local communities in Western Uganda to document their culture especially cultural elements which are threatened with extinction like the Empaako and Koogere intangible oral traditions so that they can be safeguarded for generations will be officially launched by Prof. Edward Rugumayo on 20^th August, 2018 at the ICH Documentation Unit located at Engabu Za Tooro main offices in Fort Portal.

After the launch, Engabu Za Tooro will proceed to officially start the 10 day residential training starting on 19^th to 28^th August, 2018 at Fort Breeze Hotel, Fort Portal. The training dubbed, “community-self documentation and revitalization of ceremonies and practices association with Empaako naming system in Uganda” targets training of trainer’s to develop a team of community based trainers in documentation of intangible cultural heritage who will in turn train practitioners of ICH to document their own practices.

As part of this current project UGA – 01210 “community-self documentation and revitalization of ceremonies and practices association with Empaako naming system in Uganda” Engabu Za Tooro procured high tech audio-visual recording and production equipment. Engabu Za Tooro is recruiting and training people to form the crew for technical operation of these equipments.

An expert demonstrating how to use one of the equipments

These have been consolidated into an ICH Documentation Unit at Engabu Za Tooro offices and secretariat of the project which will be launched as part of the opening ceremony of this TOT workshop and the same unit will be used for practical work and demonstrations during the workshop.

The state of the art equipment which were first unveiled at the Uganda National Cultural Center, Kampala, Uganda on Saturday, 28^th July 2018 included among others the latest 4k Sony Camera PXW series, latest sound facilities and the apple editing suite with latest film industry applications. The procured equipments are of high quality capable of performing even in noisy locations, are designed for high performance productions like movies, documentaries and fitted with the latest sound facilities.

The unveiling of the state of the art equipments was witnessed by hundreds of people who included the Patron of Engabu Za Tooro Prof. Oswald Ndoleriire, Engabu Za Tooro Board Chairperson Mr. George Mwebembezi, the senior cultural officer of Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Hajat Nalubega Hajara, the Executive Director of Engabu Za Tooro Mr. Stephen Rwagweri Atwoki, journalists from Uganda media institutions, staff of Engabu Za Tooro Documentation Unit, cultural enthusiasts and experts among others.