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Makerere produces animations of folktales

Published

5 years ago

November 9, 2020

Mark Wamai

The researchers pose with other stakeholders. Photo: The Observer

_{By John Musinguzi}

Makerere University researchers in literature have started adapting Ugandan folktales into animations, with aim at reducing consumption of foreign material in teaching and exporting our heritage to a transnational audience, JOHN MUSINGUZI.

Prof Sr Dominica Dipio, the principal investigator, says the work was done from a multidisciplinary angle, involving literature for collection of material, philosophy to interpret deeper meanings, religion to accommodate spiritual sensibilities, and technology to do the animations, among others.

The project titled ‘Transforming Ugandan folklore into digital (animation) films for educational and leisure purposes’ was funded by Uganda government through the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund (Mak-RIF).

The project aims to make digital animation of 10 popular Ugandan folktales from different regions across the country. They have started with four: Njabala from Buganda; Hidden Riches [sic!] from the West; Lia and Origa from the East; and Opiyo and Odongo from the North.

Related Topics:animation CHUSS digital folklore folktales innovation Mak-RIF Njabala philosophy Research

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Assoc. Prof. Ibrahim Mike Okumu, School of Economics, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Every generation dreams of success. Parents work hard to build a better life for their families. Entrepreneurs take risks to grow their firms. Leaders strive to improve the lives of their people. Yet when all is said and done,the true measure of success is not how much we achieve in a lifetime, but whether the success endures beyond it. No matter how strong, talented or visionary we are, one truth unites us all: we are mortal life has its seasons.Each of us has our moment to build, lead and nurture – and then hand over.

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Prof. Marcus Larsen presenting the research insights. College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) and the Copenhagen Business School, in partnership with Uganda Small Scale Industries Association, dissemination workshop on Firm Formalization and Sustainable Development, 29th August 2025, CoBAMS Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

_{By John Odyek}

Business and tax registration alone are not enough to secure the survival, growth, or sustainability of firms in Uganda, according to new research that has been released.

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Titled “Firm Formalisation and Sustainable Development,” the study launched on August 28, 2025, at Makerere University.