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The government, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, has injected UGX1Bn into the Northern Uganda Arts and Creative Industry.
The revolving fund was recently handed over to the Walk Arts Creative Foundation to support asset financing, music production, and commercial agriculture for artists and other creatives in the region.
The Foundation’s General Secretary, Simon Oyoo Nyigiling, told journalists during a media briefing on Tuesday that the support is part of a long-term 49-billion-Shilling development plan spread over ten years.
Nyigiling explained that the long-term investment plan allocates 20 billion Shillings to support the SACCO, while 29 billion Shillings will be used to develop music infrastructure and promote commercial agriculture.
The Chairperson of Walk Arts Creative Foundation, Solomon Aboda, noted that only registered members will benefit from the revolving loans.
So far, the Foundation has registered over 5,000 members operating in the creative industry across Northern Uganda, including musicians, publishers, promoters, and other creatives.
