Our Partners

We are grateful for the partners who believe in and support Kitara Nation’s mission — to make poetry a powerful tool for social change in Uganda and beyond.

Making Poetry Cool — Together

Flagship Programme

The CREATE Programme

Kitara Nation is a delivery partner under CREATE: Enhancing Skills and Financial Inclusion for Young Women in the Creative Economy, leading the Emboozi Teba Nkadde Poetry pillar. The programme is funded by the Mastercard Foundation, with the International Trade Centre (ITC) as technical lead and the Bayimba Foundation as local lead.

Funder
Mastercard Foundation
Primary funding partner of the CREATE programme, advancing dignified and fulfilling work for young women across Africa.

Technical Lead
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Leads market linkage, export readiness and the overall consortium, coordinating approvals with the Mastercard Foundation.

Local Lead
Bayimba Foundation
Local lead and community-engagement partner, hosting the technical skilling hub and coordinating downstream delivery partners.

Arts & Culture

Cultural Partners


Bayimba

Festival Partner
Bayimba Foundation
Bayimba International Festival of the Arts — a major platform where Kitara Nation poets have performed, including the “Mubiri Bubiri” production in 2019.

Africalia

Cultural Partner
Africalia
Belgian organization supporting African arts and culture. Their motto: “Creativity is Life” — a value shared deeply with Kitara Nation.

UNCC

National Institution
Uganda National Cultural Centre
The UNCC provides performance platforms and cultural infrastructure that supports Kitara Nation’s productions and public poetry events.

KQ Africa

Arts Partner
KQ Africa — Creative Arts & Culture
KQ Africa supports creative arts in Uganda. Home of the KQ Poets Dinner, an annual celebration of poetry and culture.

Goethe Institut

Cultural Institute
Goethe-Zentrum / Goethe Institut
The Ugandan German Cultural Society, operating as Goethe-Zentrum Kampala. Kitara Nation performed the “Mubiri Bubiri” show at their centre in 2019.

FEMRITE
Literary Partner
FEMRITE — Uganda Women Writers Association
Uganda’s leading organisation for women writers, supporting literary development and publication across the country.

Kuonyesha
Arts Fund
Kuonyesha Art Fund
Supports the development and visibility of East African arts and artists on the international stage.

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Programme Delivery

Emboozi Teba Nkadde Partners

Organisations delivering the Emboozi Teba Nkadde / CREATE programme alongside Kitara Nation across six districts.

VROM
Community Mobilisation
Voice of Refugees Media (VROM)
Leads community mobilisation and training delivery in Kampala and Kyaka 2 refugee settlement.

SL4A
Inclusion Partner
Sign Language For All / SOSAI
Delivers the Deaf-inclusive “Sound of Silence” stream, providing UgSL interpretation, captioning and accessible training across three districts.

Steadman Global
Research Partner
Steadman Global
Provides research, monitoring and evaluation support for the programme’s impact and reach.

Education

School Partners

Kitara Nation works with secondary schools across Uganda, running poetry clubs, workshops, festivals, and publishing student anthologies.

Mariam High School
Namagunga Girls School
Nabisunsa Girls School
Lowell High School
Seeta High School
St. Joseph’s Girls SSS Nsambya
Sseta High School

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Publishing

Publishers & Printers

Kitara Nation works with publishers and printers to bring our poets’ voices into print — from individual collections to school anthologies.

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Support

Sponsors & Funders

We are grateful to the individuals and organisations who fund and support our programs, making poetry accessible to young Ugandans.

Partner With Kitara Nation

Whether you are a school, cultural institution, media house, publisher, or corporate sponsor — there are many ways to support and collaborate with us.

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