Help the custodians of Uganda's heritage keep it alive.
Uganda's custodians protect and manage its heritage, often at significant personal cost and without state funding. Your support helps MMAU give them a coordinated voice, professional standards and a pathway to financial viability.
Back the programmes MMAU is building: the national Quality Assurance and Accreditation System, Continuous Professional Development, the Digital Heritage Repository and an Annual State of Heritage Forum.
Development partners
Grants & projects
MMAU's Heritage Partnerships and Grants Committee works with development partners and grant-makers on projects that strengthen heritage sites and the communities around them.
Give
The MMAU Endowment Fund
The Constitution provides for an Endowment Fund whose principal is invested, with only the income used for the Association's work (Article 12.4). The Fund is being established; pledges are welcome now.
Expertise
Share your skills
Curators, conservators, architects, lawyers and finance professionals can support members through the Shared Professional Services Pool being established by MMAU.
Members
Join the Association
Membership fees are MMAU's first source of funds. Institutions, professionals, students, NGOs and academic institutions can all join.
The Constitution provides for a Patron (Article 15) and an Advisory Council of up to five distinguished individuals (Article 27) to guide and champion the Association, appointed by the Executive Board.
Partnerships we are seeking
Building alliances for Uganda's heritage
MMAU intends to build formal working relationships with the organisations below. Listing here does not imply an existing partnership or endorsement.
Set out in our Constitution
Uganda National Commission for UNESCOEx-officio seat on the Executive Board (Article 7.1)
Private Sector Foundation UgandaApex affiliation (Article 26.1)
National Arts and Cultural Crafts AssociationStrategic collaboration (Article 26.2)
Association of Uganda Women in Tourism TradeStrategic collaboration (Article 26.2)
Buganda Heritage and Tourism BoardStrategic collaboration (Article 26.2)
Heritage & professional networks
International Council of Museums (ICOM)Museum standards and professional network
ICOMOSConservation of monuments and sites
African World Heritage FundWorld Heritage support in Africa
International National Trusts Organisation (INTO)Global network of heritage trusts
Climate Heritage NetworkClimate resilience for heritage sites (objective 98)
TICCIHIndustrial heritage, including railways, bridges and dams
UniversitiesMakerere, Kyambogo, Kabale, Uganda Martyrs and the Islamic University in Uganda heritage programmes
Conservation & built environment
Uganda Society of ArchitectsTowards a Register of Accredited Heritage Contractors (Article 3.3, objective 93)
Uganda Institution of Professional EngineersStructural assessment and safe repair of historic buildings
Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering ContractorsContractors and masons skilled in heritage repair
Institution of Surveyors of UgandaLand, valuation and heritage asset valuation standards
National Environment Management AuthorityProtecting buffer zones and the setting of sites (objective 88)
National bodies & civil society
National Curriculum Development CentreHeritage in school curricula and educational toolkits (objective 51)
Uganda Wildlife Authority & National Forestry AuthorityNatural heritage and sites within protected areas
Uganda National NGO ForumCivil society network and policy engagement
Sir Apollo Kaggwa FoundationHistoric property conservation
Cultural funders
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural PreservationSite conservation grants
British CouncilCulture and heritage programmes
Goethe-InstitutCultural cooperation
Alliance FrançaiseCultural cooperation
European Union Delegation to UgandaCulture and development programmes
MMAU's Constitution sets clear rules for how funds are raised, held and used.
Non-profitAll income is applied solely to MMAU's objectives; no profit is paid to members (Article 12.3).
Dual signatoriesEvery transaction requires two of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer (Article 12.5).
Independent auditAn independent auditor audits the accounts every year (Article 12.6).
Traceable & cashlessPayments run through traceable digital channels (Article 12.8).
Ethical fundraisingFunds from illicit sources, or with conditions that compromise MMAU, are refused (Article 12.9).
Get in touch
Start a conversation
Tell us how you would like to support MMAU and the Secretariat will be in touch.
Giving directly? The Association's bank accounts are being formalised. Payment details for donations and pledges are provided by the Secretariat on request, and only from mmaofuganda@gmail.com or WhatsApp +256 748 990 374.
Pilgrims at the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine, Namugongo Photo: Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Namugongo
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