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A woman makes
cassava bread in the Madi Village
Cultural Conservation
and Tourism Promotion
The West Nile was destabilized for
over 30 years because of civil war, the war in the Sudan and the
LRA insurrection to the east. It is now recovering very fast and
the growth of Adjumani is a testament to the momentum being generated.
The people of the Madi area, however, need not just economic growth,
but also a sense of identity and cultural sites with which they
can relate. Unlike other areas, Moyo has no museum nor a well promoted
tourist attraction. To serve both the economic and cultural aspirations
of the Madi and encourage and inform more people, both Ugandans
and tourists, about their area, the Dufile project has a long term
goal of building upon the recognized ecological attractions of the
Nile, its avian flora, the fishing, reviving game reserves and unspoiled
scenery by developing a cultural component.
It is hoped that the fort will be
maintained as a cultural icon after excavation, and that a visitor's
center will be built in order to showcase local crafts and traditional
museum displays. This particular site is unique in the sense that
it is both a cultural center as well as a battlefield, attracting
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Prof.
Posnansky holds a bottle presented to him by the villagers
Jewel of the Nile
Sunday Vision, January
16, 2004
On the second day of the High
Drama on the Upper Nile; Searching for the rest of the Story,
locals brought an item of great interest - more than a century
old: a rusty barrel of a percussion gun.
They handed the "jewel"
to Prof. Merrick Posnansky and Patrick Nigel. The "lion
had begun to talk".
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A Madi
Woman weaves a sleeping mat near Dufile
Proudly Nubian
Sunday Vision,
February 8,2004
Esther Namugoji set out to discover
who nubians are. She visited a nubian family and learnt about
a people’s traditions, dreams and fears.
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