Arts and Culture Development in Uganda: A Community Needs Assessment
The Maisha Film Laboratory, a Ugandabased nonprofit organization founded by Mira Nair, trains aspiring East African filmmakers. Since its inception, the organization has trained nearly 300 filmmakers in the disciplines of directing, screenwriting, acting, producing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Maisha would like to build an arts and culture center—the MACC—to house its cultural outreach efforts and training initiatives. Maisha requested a Capstone team to conduct a stakeholder analysis of the proposed arts and culture center. The Capstone team went to Kampala, Uganda to interview prospective MACC users and key stakeholders, and the team produced a report of findings and recommendations which will assist Maisha in creating a space that is responsive to the needs of the local community.