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FILMING THE HOME OF BUFFALOS, KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

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  A family of Buffalos in Kidepo National Park - PHOTO - Robert Nkambo  Kidepo Valley National Park has the most beautiful landscape of all National parks in Uganda.  Mediavision Academy crew, the Cross Cultural Foundation Uganda (CCFU) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) spent the  bigger part of Friday filming inside Kidepo Valley National Park. Our aim is to document the benefits of this Park to the communities living around it. This is my first visit to Kidepo but its by far having the most spectacular landscape of all the parks I have visited. According to the information I gathered from the people around, this park has the biggest Buffalo population in Africa. Other wild animals like lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and elephants are also in plenty.  Despite the spectacular landscape and wildlife, the park is receiving low tourist numbers compared to other parks in Uganda.  This is believed to be due to the  different episodes of i...

HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARY - UNESCO IN UGANDA

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                Dr. Agoi Rosie UNATCOM Secretary General & Nkambo Robert  Director Mediavision Academy at the event A rare photo moment with Ms. Rosie Agoi the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO’s (UNATCOM) Secretary General.  This occurred at a glamorous event at Speke Resort Munyonyo when UNATCOM was celebrating its 60th anniversary in Uganda. In the house were high profile delegates from the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Labour gender and Social development, institutes, National council for higher education, UNEB, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, UNATCOM staff and of course Mediavision Academy. According to Ms. Rosie Agoi, the day, is meant to celebrate UNESCO’s milestones over the years and reflect on its future strategies. Uganda became a member of UNESCO in December 1962 and in September 1963 government decided to have UNATCOM in the Ministry of Education and Sports. UNATCOM exists to promo...