Uganda: Artists and Musicians Join Fight Again Corruption Posted by NGO News Africa on: Thursday, April 22, 2010

http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/2010/04/uganda-artists-and-musicians-join-fight.html
Joseph Malinga
Artists in the Teso region of Uganda are being trained to use their skills to educate communities about bad governance and the impact of corrupt practices
A fistful of shillings: The Public Affairs Centre is working to expose corruption in Uganda. Photograph: Dan Chung
Artists and musicians in the Teso region of Uganda are using their talents to empower communities to put an end to corruption.
After receiving training from the NGO the Public Affairs Centre (PAC) in Uganda, the local artists have, over the last year, managed to educate residents against bad governance and the effects of corruption.
With a feeling that corruption is the reason for the poverty in this north-east region of the country, trained musicians and artists have held public performances and developed community parliaments to promote the message.
PAC works in the region to promote good governance and is a member of the Teso anti-corruption coalition, a body that unites all civil institutions fighting corruption in the region.
With support from Oxfam, PAC trained 25 local musicians to mobilise communities. A number of them have since produced songs critical of bad governance and corruption, which are being played on local radio stations in the region.