We’re proud to host the Fort Portal section for the 3 month accredited course in creative writing.
Learn how to write great stories, how to edit, publish and market them! Get into a financial literacy training as well!
To apply for those FREE program for women between 18 and 35 years in the broader Fort Portal Region, you have to submit a 500 word writing sample and demonstrate a clear passion for creative writing.
This is brought to Toonda by Bayimba Academy and the Emboozi Teba Nkadde Literature Scholarship.
We‘re excited to announce our first book festival with an explosion of anything word-related!
Writing-, Poetry-, Songwriting Workshops, storytelling with elder lies, open mic at the fire, film under the stars, book clubs, reading in rutooro and a big celebration on Sunday!
Come along – entrance is free!
Thanks to the German Embassy for their support! 🫶🏽
We have the best supporters of Toonda 🫶🏽 our friends of our community like to celebrate their birthdays on behalf of Toonda. This year we want to thank Benjamin Biermann and his friends for their amazing donations for us 💚
Webale muno! Thank you! Danke!
You als would like to celebrate your birthday and helping our community to grow? Reach out to us!
Sign up on our waiting list for our next arty detox in nature retreat!
Luxury accommodation meets healthy food, good vibes, amazing relaxing nature!
Dive with us into more self-awareness, take a step back and BREATHE. In. Out. We help you to RESET again with art, mindfulness, connection with nature and each other. Let’s CREATE our most wonderful life!
Our vision:
BREATHE. RESET. CREATE is an art retreat that offers a unique and immersive creative experience in harmony with nature. Our vision is to build a peaceful, inspiring space where artists, art- enthusiasts and creatives reconnect with themselves, share meaningful connections, and nurture their well-being. Through art, community, and nature, we aim to awaken the soul, reset the mind, and spark authentic creation. 💚
Contact us to get more informations and reserve your spot for the next retreat!
With your stay at Kasana Lake House you support our Toonda Cultural Community Center ❤️
Toonda Innovation Lab is a 2-weeks very practical and intensive program about self-discovery, social enterprise and pitching your idea – you’ll learn how to discover your own business idea, that is even good for the community and how to present it. You’ll present it on the last day of the Innovation Lab in front of a jury. The best idea will be supported with 450.000 Ugandan Shillings to start the business.
Call or pass by for more informations!
Note:
This program is open exclusively to citizens of Kyakatama, Kabata, Kifuruka, and Rwihamba.
To apply, please come in person and fill out the application form on-site. If applicable, you may be invited for an interview.
The program will take place from December 5th to 19th, 2025, at the Toonda Cultural Community Center. Sessions will be led by Micheal Magambe, Co-Founder of YINNOH and Alex Adiaka, Co-Founder of Nyotalifeline micro credit institution.
Schedule: 📅 Monday to Saturday 🕣 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Attendance is mandatory — missing sessions may lead to disqualification from the program and the final pitch competition.
This program is completely free, thanks to the generous support of Toonda and the facilitators from YINNOH and Nyotalifeline micro credit institution. Please note: no meals will be provided to keep the program free, but tea and water will be available.
🏆 The cash award given to the winning project must be used solely to start implementing the winning idea and will be monitored by Toonda.
UPDATE: Thanks for your love and support for Toonda! We’re so happy to be able to connect to electricity at our center, also we will install flood lights for the outdoor area and can even purchase two laptops ❤
Right now, TOONDA runs entirely on a small solar system. During the rainy season, it’s simply not enough. Inside our workshop room, volunteer house and library, it’s often too dark to read or write, left alone to charge one of our laptops. Outside, there’s no light at all — making the walk home after evening activities difficult and unsafe.
Without steady power, we can’t use our projector, charge laptops, or run our sound system for community events, left alone walking at night (no lights in general meets no charged phone with torch).
And as we are building our new woodworking and creative workshop, we also need reliable power for tools and training equipment.
Connecting TOONDA to the national power grid will cost €2,000 — a one-time investment that will change everything.
Your support will bring:
Bright, safe lighting inside and outside the center
Reliable power for lights to read, to charge computers, projectors, and run workshops in the evenings
Energy for our cultural events and sound system
Electricity for our new carpentry tools and training space
A safe, welcoming space even after sunset
Every contribution — no matter how small — helps us keep the lights on, creativity alive, and our community connected.
Donate today and help light up TOONDA! Link -> click here.
Together, we can make sure the clouds never stops creativity!
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