RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
Research and Publications
Cultural Research Centre (CRC) has over its span of existence carried out research work, most of which has been published. The following are some of CRC’s researches and publications:
1) Basoga Traditional Concept of Marriage;
2) Witchcraft, Divination and Healing in Busoga;
3) The Concept of Good Luck and Bad Luck among the Basoga;
4) The Ritual Gestures among the Basoga;
5) Traditional Religion and Clans among the Basoga;
6) Sustainable Utilization of Herbal Medicine in Busoga;
7) Celebrating the Sanctity of Human Life among the Basoga;
8) Where Kisoga Culture Meets Christianity (The interrelationship between Kisoga Culture and Christianity)
9) Reconciliation among the Basoga;
10) Idha Tusome
11) The Evolution of Busoga’s 11 Hereditary Chiefdoms and Kyabazingaship;
12) Busoga Clan Leaders’ Manual (How to utilize Clans to promote Socio-Economic Development in Busoga Sub-region)
13) Obugumbulano, Eidembe ly'obw'omuntu n'enkulankulana mu Busoga (Effects of Domestic Violence on the Socio-economic Development of Busoga)
14) Kisoga Value System Manual.
15) Witchcraft, Divinition and Healing among the Basoga
17) Lusoga Grammer
18) Lusoga made simple
19) Agakuba Omughafu (A Lusoga Novel)
20) Gw'olekera Abato (A functional Adult Literacy Manual)
21) Ebikoiko eby'Abasoga ( A collection of Kisoga riddles)
22) Reconciliation among the Basoga
23) Otambonakyaira (A theatrical play in Lusoga)
24) Abalwanirizi Ab'olulimi Olusoga
25) Empandiika y'olulimi Olusoga enkalamu (Starndard Lusoga Orthography)
26) Kisoga folk stories; a) Obufunvu Magezi b) Mwidhe Tufume c) Ababita Ababiri d) Kintu e) Lwaki Abakazi Tibabeedha Mulambo f) Omuvangano
Also, among the publications, is a collection of nearly 3000 Kisoga proverbs, which reflect the crystalized wisdom of the ancestors of the Basoga. It is the goldmine of the wisdom of the Basoga, and as the saying goes: “A word to a wise is enough”. These Kisoga proverbs tell it all about the Basoga.
Some of our translated works include:
1)The Land Act 1998 Cap 227 (with amendments of 2004 and 2010),
2)Human Rights instruments including
a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),
b) Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women,
c) the Uganda Children’s Act 2000, and
d) the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);
e) Iganga District Local Government Persons with Disabilities Ordinance 2013
f) Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
g) What You should know about making a Will: A Legal publication of the LEGAL AID PROJECT of the Uganda Law Society.
The Cultural Research Centre has also worked on the translation of a number of liturgical material into Lusoga to aid the Ministry of the Good News within the Diocese of Jinja. These translations are;
1) Misaale mu Lusoga (The New Roman Catholic Missal)
2) Akatabo k'omusomesa ku Sande (Catechist's handbook on conducting Mass on Sunday)
3) Ekitabo ky'amasomo ku Sunday (Sunday Lectionary)
4) Amasomo n'emikolo mu Wiiki Entukuvu (Rites during the Holy Week)
5) Obulamu bwa Yesu (A pictorial life of Jesus)
6) Tusaake bwe Tughonga (A Lusoga hymnal)
7) Ebiseera by'omwaka: Amasomo mu Wiiki (Week day Lectionary)




