About the UGDA
The national trade body for everyone making games in Uganda — founded in 2026 by studios who were tired of working alone.
An industry that grew up in scattered pieces
Games have been made in Uganda for well over a decade — mobile titles built in Kampala bedrooms, training simulations commissioned by NGOs, university projects that never found a publisher. What was missing was anything holding those pieces together.
The Uganda Game Developers Association was founded in 2026 by a group of studio leads, educators and freelancers who kept meeting the same problem: no shared voice with government, no reliable data on the sector’s size, and no obvious path for a talented graduate to enter the industry.
We are a non-profit membership organisation. Our funding comes from member subscriptions, partner contributions and project grants, and our priorities are set by the members themselves.
Help the Ugandan games industry achieve its full potential.
We do that through four commitments:
- Represent. One credible voice for the sector in policy rooms.
- Connect. A community where knowledge and work circulate freely.
- Grow. Skills, mentorship and routes into the industry.
- Prove. Research that shows what the sector is actually worth.
Three divisions, one association
Each division elects its own lead and sets its own agenda, while sharing the association’s resources and voice.
Entertainment
Commercial studios building games for players. Focus areas: publishing deals, funding, storefront visibility and export.
Serious games
Applied game design for health, agriculture, education and corporate training. Focus areas: procurement, impact measurement and client education.
Students & indies
Solo developers, small teams and university programmes. Focus areas: mentorship, first contracts, portfolios and affordable tooling.
Who runs the association
A small secretariat, backed by an elected board drawn from the membership.
Board Chair
Elected annually by the full membership
Managing Director
Day-to-day operations and partnerships
Community Lead
Events, meetups and the members’ directory
Policy & Research
The Uganda Games Monitor and advocacy work
Board seats are open to any full member. Elections are held each January.
Common questions
Any company or individual making games in Uganda, or making games from abroad with a Ugandan team. Students and solo developers join through the Students & Indies division at a reduced rate.
Fees are banded by organisation size, with the student and solo band deliberately kept nominal. Current bands are listed on the membership page — and no application is refused on cost alone; talk to us.
No. We run regional chapters and most events are streamed or repeated outside the capital. Growing the industry beyond Kampala is an explicit goal, not an afterthought.
Member subscriptions, partner contributions and project-specific grants. We publish an annual financial summary to members.
Yes. Telecoms, banks, universities, hardware suppliers and public bodies all partner with us. Partnership is distinct from membership and does not carry a vote.
Ready to join the industry table?
Membership takes about ten minutes to apply for, and you will hear back within a week.
Become a member