Uganda Game Mentors
A six-month programme pairing emerging developers with senior practitioners. Structured check-ins, a defined goal per pairing, and a demo day at the end. Applications open twice a year.
Our projects
Long-running programmes that do the association’s actual work — mentorship, research, showcases and community infrastructure.
Uganda Games Monitor
Our annual research report: how many studios exist, what they earn, who they employ and where the skills gaps are. The evidence base for everything we argue for in policy rooms.
Uganda Game Awards
An independently juried annual awards night across eleven categories, including Best Newcomer and Best Serious Game. Free to enter for members.
UGDA Network Lunch
A monthly members’ lunch that rotates between Kampala venues and, four times a year, a regional chapter. One talk, no panels, plenty of time to actually talk.
playdev.ug
An open community space for anyone curious about making games in Uganda — no membership required. Monthly online sessions, a public Discord and a beginner resource shelf.
Regional chapters
Member-run chapters in Gulu, Mbarara and Jinja, plus a diaspora chapter. Each gets a small budget and full support to run local events on its own terms.
Advocacy
Speaking for the sector
Beyond the programmes, a standing part of our work is representation: making the case for games in front of the Ministry of ICT, the Uganda Communications Commission, tax authorities and the wider creative-economy bodies.
Current priorities include payment-rail access for studios selling internationally, clearer tax treatment of digital exports, and getting game development recognised within national creative-industry funding.
- Annual position paper published to members
- Standing seat sought on creative-economy working groups
- Member consultation before any public position is taken
- Open record of every meeting held on the sector’s behalf
Have a project the industry needs?
Members can propose new programmes at any general meeting — several of the above started that way.
Propose a project