​WELCOME TO THE SOURCE OF NILE, UGANDA

​You are invited to immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience at the source of the Nile while exploring opportunities in Tourism and Minerals in Uganda.

​Endorsed by the Busoga Kingdom, Uganda, LWA Cultural & Mineral Tourism Summit 2024 will be hosted by the Leading Women of Africa in partnership with African Peace Advocates (APA) at The Source if the Nile Hotel in Jinja, Uganda, 11th-14th September 2024.

​CALL FOR INVESTORS: INVEST IN UGANDA

​Tourism is a fast-growing sector supported by the fact that Uganda is ranked as a top tourist destination and one of only three countries with about 50% of the world’s known population of endangered mountain gorillas.

​Furthermore, Uganda has close to 27 mineral types in commercially viable quantities including iron ore, gold, copper, cobalt, uranium, marble, limestone, phosphates and graphite, among others.

​Tourism Opportunities

​Are you a tour operator from Africa and the rest of the world at the quest to discover new routes and destinations for your clients?

​Experience new cultural and mining tourism ventures ranging from :

• ​Operating tour and travel circuits (bicycle tours, air balloon travel, marine activities on Lake Victoria and river rafting on the Nile River)

• ​Specialised eco and community tourism facilities and faith-based tourism such as pilgrimages to the Namugongo-Uganda martyrs, Mahatma Gandhi statue, and Bishop Hannington landing site on the Nile.

​Opportunities in Mineral Resources

​The Kingdom mineral reserves offer investors a unique opportunity for one on one business meetings with Kingdom representatives for :

• ​Exploration

• ​Exploitation

• ​Private-Public Partnership...

​Available minerals include: Aluminous clays ,Scandium, . Yttrium, Cerium, Gadolinium, Dysposiumerbium, Europium, Holmium, Granite and Gold.

​The Busoga Kingdom

​Busoga kingdom uniquely sits at the heart of the longest Nile in the world in Jinja- Eastern region of Uganda and is surrounded by scared spiritual islands of Buvuma and Dolwe in Lake Victoria, Budhumbula shrine, Kagulu Rock, Bujagali and Itanda falls.

​Investment opportunities

​The Busoga Kingdom offers lifetime investment opportunities both in mineral, Energy, cultural and ecotourism industry. The sector being vast and multifaceted and recognized as high -growth sector, capable of making a substantial contribution to the socioeconomic development of not only Busoga but to a country if fully developed.

​OBJECTIVES

• ​To bring together the Africa’s Reigning Queens and Princess as a critical force to strengthen cultural institutions as a tool to enhance women participation in tourism and mining opportunities in Africa.

• ​To unlock the opportunities for investment in culture, heritage, dance, food and women artisan miners within Busoga Kingdom and Eastern Uganda.

• ​To provide destination knowledge and the opportunity to have firsthand experience of cultural tourism sites in Uganda and thus connect with the local product suppliers.

​TARGET STAKHOLDERS

​The Summit targets the core tourism sector in both public and private sector with an emphasis on women. This will include accommodation units, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, airline operator’s car hire companies, tourism training institutions.

​BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• ​Tourism business, investment potential, and trade opportunities.

• ​Special visits to exotic tourism sites including the Source of Nile.

• ​Visits to some mining sites.

• ​Meeting and engement with Uganda mining operators.

• ​Business deals and long-term relationships between buyers and local suppliers.

• ​Educational and unforgettable adventures experience at the source of the Nile.

​THE ROYAL INVITATION

​The LWA Cultural & Mineral Tourism Summit 2024 is to be opened with a high-level stakeholders pre summit event and a ROYAL DINNER at the Palace by Her Royal Highness the Queen of Busoga as the 1st dinner ever hosted since her highness acceded to the throne in 2023 to what gave the Busoga royal family immense value to our nation and Busoga a sense of identity and allegiance to the kingdom with a large following and inspiration to the youth and women.

​ACTIVITIES

• ​Conference at Source of the Nile hotel in jinja

• ​High level dialogue and Diner at the Busoga kingdom Palace

• ​Touris site Visits

• ​Open summit where local actors can exhibit their product and service.

• ​Investment round table discussion.

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