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Kamwokya Community Playground – Francis Kéré

Kamwokya Community Playground – Francis Kéré

2025

The Kamwokya Community Centre is the fruit of a partnership between the local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Community, which runs sports, leisure, and artistic activities in one of the poorest areas of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and the Ameropa Foundation, which works internationally on projects that aim to improve the lives of marginalized communities.

The project’s goal is to maintain and enhance the public and free character of the site, seeking not to impose, but to uplift it gently. The playground provides a more conducive space for the activities already happening on site, such as sports training and matches, spontaneous gatherings, community events, workshops, music, and dance classes. The entire project is raised on a platform featuring an efficient drainage system to protect it from recurrent floods during heavy rains. The platform is divided into distinct areas by slight differences in level that allow multiple activities to take place simultaneously without interfering with one another. The main sports field, drained and shaded, is surrounded by tribune-like steps to watch the games or gather informally.

Beyond its practical function, the project aims to transform the community by becoming a source of inspiration and pride that in turn can create a sense of agency and ownership.

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Tags:

  • Africa,
  • Community,
  • Community Centre,
  • Francis Kere,
  • Kampala,
  • non-profit,
  • Playground,
  • and Uganda

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