Draft:Derik Alfred Uya

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Derik Alfred Uya Is a south Sudanese national artist, actor, drama writer and a former minister.

born in Wau, western Barhar El Gazal region, by then in Jan 1962, and passed away on October 2021 in Khartoum, Sudan.

After his graduation from the Sudan institute for music and theater with diploma in acting and directing he became the Co-founder of KOWTO Cultural Center in Sudan.

The aim of establishing the center was proving an opportunity for the young southern generation in Khartoum to express and practice cultural and maintain their identity despite cultural persecution carried out by the Sudanese regime that was advocating for Islam and Arabic as the only identity for the country.

As a director of KOWTO Cultural Center he played a tremendous role in creating space for audience to know the cultural diversity of Sudan and concepts of unity in diversity which is crucial in national healing, he also worked tirelessly to link the new generation in South Sudan with their cultural identity emphasizing on cultural dialogue as a way for achieving better future.