In March 2023, MAP launched the Medium Grants as part of MAP Phase 2, working through eight projects across four countries. The aim of the Medium Grants is to develop two-way arts-based communication structures between young people and policymakers. It builds on the work of the Small Grants (completed in June 2022), which developed youth-led research based on issues faced by young people in each country. Researchers and partner organisations are working together to design and deliver arts-based research projects with and for young people that further the impact of MAP Phase 1 and Small Grants projects. This includes researchers at cultural organisations, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), research organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and social enterprises.
In Rwanda, we have ‘Visualising Peace’ led by Tom Martin from the University of Lincoln and ‘Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl’ led by Gakire Katese Odile (Kiki). Another project called ‘Picturing the Past, Present & Future’ is also running in both Rwanda and Nepal. In Nepal, we also have an ‘Inter-generational Dialogue’ project in partnership with Karkhana Samuha.
In Indonesia, MAP is working with Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia on the ‘Beyond Tradition’ project and with King’s College London in partnership with Save the Children Indonesia on the ‘Intergenerational Peace – GENPEACE’ project. Two other projects, ‘The Magic of Theatre’, led by the Jash Kubat Association, and ‘Dialogue through Art’, led by the Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI), take place in Kyrgyzstan.
- Indonesia
Inter-generational Peace (GENPEACE)
Amplifying youth voices and children’s civic participation through social media and the arts.
- Rwanda
Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl
Drumming, dance and creative workshops/festivals, enabling girls to address inequality by exploring their empowerment through non-traditional creative roles.
- Rwanda
Visualising Peace
Using film-making and art exhibitions to address the barriers young people face in engaging and influencing community members and policymakers.
- Rwanda + Nepal
Picturing the Past, Present & Future…
Enhancing dialogue between young people and policy through photographic documentation of bicycle journeys to improve the wellbeing of women and girls.
- Nepal
Inter-generational Dialogue
Facilitating inter-generational dialogue through a co-created participatory arts-based community curriculum.
- Indonesia
Beyond Tradition
Revitalising the art of Lenong (a form of Betawi traditional theatre) as a dialogic tool for peacebuilding.
- Kyrgyzstan
The Magic of Theatre
Using stagecraft to explore everyday social problems: the infringement of children’s and women’s rights, domestic abuse, gender and national inequality.
- Kyrgyzstan
Dialogue through Art
Advocacy for priority youth issues, raising topics using arts-based tools and making recommendations at regional and national levels.
Commissioned projects
In addition to the eight Medium Grants projects, MAP also commissioned two projects, one in Nepal and the other in Rwanda. In Nepal, MAP works with the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) to explore how Dēudā song, dance and music can support dialogue in post-conflict settings for peacebuilding advocacy and social cohesion. Meanwhile, in Rwanda, MAP works with Kwetu Film Institute to explore the mental health effects on peace and conflict resolution in schools through filmmaking.
- Nepal
Dēudā Folklore & Social Transformation in Nepal
Exploring how Dēudā song, dance and music can support dialogue in post-conflict settings for peacebuilding advocacy and social cohesion
- Rwanda
MEN – ART: Addressing mental health through youth-led art exhibitions
Exploring the mental health effects on peace and conflict resolution in schools through arts-based methods