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Vice Chancellor Prof. Neal Juster delivers Welcome Speech at MAP ‘Gathering’ Conference
Vice Chancellor Prof. Neal Juster gave a welcome speech to over 40 delegates from Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia and Nepal alongside University of Lincoln colleagues amidst an exhibition of artworks from Phase One activities at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) as part of the MAP 'Gathering' Conference conducted at the University of Lincoln from 8-11 November 2022.
Capacity Building for Adults – Mariah Cannon
Author: Mariah Cannon - Institute of Development Studies Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Caption: Photo-collage workshop (An example of bottom-up engagement to inform adults) - 8th April 2021, Red Nose Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia While it was heartening and...
Experience of Curriculum Implementation in Palpa, Nepal – Tirtha Prasad Gautam
Author: Tirtha Prasad Gautam Focal teacher, Janapriya Child Club Janapriya Secondary School, Tansen Palpa Nepal Member of Curriculum Development Committee, Tansen Municipality, Palpa Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Caption: Activities in Palpa and Kanchanpur District...
Reflections on Agents of Change Webinar – Ayesha Mohanty
Author: Ayesha Mohanty Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Caption: Kyrgyzstan's Team Presentation, part of the Agents of Change Webinar If you wish to envision the future of world peace, young people from the MAP project shall be your reflective lens. From...
How Can Young People Engage Policy-makers?
Author: Ananda Breed Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Caption: Policy Brief created by MAP Youth Researchers in Kyrgyzstan Art-based methods enable different stakeholders and audiences to engage with critical ideas and issues. The Arts and Humanities Research...
Small Grants to Grant Young People a Voice
Author: Rajib Timalsina Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Caption: A Young participant drawing a Conflict Tree As a general trend, policy-informing projects in Nepal are decided by donors and decisions are made from the top-down. Young people are often only at...
How Does It All End?
Author: Harla Octarra Edition: Camilo Soler Caicedo Stigma is adding to the pain of victims of sexual violence, particularly adolescent girls in urban poor communities of East Jakarta. The stigma tends to overlook the disabling environment causing the girls...
Training of Young Changemakers in Kyrgyzstan
Authors: Anara Eginalieva, Tajyka Shabdanova, Helena-Ulrike Marambio ‘I will no longer believe in the word “impossible”, [instead] I will act’ stated one young participant after the attending a five-day ‘Training the Trainers’ (TOT) workshop organised by the...
Office of Special Representatives – Children As Agents of Positive Change
Mobile Arts for Peace is a hub for resources and toolkits relating to arts-led peacebuilding initiatives. MAP's website features recommendations for practitioners and researchers. The contents are the sole responsibility of the UN This report was issued by the...
Dialogue for Peace: Arts-Based Approaches and the Growth of MAP Dialogue Clubs in Rwanda
Authors: Eric Ndushabandi, Victor Ntezirembo, and Sylvestre Nzahabwanayo. Edited by Helena-Ulrike Marambio Arts-based approaches to fostering dialogue have been increasingly used in peacebuilding efforts to advance reconciliation and healing in countries emerging...