Human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Nepal is growing due to extreme poverty (partly resulting from the earthquake in 2015), illiteracy, unemployment, poor law enforcement. Trafficking mainly affects girls and young women who are forced to ‘work’. Here is a video produced by Janjyoti Secondary School to raise awareness about this issue through the use…
Menstruation is treated as something impure and dirty in Nepal. Girls and women are alienated during this time and face harmful social restrictions. The video seeks to create awareness about the current situation and the need to stop harmful traditional practices. The video was developed by members of the Child Club from Janapriya Secondary Schools…
The behind-the-scenes briefing note on “Rumah Tak Ramah (Unfriendly Home)” describes the process of a participatory research project that uses short films and their findings to initiate conversations about sexual violence among young people. This youth-led research project aims to reduce the stigma associated with victims of sexual violence….
The briefing note ” Brawling in the name of solidarity?!” outlines a youth-led participatory research project that uses comic books to explore the impact of intercommunity brawls and find workable solutions….
The virtual exhibition “Kolase: Bercerita (Digital Storytelling Collage)” showcases the creative outcomes of a Digital Collage Workshop held in July 2021. Under the sub-themes of “Myself,” “My Environment,” and “My Hope,” young participants visually expressed their thoughts, reflections, and aspirations….
The story in this comic is inspired by the problem of Tawuran (street brawls) found in a sub-district in DKI Jakarta as identified by young participants. The JANGAN (Don’t) comic booklet was created by MAP young researchers, based on the social problem analysis conducted by Children’s Forum of Cipinang Besar Utara in Jakarta. The young…
MAP young researchers in Indonesia created a short film to address the problem of stigma towards victims of sexual violence. The film is a research tool to create dialogue with community members about stigma and the causes of sexual violence. You can find more information about the making of the film in Harla Sara Octarra‘s (Indonesia…
In 2021, MAP Indonesia collaborated with Kalamtara Film House and Padepokan Ciliwung Condet (PCC) to explore Lenong with young people as a medium for peacebuilding and efforts to revitalise Betawi culture. Lenong is a folk theatre genre of the Betawi people (Jakarta) that has existed since the early 1920s. The MAP Lenong Betawi was presented…
This short film was created during a filmmaking workshop (MAP Phase 1, 2021) with School Club in Osh (Kyrgyzstan), exploring the problem of violence against children of migrant workers….
This short film was made during a filmmaking workshop (MAP Phase 1, 2021) with the School Club in Jalal Abad (Kyrgyzstan), highlighting the importance of clean and healthy school toilets….
This short film was created during a filmmaking workshop (MAP Phase 1, 2021) with the School Club in Check-Abad, Osh (Kyrgyzstan), raising the topic of school bullying….
This short film was created during a filmmaking workshop (MAP Phase 1, 2021) with School Club in Barpy, Jalal Abad (Kyrgyzstan), focusing on the issue of environmental pollution….
Hosted from the 25th-30th November 2020, the Eighth Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (HRIFF) celebrated the films and filmmakers that spotlight human rights causes and change people’s lives across the world. The Human Rights Film Center, a MAP partner in Nepal, has organised the HRIFF each year since 2010. Due to COVID-19, this is…