The Culture We Want, for the Woman We Want stands as a bold declaration of hope, resilience, and transformation. Produced by the Gira Ingoma – One Drum per Girl project, this powerful book captures the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of girls whose voices are shaping a new narrative for equality in the creative and cultural industries….
Policy (art) brief: Policy Brief – Youth Mental Health and Gender in Rwanda – learnings from the Picturing Past Present and Future project
This policy brief is informed by the lessons learned from the PPPF project on youth mental health and gender in Rwanda. It provides an overview of the mental health context in Rwanda, details the approach and findings of the PPPF project, and presents recommendations from the MAP Club students to the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), Ministry of Family and Gender Promotion (MIGEPROF), and Ministry of Youth and Arts (MINI YOUTH) in Rwanda….
Press: Art-based Pedagogy for the freedom of thought and creativity: an alternative approach to implement the Emancipated Curriculum in Indonesia
Implementing the Emancipated Curriculum in Indonesia, which has replaced the 2013 Curriculum (K13) in secondary schools, has several challenges. Among them is the absence of a standard textbook. Whilst this is not enforced by the Emancipated Curriculum, schools still hope for guidance. Another challenge is that teaching staff are overwhelmed with the legacy of the…
Policy (art) brief: Policy Brief – Talk to Me…
This policy (art) brief has been produced jointly by the Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI) and members of the MAP Kyrgyzstan Youth Advisory Board (YAB) focusing on the topic of intergenerational communication….
Policy (art) brief: Youth researchers as generational “translators” in educational policy
Here is another creative exploration on the creation of policy brief. This policy art brief looks at the crucial role of youth researchers in bridging the gap between their peers (students) and educational authorities, policy makers, etc. within the education system. …
Policy (art) brief: Arts-based methods for youth-led delivery of the Social Science curriculum (Grades 6-8)
Take a look at how youth researchers in Nepal explore creating policy briefs in an artful way. This policy art brief highlights the use of arts-based methods in delivering the social science curriculum to young people, specifically in Years 6-8. …
Reports: UNESCO – MAP National Dialogue on Culture & Arts Education Report
Read the final report of the MAP-UNESCO Dialogue Roundtable on September 21 2023. Learn about arts based methods and inter generational approaches towards arts education in Nepal….
Policy brief: Brief in progress: Informing curricula through arts-based pedagogies
Take a look at this this collaborative brief in progress co-created by the MAP research project team, stakeholders, and YAARs in Nepal. It includes a sample of community curriculum and was presented during the UNESCO-MAP Roundtable in Kathmandu on 21 September 2023…
MAP Indonesia: Informing Youth Policy through Arts-based Methods
By Harla Octarra from Atma Jaya, Indonesia This short video shows the journey of how MAP young researchers collaborated with various stakeholders to gradually inform youth policy through research, creating art forms, and an audience with local government. Told from the perspectives of Ibnu, Indri, Haikel, and presented by Harla (as MAP Co-Investigator in Indonesia),…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Advocacy For Mental Health Care And Sustainability
Human and Humanity Club is a student’s club from Remera Protestant School. Their project, entitled “Advocacy on mental health care and sustainability”, aimed at advocating for children’s voice through arts. …
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Reducing Child Labour through Art based Approaches
According to Nepal’s Child Act 2075 (2018), child labour means the employment in physical or mental work of children below 18 years of age. Child labour is not only a violation of human rights but also a social crime and a curse of civilization. Child labour not only violates the fundamental rights of children; it…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Youth Vulnerability to Drug Use
There is no specific research that has identified or adequately addressed the needs of young people who use drugs in Nepal and t here is a consensus among drug experts that drug use is rapidly increasing in urban areas of Nepal. Drugs are becoming more accessible and p eople are experimenting with drugs at a…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Child Marriage
Child marriage is a violation of human rights, comprising the development of girls, putting them at risk of abuse and violence, and reinforcing the gendered nature of poverty. Despite attempts by Nepali government and non governmental organizations to end child marriage, Nepal still has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world….
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Campaign against Discrimination through Art-based Approaches
Nepali legislation protects citizens, including young people and children, against all forms of discrimination. However, society still discriminates against people because of their gender or because of their caste. Young researchers in the Janapriya Child Club, Palpa, have explored the issue of discrimination, looking particularly at its root causes. Using arts-based methods, including street drama,…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Raising Awareness about Drug Use by Young People
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] There are currently no public drug treatment facilities in Nepal, despite significant annual increase sin the number of drug users in the country. Treatment facilities are outsourced to private organizations and provided at a cost that is…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – How Does Ethnic Untouchability Affect our Society
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Despite legal protections both in the UN Convention of Children’s Rights and in the Constitution of Nepal caste based discrimination is still a prominent feature of Nepali society. People who are considered of low caste known as…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Reducing Child Labour through Art-Based Approaches
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Nepali law prohibits child labour and has set targets to banish all types of child labour by 2025. Child labour is recognized as a violation of human rights, deprives children of education and impacts their future. However,…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Violence (Osh)
Более 11% детей в Кыргызстане имеют хотя бы одного родителя, находящегося в миграции. Пока родители заняты зарабатыванием денег, дети остаются с родственниками. Почти 73% детей сообщают о жестоком обращении или пренебрежении в семье, в котором они остались….
Policy brief: Policy Brief – School Sanitation
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Мы отобрали проблему антисанитарных условий уличного туалета школы, так как думали, что нас она касается в первую очередь. Проблема затрагивает большинство учащихся школы, но многие молчат, стесняются говорить об этой проблеме: тему туалетов в обществе обсуждать не…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – School Racketeering
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Проблема школьного рэкета является актуальной не только в нашем сообществе, но и по всей стране. Она остается нерешенной, приобретает разные формы. О данной проблеме молчат в школах, о ней никому не говорят подвергающиеся насилию дети, поэтому данное…
Policy brief: Policy Brief – Low Interest in Reading Among Children (Batken)
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Чтение формирует словарный запас, а человек думает словами. Чем больше слов у человека в запасе, тем шире и глубже его мышление. Исчезающая привычка к чтению среди подростков вызывает серьезную тревогу. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Nasiliye…
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 Nepal is a beautiful mountainous country. The Himalayas are full of diversity as they are a combination of mountains and plains….
Policy brief: Rumah Tak Ramah (Unfriendly Home) ‘Behind the Scenes’ – Briefing Note
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….
Policy brief: Brawling in the name of solidarity?! – Briefing Note
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….
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 from conflict. In Rwanda, Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) has promoted the inclusion and active participation of youth in national peace programmes since…