About the Conference The MAP International Online Conference 2025 from 10-11 July brought together youth researchers, practitioners, and scholars to further arts-based peacebuilding with children and young people. This year’s conference marked a key milestone with the UK National Commission for UNESCO endorsing our proposed UNESCO Chair in Arts-Based Methods for Peacebuilding with and for Children and Young…
The AHRC MAP PhD researcher, Anna Smirnova, utilised body mapping methodology to facilitate the storytelling of young people in Kyrgyzstan, enabling them to analyse their experiences and integrate youth perspectives into conflict analysis and peacebuilding….
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…
This article provides a brief overview of the steps towards creating a Mithila art focused local curriculum in one of the rural municipalities in Nepal. The article reflects on the shaping and framing of local information and resources, and how these were crafted into a local curriculum. JWAS applied an inclusive process for collecting information…
Binod Prasad Pant, Kathmandu University From October 2023 to July 2024, Kathmandu University partnered with MAP to develop a pilot Nepal Arts Education Framework, focusing on integrating MAPs arts-based exercises into existing secondary school curricula. This was a need articulated at the UNESCO-MAP Roundtable in September 2023. The pilot Framework provides a case study of…
In this issue we are spotlighting our recent hybrid MAP ‘Celebration’ International Conference in May, sharing key findings from the Large Grant reports and sharing MAP’s fourth podcast episode!…
Introduction This article briefly explains the development and focus of Mithila art lesson planning, from Grade one to five, for the development of a local arts education curriculum in Nepal (click here to read the introduction on the Mithila art local curriculum in Nepal). To start, a Mithila art workshop with female Mithila artists/painters was…
Read one of our International Advisory Board members reflections on the MAP International ‘Celebration’ conference end of May…….
In this episode, we invited two Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members from Rwanda – Aurore and Clementine – to tell us more about their participation in the YAB and particularly what they have been doing to support the Monitoring and Evaluation of one of the medium grant projects in Rwanda, the One Drum per Girl. …
In this episode, you will hear these members Youth Advisory Board from Kyrgyzstan interviewing each other about their work with the board and their experiences participating on MAP activities….
In this episode, we focus on mural artwork initiatives in Indonesia as a form of socially engaged arts. We explore participatory arts in public spaces to promote dialogue and meaningful participation of children in peacebuilding. …
Episode 5 focuses on MAP project in Indonesia and particularly on one of the MAP medium grant projects called ‘Beyond Tradition’ that places attention on to Lenong performances with young people as a dialogic tool for peacebuilding. …
Here is a snap shot of our recent activities, including spotlighting the recent fourth edition of the One Drum Per Girl festival in Huye, Rwanda, project updates, news of our forthcoming hybrid MAP International ‘Celebration’ Conference in May, and launching our third podcast episode! …
Episode 4 focuses on MAP activities in Rwanda, specifically on a medium grants project: “Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl.” MAP’s Principal Investigator, Prof. Ananda Breed, whom we spoke to in Episode 1, interviews artist and project founder Gakire Katese Odile about this fascinating project and how it aims to address persistent gender stereotypes and discriminatory norms that prevent girls in Rwanda from engaging in non-traditional activities/roles in the creative and cultural industries….
Introduction This article briefly outlines the process that JWAS is applying in the creation of a Mithila art focused local curriculum in Nepal. Scholars believe that Mithila art originated in Janakpur (Nepal), the capital city of the ancient Mithila kingdom. Even now, Janakpur is the hub of Mithila arts in Nepal, as well as a…
On Thursday, April 18, Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) is hosting a webinar on “Visualising Peace.” …
The JWAS team with the executives of Laxminiya rural municipality. Photo- Credit: Chandan Jha Project introduction Janaki Womens Awareness Society (JWAS), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Nepal, has received funds from the University of Lincoln/Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) for creating a Mithila art local curriculum in the Laxminiya rural municipality of Dhanusha district, Madhesh…
Ingoma Nshya Festival is a platform that aims to promote girls’ talents, give them the power to dream, act, and reinvent themselves on their own terms; and advocate for a culture that is women-friendly. The third edition took place in Huye, on 30 December 2023 at the Gymnasium of Huye Campus….
Episode 3 continues the conversation about the MAP project in Kyrgyzstan and its focus on activities that promote youth-led peacebuilding advocacy and initiatives through arts-based approaches. …
Join us for the upcoming MAP Webinar on Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) – Visualising Peace…
The Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl project will hold the fourth edition of the Ingoma Nshya Festival on March 2024….
In this issue we cover: Podcast series: Episode #2, WCCAE, project updates, forthcoming events, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)/…
On Thursday, February 29, 2024, Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) hosted a webinar entitled “Creating Dialogue to Inform Policy”. The webinar discussed the importance of open dialogue in shaping effective policies. …
In Episode 2 we hear from Mrs Tajyka Shabdanova, MAP’s co-investigator and President of the Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI), and Mrs Anara Eginalieva, Director of the Bishkek office and MAP project manager….
Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Indonesia produced a short video showing the process behind the making of “YAB Indonesia Journey”, from brainstorming ideas to writing the script and preparing for production….