Eric Kabera is a founder of the Kwetu Film Institute and the Hillywood/ Rwanda Film Festival, has an impressive filmography that includes Africa United, an award-winning feature film about three youngsters from Rwanda who embark on an epic journey to the World Cup; Keepers of Memory, a documentary commemorating the 10th anniversary of the genocide…
Professor Ananda Breed is author of Performing the Nation: Genocide, Justice, Reconciliation (Seagull Books, 2014), co-editor of Performance and Civic Engagement (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Applied Performance: Volume One – Mainland Europe, North and Latin America, South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand (Routledge, 2020), co-editor of The Routledge Companion…
Kirrily Pells is Associate Professor of Childhood at University College London (UCL). Her research and teaching are in the field of childhood studies and her work concerns global childhoods and children’s rights especially in relation to violence, poverty and intersecting inequalities. Her current research focuses on: memories in childhood and intergenerational relations; participatory action research…
Dr. Michelle Cannon has worked in educational settings for most of her career. She held international posts for several years teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Europe and Brazil. She worked for Sage Publications and then as a freelance web designer from 2000 – 2015. This evolved into a role as a creative…
With over 11 years of experience in research, analysis, and advisory roles, I am dedicated to driving positive change within both the profit and non-profit sectors. In the corporate world, I’ve collaborated with organisations like Netflix, Google, Meta, Spotify, and Telkomsel, providing critical insights for impactful initiatives. In the non-profit sector, I’ve extended my expertise…
Rendi is a Social Worker and Advocacy Practitioner in Save the Children Indonesia with more than 8 years of experience in the child rights issue. He provides technical assistance for the National and Sub National Governments to strengthen the child protection system including promoting meaningful child participation. He led the team to support the Ministry…
Tajyka Shabdanova is the President of the Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI). FTI is a non-governmental organisation in Kyrgyzstan and Regional Secretariat of GPPAC in Central Asia. She performs the duties of Regional Representative of GPPAC in Central Asia. Tajyka obtained her master degree in Law. Since 2004, she works on peace education, peacebuilding, conflict transformation,…
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MAP Role: PhD Student Institution: University of Lincoln Location: U.K. University of Lincoln Jason has just started the second year of his PhD journey. The PhD is investigating the use of clowning to develop resilience skills, an idea that came to life whilst he was learning to be an idiot in various clown workshops. Having…
Biography Anna has joined the project ‘Mobile Arts for Peace’(MAP) in 2021 and started her PhD journey at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Lincoln. Her PhD study aims to investigate what, how and why arts-based research and interventions contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of peacebuilding curricula for/with young people…
Nazmiya Rustam kyzy is a high school student in Jalal-Abad province of Kyrgyzstan. She is a member of Youth Advisory Board within the MAP project. She successfully implemented initiative “RelationshipTriangle: Student-Teacher-Parent” in her school. She and her team conduct research and bring the voice of their peers to decision makers through different forms of art….
11th grade student, active member of the school club of researchers, member of the Youth Coordinating Council….
My name is Muhammad Haikel Akmal Buchori, I am 17 years old. I am the eldest of two children and I am currently living in Jatinegara district, East Jakarta. I am now a 12th grade student who is majoring in accounting at SMK YP Darul Mukminin. I am interested in arts, including playing guitar and…
I am Indri Pratama Putri, a 20-year-old 2nd year university student, majoring in French language education at the State University of Jakarta (Universitas Negeri Jakarta). I live in Cilincing District, North Jakarta. I am the eldest of 3 children, I have 2 siblings – an 11-year-old younger sister girl and a 1-year-old younger brother. My…
MAP Role: Youth Advisory Board Member Institution: Jana Priya Secondary School, Hetauda, Nepal Position: Grade 12 student Location: Nepal My name is Sapana Lama. I am from hetauda-16 Chisapani, Nepal. I am 17 years old. I study in grade-12 under the capacity of plant science in Jana Priya secondary school, Hetauda. I have been working…
Juhi Adhikari is a third-year undergraduate student at Tribhuvan University Nepal. She is a Youth Researcher for Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) Nepal which is collaborative international research project led by prof. Ananda Breed. Human Rights film center and Tribhuvan university are leading partner from Nepal. Ms. Adhikari also serves international Youth Advisory Board of…
Qualified Clinical psychologist with the background of advanced psychosocial skills, Narrative practice with contextualized tools, interrelationships and case management with two years of experience in project implementation, developmental children, research enthusiast, mobilization and awareness. Utilizes the superior critical thinking skills to build meaningful, trusting relationships, changing mindsets that exceed the people’s demands….
Еducation: In 2016 he graduated from the Theater Studio at the Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theater . Working experience: He is actor of the Bishkek City Drama Theater named after Arsen Umraliev, and participant in international projects of the Ustat-Shakirt Foundation, the youth theater Oomat. …
Еducation: In 2013, she graduated from the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic as a theater and film artist. Working experience: Since 2019, the main artist of the Kyrgyz State Puppet Theater named after. M. Zhangazieva. She staged and designed more than 16 performances at the Kyrgyz State Theater for Young Spectators named…
