Here is the Mithila art lesson plan, designed for Grades 1 to 5 as part of developing a local arts education curriculum in Nepal (click here to read the introduction on the Mithila art local curriculum in Nepal) and learn more about the curriculum development process here. Nepali version English version…
Policy brief: Gira Ingoma book and policy brief: “The Culture We Want, for the Woman We Want”
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….
Music Album – Rwena Rwa Ndabaga (Unfearful girl of Ndabaga)
The school girls who participated in the Gira Ingoma – One Girl per Drum project in Rwanda created and performed poems and songs in which they express their self-confidence and tell the stories of great women (including themselves) to build a new artistic repertoire in which women are present and valued. In their creations, they…
Body Mapping for Peacebuilding
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….
Children Against Violence
Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, May 11, 2023 to Monday, December 11, 2023 This exhibition presents drawings by young people, participants of the MAP project Dialogue through Arts (FTI), from four regions of Kyrgyzstan . These are Batken, Bishkek, Jalal-Abad and Osh. One of the participants, Symbat Zhanibekova, composed a song about the problems of children in Kyrgyzstan,…
Video Introduction to YAAR in Nepal
Watch this inspiring video introduction that sheds light on the impactful journey of Youth Advisory Advocacy Research in Nepal….
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….
The fourth Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – March 2024
The Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl project held the fourth edition of the Ingoma Nshya Festival on March 2024….
The third Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – December 2023
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….
Mithila Arts on Gender Equality
See Mithila paintings created by artists and young girls in Nepal. Mithila is one of the artistic outputs of MAP’s Picturing Past, Present, and Future (PPPF) in Nepal, which aims to convey messages and raise awareness about gender inequality in Nepalese society….
Imigongo arts – Past, present, and future
See how young female participants in PPPF project explored imigongo art to portray their life stories and share their views on their future aspirations and gender equality. …
The Fourth Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – March 2024
The Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl project will hold the fourth edition of the Ingoma Nshya Festival on March 2024….
GENPEACE Song “Yang Berkurang Harus Sampai Hilang”
Listen to the GENPEACE song “Yang Berkurang Harus Sampai Hilang” reflecting on children’s concerns and hopes in relation to their rights….
The third Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – December 2023
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….
Ingoma Nshya Drumming Festivals, Rwanda – May & August 2023
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. …
Arts Based Training at Tikabhairav, Nepal – May 2023
During May 2023, the Intergenerational Dialogue Project, supported by colleagues from Kathmandu University and lead YAAR Juhi Adhikari, visited Tikabhairav village and a public secondary school, just outside the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Through peer to peer training on the use of Image Theatre, students were introduced to working with ‘sculptor’ and ‘clay’ exercises as…
Community Engagement through Deuda – April 2023
During the April-May 2023 inception visit, the Deuda Folklore team led by Prof Simon Dancey visited the rural municipality Mellekh, in far western Nepal, where a large scale Deuda performance was being held with over 1,500 participants from surrounding villages. Musicians and dancers led a ‘call and response’ inter action amongst the circles of performers….
Journal article: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Participatory Arts-based Research with Young People
Dr Harla Sara Octarra, co-investigator of the MAP project in Indonesia, published an article on navigating ethical challenges in participatory arts-based research with young people….
Visualising Peace: first screening of 3 films (November 2023)
On Sunday, November 12th, the Visualising Peace project had its first screening, which took place at the Kwetu Film Institute offices and the Rwanda Cinema training centre. This was the first opportunity for the Kwetu team—the Uyisenga Ni Imanzi team of teachers, facilitators, students, and young people—to come together to watch the films and give feedback….
“Talk to me”: Interactive consultative meeting with decision-makers in Bishkek.
Dialogue through Art project in Kyrgyzstan organised a national stakeholder communication event “Talk to me” in the capital city of Bishkek….
Comics by students at GS Remera Protestant
This is a comic book explaining how children were physically abused and how they were comforted and healed through consolation. The writing and drawing shows two causes of mental health problems in children, alcoholism and domestic violence, and suggests ways of tackling the problem. It explains how children’s friendship and humanity can save many desperate…
Song: Mbera Incuti (I am a friend)
Mbera Incuti (I am a friend) song performance by students at GS Remera Protestant, 2022. This is a children’s song performance that encourages parents and teachers to be kinder to their children, as this will help them feel better….
The second Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – August 2023
The Gira Ingoma – One Drum Per Girl project held the second edition of the Ingoma Nshya Festival (INF 2) on 18 August 2023 at the University of Rwanda Huye Campus Stadium. After three months of weekly training in drumming, warrior dance, poetry, singing and juggling, 250 girls from 10 primary and secondary schools in…
Summer Theatre Performances in Kyrgyzstan
Over the summer the Magic of Theatre project led by Jash Kubat in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan held a series of four youth theatrical performances, watched and enjoyed by parents, officials, and their peers. One of the performances was of Stolyarov’s ‘A Little Match Girl’, based on H. C Andersen’s tale. It explored the social themes of…
Participatory Film making in action in Rwanda
In August 2023, the Visualising Peace team with Uyisenga Ni Imanzi (UNM), young people from MAP clubs, and film students from the Kwetu Film Institute produced a series of films exploring family conflict, and the lives of street-based children. They are currently crafting a documentary focusing on interviews with the Kwetu Film Institute students. In…