2020-2022
In Indonesia, MAP aims to influence the national curricula and youth policy from the bottom up. Starting from local Urban Level meetings all the way to national level decision making processes. This is being done in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, and the Ministry of Education. MAP Indonesia strives to create a network of committed local CSOs, national NGOs, youth researchers and cultural artists all working towards improving the situation for young people in Indonesia especially connected to street violence (brawling) and gender based violence.
From 2020-21, MAP Co-Investigator Harla Sara Octarra and her team from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia worked conducted baseline activities including training in the use of arts-based methods for peacebuilding.
2023-2024
In 2023 the Beyond Tradition and GENPEACE projects will be engaging in arts-driven advocacy events, as well as producing Policy Briefs. Watch this space!
Policy briefs
- Policy
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
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
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
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.