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  Podcasts: MAP podcast – episode 5

  03 May 2024

  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. ...

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  March-April 2024 Newsletter

  30 April 2024

  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! ...

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  Podcasts: MAP podcast – episode 4

  26 April 2024

  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....

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  Creating a Mithila Art Focused Local Curriculum in Nepal: Process Notes

  22 April 2024

  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...

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  MAP Webinar: Visualising Peace

  22 April 2024

  On Thursday, April 18, Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) is hosting a webinar on "Visualising Peace." ...

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  Creating a Mithila Art Focused Local Curriculum in Nepal: An Introduction

  19 April 2024

  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...

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  The third Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – December 2023

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  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....

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  Podcasts: MAP podcast – episode 3

  28 March 2024

  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. ...

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  MAP Webinar: Visualising Peace

  EVENT DATE: 18/04/2024

  Join us for the upcoming MAP Webinar on Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) – Visualising Peace...

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  The Fourth Ingoma Nshya Festival, Rwanda – March 2024

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  The Gira Ingoma - One Drum Per Girl project will hold the fourth edition of the Ingoma Nshya Festival on March 2024....

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