Mobile Arts for Peace

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Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) is a practice-as-research project supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) through the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The aim of MAP is to work with young people, educators, cultural artists, civil society workers and policy makers to inform National Curriculum and Youth Policy using arts-based approaches for peacebuilding.  Founded by Professor Ananda Breed from the University of Lincoln, MAP is working alongside partnering organisations including the Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace, Foundation Tolerance International, Open University, University College London, University of Rwanda, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Tribhuvan University, UNESCO, Rwanda Education Board, Kwetu Film Institute, Mandala Theatre Company, Sana Initiative, Uyisenga Ni Imanzi, and Human Rights Film Centre to design and deliver project activities.  MAP activities include a curriculum workshop with cultural artists to inform the methodology, a training of trainers with educators to adapt the methodology to local and regional contexts, and a youth camp to train young people as facilitators and to work alongside the adult educators to develop drama clubs and to integrate the methodology into schools.

In 2018, MAP was launched in the Eastern Province of Rwanda working with five schools, ten cultural organisations, twenty-five educators, and ten young people to design and deliver the MAP methodology. Following the training events, youth and adult trainers extended the training to an additional 62 educators and 526 young people. Due to follow on impact funding through the AHRC, MAP extended to the other four out of five provinces in 2019 reaching 25 additional schools, 100 educators and 40 youth facilitators who will train an estimated additional 250 educators and 2,000 young people; potentially reaching thousands more through curriculum resources.

Monitoring and evaluation through surveys, participatory observation and interviews with participants and stakeholders has evidenced that MAP: a) significantly contributed to learning processes; b) empowered adult and youth trainers with public speaking skills; c) increased the academic performance of students; d) improved communication and relations between students and parents; and e) enabled participants to identify and address community-based issues.

MAP provides training and skill building in Music, Dance and Drama alongside the development of safe, inclusive and progressive spaces for dialogue, active listening, and shared problem solving for peacebuilding. MAP is also committed to integrating mental health awareness and support in all its activities, and works with organisations such as Rwandan mental-health focused organisations Sana Initiative and Uyisenga Ni Imanzi. 

MAP contributes to my personal growth tremendously. There is a big difference between before and after engaging with MAP. Before being part of MAP, I was a very fearful person; I could not stand in front of people. After engaging with MAP, I feel free, I can stand in front of people and express my ideas clearly.

Sandrine, MAP Rwanda Participant

Find out more about where we work

MAP works across Rwanda, Nepal, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. Read our country profile pages to read more about each country, who we work with, what we do and relevant resources for local practitioners and policy makers.

Access our resources

From policy papers to toolkits, our partners have developed and independently recommend a range of valuable resources.

The MAP community!

MAP is made up of an international team that together co-devise, co-develop and co-deliver MAP worldwide.

Our Supporters

 

MAP is made possible thanks to the support and funding of the following partners

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