Everyday peacebuilding through the arts

In this episode, we invited two Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members from Rwanda – Aurore and Clementine - to tell us more about their participation in the YAB and particularly what they have been doing to support the Monitoring and Evaluation of one of the medium grant projects in Rwanda, the One Drum per Girl. You will hear from Aurore and Clementine about how they co-developed, adapted and implem...

This episode is the full version of Episode 7 in Kyrgyz and English. In this episode, we invited the Youth Advisory Board members from Kyrgyzstan to take over and make this space their own. They are Ayana Zundueva, Dzhumaev Davut, Murzaliev Nurzhigit and Talant uulu Nur. You will hear these members Youth Advisory Board from Kyrgyzstan interviewing each other about their work with the board and the...

In this episode, we invited the Youth Advisory Board members from Kyrgyzstan to take over and make this space their own. They are Ayana Zundueva, Dzhumaev Davut, Murzaliev Nurzhigit and Talant uulu Nur. You will hear these members Youth Advisory Board from Kyrgyzstan interviewing each other about their work with the board and their experiences participating on MAP activities. They prepared and car...

This version of Episode 6 presents the full interview answers in Bahasa followed by the full translations in English. This episode focuses on mural artwork initiatives in Indonesia as a form of socially engaged arts. The episode explores participatory arts in public spaces to promote dialogue and meaningful participation of children in peacebuilding.  The mural at the centre of this episode was cr...

In this episode, we focus on mural artwork initiatives in Indonesia as a form of socially engaged arts. We explore participatory arts in public spaces to promote dialogue and meaningful participation of children in peacebuilding.  The mural at the centre of the episode was created in response to young people’s interest in bringing up social messages about intercommunity brawls (tawuran) to the com...

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.  We hear from the project’s partners based at the Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia: Dr Harla Octarra, MAP’s co-investigator, and Dr Nicholas Indra Nurpatria...

This episode 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...

This version of Episode 3 presents the full interview answers in Kyrgyz followed by the full translations. We resume our Foundation for Tolerance International partners: Mrs Tajyka Shabdanova, MAP’s co-investigator and FTI president, and Mrs Anara Eginalieva, director of FTI’s Bishkek office and project manager. We speak to young participants: Nazmiya Kyzy Rustam and Symbat Kyzy Zhanibekova, highl...

We resume our conversation about MAP Kyrgyzstan and youth-led peacebuilding through the arts. We speak to Mrs Tajyka Shabdanova, MAP’s co-investigator and president of the FTI, and Mrs Anara Eginalieva, director of the Bishkek office of the FTI and the project manager. We also hear from two young participants: Nazmiya Kyzy Rustam and Symbat Kyzy Zhanibekova. This episode draws inspiration from Naz...

This version of Episode 2 presents the full interview answers in Kyrgyz followed by the full translations. We talk to Foundation for Tolerance International partners: Mrs Tajyka Shabdanova, MAP’s co-investigator and FTI president, and Mrs Anara Eginalieva, director of FTI’s Bishkek office and project manager. We speak young participants Nazmiya Kyzy Rustam and Symbat Kyzy Zhanibekova, highlighting...

MAP Kyrgyzstan’s arts-based approaches and youth-led peacebuilding advocacy are our focus. We talk to Foundation for Tolerance International partners: Mrs Tajyka Shabdanova, MAP’s co-investigator and FTI president, and Mrs Anara Eginalieva, director of FTI’s Bishkek office and project manager. We speak with young participants Zhanybek kyzy Symbat and Rustam kyzy Nazmiya, highlighting their artwork...

What’s in the name of the ‘ Mobile Arts for Peace ’ (MAP) project? Prof Ananda Breed, its principal investigator, joins us to explore this name, the project's methods, the connections between ‘everyday peacebuilding’ and ‘mobilities’ and how does MAP advance dialogue for peacebuilding via participatory arts. MAP’s Logo is our artwork in focus.

‘Everyday Peacebuilding through the Arts’ is a series of podcasts that explore artworks created by young people and the many ways these artworks can travel across personal narratives, project activities, contexts, and geographies.