Picturing the Past, Present, and Future in the imaginations, dreams and journeys taken by young women in Nepal and Rwanda: An introduction
An exceptionally fascinating intergenerational group of women engaged in cycling, dancing, drawing, and painting (Mithila art) in Janakpurdham Nepal, the capital city of Madhes province. Women of different generations reflected over their past lives, analyzed their present lives, and expressed their dream they want to live in the future. They also engaged in a dialogue and discussions about the impact of proverbs that are influencing the lives of Mithila women and girls. These proverbs often portray women negatively, and have been in use since ancient times. The research team selected some proverbs for facilitating the discussion on its impacts, gender based discrimination, male domination, relevance of these proverbs in present and future lives of women. Women and girls discussed about a women power in creating a good family environment; shared the challenges women and girls are facing; and generated some ideas on the differences in the lives of past and present generations of women.
The project was funded by Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP)/University of Lincoln/GCRF/AHCR and the University of Brighton, UK was the lead partner of the project. It was implemented in Nepal and Rwanda. The project was led by Principal Investigator, Dr. Marlon Moncrieff.
Please see the highly appreciated results of the project:
Article 1: Project Introduction
https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/2023/04/26/picturing-the-past-present-and-future-in-the-imaginations-dreams-and-journeys-taken-by-young-women-in-nepal-and-rwanda-an-introduction/
Article 2: Team formation
https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/2023/05/17/picturing-the-past-present-and-future-in-the-imaginations-dreams-and-journeys-taken-by-young-women-in-nepal-and-rwanda-an-introduction-2/
Article 3: Project activities and process
https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/2023/06/29/young-women-of-rwanda-and-nepal-cycling-in-safe-spaces-discussing-and-challenging-gender-based-discriminatory-proverbs/
Article 4: Mithila art outputs
https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/2024/03/28/mithila/
The project successfully established Mithila art as a communication tool to explore the challenges and dreams of young girls to the policy makers.
For more information about this project, please get in touch with one of the Co-investigator of the project, Mr. Nub Raj Bhandari.
