Changing the Story

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Changing The Story

Asking how the arts, heritage, and human rights education can support youth-centred approaches to civil society building in Cambodia, Colombia, Kosovo, Rwanda and South Africa.

Mobile Arts for Peace, Rwanda

Read about our pioneering work in Rwanda, led by Mashirika Arts & Media Company and University of Lincoln.

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A growing network of arts and social change research

Discover more work that resonates with Changing the Story's key values around creativity and youth-centred civil society on our 'Related Projects' page.

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Participatory video supporting intergenerational dialogue in Cambodia

Watch our latest film about our Phase 1 project working with DC-Cam's Anlong Veng Peace Centre #ChangingTheStory

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Early Career Researchers co-produce a new funding call

Our unique funding opportunity for ECRs and civil society organisations sees early career researchers from around the world come together in London for a Project Development Workshop in October.

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Changing The Story is a four-year international, multi-disciplinary project which supports the building of inclusive civil societies with, and for, young people in 5 post-conflict countries. It is a collaborative project between universities, INGOs, artists, grassroots civil society organisations and young people across the world.

As the project develops, so will this website. For the moment, keep an eye on our News & Comment section for publications, activities, reflections, opportunities and upcoming events, and follow our hashtag #ChangingTheStory on Facebook and Twitter.

If you would like to get in touch with us directly to find out more about this project please contact us.

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People

Visit our People page to find out about the academics, civil society organisations, policy makers and artists who are involved in this project.
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Resources

Read papers, reflections and working papers from our partners and join the discussion.
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Opportunities

Stay tuned for opportunities for academics, civil society organisations and young people as the project develops.
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News & Comment

Keep up to date with our projects, and be the first to hear of upcoming events and activities.
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Reflections from The Performance and Conflict Conference

Written by Dr. Aylwyn Walsh, Lecturer in Applied Theatre, University of Leeds When I was invited to be a blog...

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The youth just want their voice to be heard: PAR in Lebanon

Written by Mazen Kobrosly. Part of our #YoungChangemakers series. When I heard about the Art, Language, Youth and the Legacy...

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What is ODA Compliance and how do I ensure my project is ODA Compliant?

The Global Challenges Research Fund Changing The Story is a Global Challenges Research Funded project. The Global Challenges Research Fund...

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Understanding Theory of Change

During our recent project development workshop with Early Career Researchers interested in applying for our Small Grants fund, Rosanna Lewis...

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“RT @ahrcpress: The European HipHop Studies Network is gearing up for its second meeting, and it's inviting papers, panels, perform… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

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“RT @ahrcpress: Why do we fight? And what happens to us when we stop? These questions are at the heart of About A War, a feature-le… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

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“RT @BritishAcademy_: Are you interested in developing training and research workshops to support #earlycareer researchers in the Global… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

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