Weren’t able to make it to Praxis’ learning events of the theme of heritage? Fear not, we’ve got you covered. We’ve recorded each of our fascinating keynote presentations delivered by researchers at the forefront of the international development field for you to watch or download in your own time, whenever...
Praxis is launching PraxisCast, an arts and humanities and international development research podcast for those working in the field or those simply curious to know more! The first episode of PraxisCast will be available to listen, download and share on Friday 4 February 2020. Over the next two years, Praxis...
January 2020 sees the launch of the CE4AMR website, an online space for the Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (CE4AMR) network. We are a global gathering of researchers and practitioners who use, or are interested in using, community engagement – in particular participatory and creative approaches – to tackle Antimicrobial...
Applications to the Laidlaw Scholarship 2020 are now open! The Laidlaw Scholarship Programme aims to develop a new generation of researchers by uniquely funding a research experience for undergraduates studying at the University of Leeds. Apply to be part of the Changing the Story team and carry out your own...
In September 2019, Mirla Perez and Jesús Flores (Co-Investigators on the Phase 2 project Pensamiento y libertad) were invited to attend the Changing the Story network meeting. Mirla and Jesús share their reflections from the meeting in the following blog. *Spanish version below* The experience at the III International Meeting...
Written by Dr. Mirla Pérez, Co-Investigator on the Phase Two Changing the Story project Pensamiento y libertad. *An English translation of the blog is available below* Congreso Internacional sobre Derechos Humanos, Democracia, Cultura de Paz y no Violencia (DEMOSPAZ) El pasado 29, 30 y 31 de mayo, el Instituto DEMOSPAZ...
Children from 10 years of age and young people up to 18 from all over Rwanda have spent a week in participatory arts activities, and will return home with supportive adults, empowered and equipped to lead community-based conflict-resolution activities through school clubs and theatre tours. Trainers have been looking into:...
Written by Dr Mathew Charles, Independent scholar and journalist and Director of The Tree of Love. “Maybe you won’t know, but I’m going to tell you the truth about what war did to my community,” says A’te, a young girl staring into the flames of the Tulpa. The Tulpa is part...
This blog is part of Changing The Story’s #YoungChangemakers series. If you are a young person leading alternative actions for civil society building in the Global South and would like to be featured in the series, get in touch! Written by Prudence Nkomo, a young change maker on the Phase 2...
A University of Leeds-led project to consolidate, embed and expand the learning from Changing the Story’s Phase One project The Changemakers (South Africa) to new and existing contexts across Africa has been awarded Quality-related research funding by Research England. Developing Youth Leadership for More Peaceful and Inclusive Societies in Post-Conflict...