Three male musicians with wooden instruments watched by a researcher
April 2025

Music and Peacebuilding in Nigeria

Vashala Charles, a PhD student in cultural sustainability at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, discusses the role of music in peacebuilding among communities affected by Boko-Haram.

  • Arts and culture
  • Cultural heritage
  • Music
  • Peace and security
  • Middle East and Africa
  • Insight article
Three sculptures, two bright orange and one blue, in a dark blue room.
March 2025

Arts and Technologies in ASEAN: Interconnected Parts

Interconnected Parts takes a closer look at practices and trends in the arts and technology ecosystems of ten ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste.

  • Arts and culture
  • Digital and technology
  • Economy and prosperity
  • International development
  • South Asia and Asia Pacific
  • Research report
Part of an artist’s illustration representing themes discussed at the event ‘Insights from Non-Formal Education Initiatives for Youth-Led Change’ in December 2024.
January 2025

Introducing three reports on Non-Formal Education for Youth-Led Change

New research explores the transformative potential of Non-Formal Education in empowering young people to drive meaningful social change.

  • Education
  • Non-formal education
  • Peace and security
  • Youth voices
  • Middle East and Africa
  • South Asia and Asia Pacific
  • Insight article
Young people looking out the window of a glass building, in the bright yellow glow of the sun setting.
December 2024

UK Arts, Culture and Young People: Innovative practice and trends

What are the issues that young people and the sector are facing across the UK, and how is creative practice responding to those needs?

  • Arts and culture
  • Non-formal education
  • Schools and teachers
  • Economy and prosperity
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • International development
  • Skills and employability
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Youth voices
  • United Kingdom
  • Research report

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