Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace (CUSP)

Lead Research Organisation: University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Education

Abstract

The Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Network Plus (CUSP N+) addresses the call "Preventing Conflict, Building Sustainable and Inclusive Peace". It draws together non-academic partners from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Ghana, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine and Zimbabwe) who work with young people in different artistic and cultural settings (e.g. dance, theatre, literature, music). CUSP's main aim is to strengthen arts and cultural institutions/organisations in LMIC, so they can become a reference point for the identification and transformation of social conflict. Through original research with core partners (strand 1), the commissioning of research to new partners (strand 2) and the synthesis of insights and knowledge exchange/sharing (strand 3), CUSP will focus on key issues identified as desirable for the N+ research agenda by each partner and context. These are: (a) fragile, and presently resilient cultural work in communities of the Global South; (b) the arts and cultural work in southern contexts as means to explore and share relevant strategies for conflict prevention and conflict transformation; (c) the arts and cultural work for the promotion of individual wellbeing and sustainable employment; and (d) South-South and South-North partnership building and networking towards the sharing of sustainable cultural and governance practices to maximise the reach and usability of digital technologies for artistic sustainability and peaceful cultural change.

During strand 1, CUSP N+ partners will work with artistic and cultural organisations in each location to identify, explore and disseminate culturally- and age-appropriate conflict transformation strategies to achieve positive change in relation to challenges experienced by women and girls. CUSP N+ partners will reflect on and share insights on processes and outcomes. The portfolio of activities thus developed will be expanded and refined through the commissioning of new research to explore further emerging themes, open questions and 'translatability' of practices to different contexts. CUSP will also engage in ongoing critical reflection on the internal dynamics of the network as it employs conflict transformation strategies also to work collaboratively. The synthesis of findings, and divergence of approaches, will offer innovative insights in relation to theoretical, methodological and policy-oriented questions.

Drawing together expertise from a range of disciplines (i.e. theatre studies; arts practice; languages, literature and cultural studies; gender studies; anthropology; sociology; postcolonial studies) CUSP builds on and expands established academic and non-academic collaborations with a range of partners based in fragile contexts and contexts of conflict and protracted crisis. In Ghana we work with young performers to whom dance can offer a way to survive disadvantaged backgrounds, deprivation, marginalisation and, in some cases, domestic violence. In the Gaza Strip, we work with educators and artists who respond creatively to lack of employment prospects in a collapsing economy and under constant threat of military violence; in Zimbabwe, we work with artists and writers who find strength in theatre and literature in what is an extremely fragile and volatile political, economic and material environment; in Mexico we support mediators and other professionals who, through books and the arts, work with children and young people displaced by poverty and violence; in Morocco, we work with cultural actors to revitalise civic values and democratic engagement through the production, dissemination and consumption of arts for all. Young people dealing with challenging situations in the UK with whom we have established partnerships, such as those seeking asylum and refuge, will also be engaged as consultants and in the work of synthesis and dissemination, and to explore potential for learning that flows South-to-South and South-to-North

Planned Impact

We have identified a range of beneficiary groups which will be impacted positively by the work of the CUSP Network Plus. Below is a list of beneficiaries and of the ways in which they will benefit from the research:

A. LMIC countries involved (as core team and at commissioning strand). These will benefit from strengthening their cultural and artistic institutions/organisation in line with SDG 16. Stronger cultural and artistic organisations engaged in conflict transformation through culturally appropriate strategies will promote enhanced communication and security.

B. The individuals and arts/cultural institutions/organisations involved in CUSP N+. These will benefit from developing and sharing (North-to-South, South-to-South, South-to-North) the knowledge and expertise to become experienced, trusted and knowledgeable points of reference for their communities when social conflict and tensions arise.

C. Communities in partner locations experiencing social conflict and tension in relation to gender violence and coercion. These will benefit from developing culturally-grounded strategies for conflict resolution through arts and cultural work that will aid the long-term resolution of challenges, avoiding escalation and violence and working towards lasting peacebuilding.

D. Communities in partner locations (devolved projects) in relation to proof of concept enterprises using arts and culture that may develop as a result of funded projects. These will benefit from insights into ways in which artistic and cultural enterprises can also become a source of sustainable employment for local young people.

E. Women and girls involved in the CUSP project. These will benefit from the co-creation and leading (SGD 5) of safe spaces in which to discuss experiences of violence and coercion (physical, mental, social) and to identify gender / culturally-appropriate strategies to conflict transformation and long-term solutions.

F. Indigenous peoples in partner LMIC countries. These will benefit from having their knowledge, practices and protocols become an integral part of arts-based conflict transformation strategies, thus ensuring they maintain (or take back) relevance and value for their communities.

G. NGOs and civil society organisations working in situations of conflict and crisis in CUSP N+ partner countries (e.g. IRADA - IUG; UN Women Maghreb/Morocco; women's and girls' rights CSOs in Morocco; Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation; policy briefs for Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission; Comisión Mexicana de Derechos Humanos; Red Mujeres, Desarrollo, Justicia y Paz; Fundación SM México) and more widely (Peace Commission; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict; European Peacebuilding Liaison Office). These will benefit from having access to research-led strategies for conflict transformation and sustainable peacebuilding that are grounded in local knowledges and practices; that are gender-sensitive; and that facilitate the inclusion of women and girls also in leadership roles.

H. LMIC academic and non-academic partners in CUSP N+. These will benefit from capacity building in relation to requirements and processes of UK funding, which will allow them to be active in seeking, putting forward and shaping funding proposals that address their needs and interests, that are aligned with local knowledges and practices and grounded on cultural contexts.

I. NGOs, civil society organisations and academic institutions working with partners in LMIC countries. These will benefit from the insights into the ways in which Conflict Transformation strategies can also be adopted as culturally-sensitive ways of collaborating and redressing power imbalances and conflicts that may arise in the course of collaborations.

Publications

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Title 10 Corners - IUG 
Description The exhibition contained work from 10 corners, these corners were divided into thematic issues, such as Palestinian corners, Painting, pictures, and cartoons. Exhibition themes: • Women's issues in Palestinian society (Islamic-law rights - marriage problems - divorce - inheritance - custody of children) with priority attention to positive issues that represent justice, fairness, and dignity of women. • Issues about Palestinian women suffering in Gaza (occupation - prisons - siege - electricity cuts - unemployment). • Shakespeare empowering women. • Palestinian theatre and women. • Women Playwrights. • Gender Issues in Arts and Theatre. 
Type Of Art Artistic/Creative Exhibition 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact 1- Develop students' creative ideas on issues related to women and gender 2- Involving the Palestinian youth in changing /the mindset of both genders 3- Raising the awareness of the students about gender issues. 4- For the first time students use the arts to discuss issues related to women 
 
Title CHIPAWO - Secrets Series 
Description SECRETS is a production based on a true which is the basis of a book by Luta Shabba. CHIPAWO got permission from the author to use her story. The story speaks volumes to current situations as regards gender-based violence (GBV) on girls and women, particularly the aspects of cultural dynamics. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact There were discussion sessions, guided by a moderator, as part of knowledge and ideas sharing processes related to the production. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJjdBWm6zjc
 
Title CHIPAWO Girl Power 
Description CHIPAWO Girl Power celebrated International Women's Day with a awarness musical video, composed by the children" MwanaSikana". That we should appreciate our young girls and give them a platform. 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact The video was posted on the 8th of March and 11 October and was to spread awareness on letting the girl child be and allow her to fly high. 
URL https://www.facebook.com/chipawoinfo/videos/619713085857549/
 
Title CUSP Network Plus - Safeguarding by Ignite theatre 
Description This short film was made by Ignite theatre as part fo the CUSP DA award. In the film, young people of Ignite theatre think about safeguarding rules in their own context and through the lens of their own experiences. This film has been created as a stimulus to discussion about safeguarding in different countries and contexts. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact We are waiting to use this film for training in safeguarding of new partners of the CUSP Network Plus 
URL https://gla-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/giovanna_fassetta_glasgow_ac_uk/EXjIsaIPbChOrtoSHXXTWA4...
 
Title CUSP Network Plus project website 
Description The CUSP Network Plus website was designed and developed as part of the CUSP DA award 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact Having a shared online identity means that the CUSP Network Plus team has a common space that: gives information on the Network's work; gives the Network a collective identity; is a reference point for all partners and a way to validate their engagement in the Network for local and international stakeholders; collects and shares all the Network's outputs; acts as an information point for new partners who enter the network at the stage 2 of the project (funding allocation) 
URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/network-plus/
 
Title Dance Drama Accra 
Description Educational dance drama on behavioral change for artisans in Accra central 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact Dance Drama education for Market women and artisans 
 
Title Dance Drama Education - Ghana 
Description Dance Drama on education as a means of generating reserces and minimizing conflict for Desgign and Technology Insitute Students 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact Dance Drama for TVET student on power of education as means of earning a livelyhood 
 
Title Dert Boom 
Description Documentary that looks at the strategies deployed by Moroccan women in order to oppose forms of violence perpetuated by patriarchy. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact Been screend and both national and international film festivals. 
URL https://vimeo.com/806284326
 
Title Experience Ghana 
Description Experienec Ghana, dance uniting the various ethnic groups of ghana 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact Used traditional dances to exhibit the idea of Co-Existence among cultures 
 
Title GBV Quilt 
Description Embroidered quilt with each square depicting a woman who was murdered by gender based violence in Mexico. 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The quilt is a powerful artistic piece that demonstrates the sheer the scale of femicide and, most importantly, gives face and voice to the victims. The quilt has been used during protests calling for an end to GBV in Mexico. 
 
Title Gaza Writes Back - Short Stories 
Description 120 short stories written by workshop participants looking at peace, conflict and the writers lived experiences in the Gaza Strip. 
Type Of Art Creative Writing 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact Allowed participants to express themselves and describe their experiences in story form. 
 
Title Ignite Winter Retreat - Film 
Description This short film was created as a reflective piece on the 3 day retreat organised as part of the CUSP DA award. The film was created through a collaboration between the young people of Ignite theatre, Ignite theatre staff and a local photographer and film maker (Robin Mitchell). The soundtrack to the film was created by the young people during the 3 day retreat. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact The young people were able to revisit their experiences of being at Loch Tay and working on conflict transformation, also from the perspective of the conflicts which, by then, Covid-19 had created in their lives 
URL https://www.kizoa.com/Movie-Maker/d332860297k4086914o1/ignite-at-loch-tay
 
Title International Mother Language Day - CHIPAWO 
Description CHIPAWO celebrated International Mother Language Day via online platform. The children did totemic praise of their mother tongue, as well as describing what the day is all about and the importance of the day. The highlight of the show is a pre-recorded show entittled " Mutambo Wapanyika" a one hour production done in our native language that is shona. A production that explains our roles here on earth. 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact More that One thousand people watched the production online. And the apprecaition of our local langauge via a musical production. 
URL https://www.facebook.com/chipawoinfo/videos/473472343661604/
 
Title LitFest Harare 
Description LitFest is an international literature festival where readers, writers and academics meet to critique literature. As well as this, they work with young people in Zimbabwe who use story-telling and poetry to identify conflict transformation strategies. 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact Successful LitFest Harare festival held on Zoom and Facebook, due to COVID-19 the festival could not safely be held in person. The festival was broadcast to an international over 4-days with videos from actors including Alan Cummings and Elaine C. Smith. 
 
Title Presidents Message - CHIPAWO 
Description CHIPAWO produced two videos reading the President's Message Yvette Hardie and Children's message for World theatre Day using old footage. Documented Mavara production with 5 girls- Pauline Duncan, Munopa Ndlovu, Mufaro Chipango, Judith Paya and Patience Manyangadze as they narrate the importance of theatre , their experience in Mavara and what they miss the most. 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact The online event gave a platform for the girls to be able to speak out on their artistic journey. 
URL https://www.facebook.com/chipawoinfo/videos/3757513837703986/
 
Title Romeo & Juliet - CHIPAWO 
Description Production of Romeo and Juliet as interpreted by the children of CHIPAWO in Harare. The production examined the conflict within the play and how this could have been channeled differently to result in a more positive outcome. 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact The performers and audience learnt about different types of conflict transformation. 
 
Title The Jesus Project & Elysium Magna - CHIPAWO 
Description CHIPAWO partnered with Saywhat, Jibilika, The Jesus Project and Elysium Magna to celebrate The day of The African Child. The show was done virtually via CHIPAWO world Facebook page. Celebrating the Day of the African Child with the theme "Tisiyiyei Tikure" 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact Raised awareness by seeking views of people and it was live event. The impact that there a high number of people who watched the performance. The children aired their views on abuse, early marriage, and the killings of young children. 
URL https://www.facebook.com/chipawoinfo/videos/528919984913169/
 
Title Theatre & Paletinian Arts 
Description Theatre and Palestinian arts: women and inclusive peace has two parts, drama sketches and an exhibition with the participation of university English students in the Gaza strip, and Palestinian painters. The aim of this full-day activity is to train a group of English Department students to compose, rehearse, and perform a dramatic sketch on certain themes/issues that concern them as individuals or the society as a whole. In addition to the performances and poetry recitation, an exhibition of theatrical representation about drama, its development, its major contributors. The main themes for these sketches are Drama day themes: A) Women's issues in Palestinian society. B) Issues about Palestinian women suffering in Gaza with 11 performances from IUG and universities and some institutions for disabilities. 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact 1- Develop students' creative ideas on issues related to women and gender 2- Involving the Palestinian youth in changing /the mindset of both genders 3- Raising the awareness of the students about gender issues. 4- For the first time students use the arts to discuss issues related to women 
 
Title Violence in Dodowa 
Description Initial dance performance on conflict and election violence in Dodowa 
Type Of Art Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) 
Year Produced 2020 
Impact The performance allowed young people to express themselves and examine conflict and election violence in Dodowa. 
 
Title Writing & Narrating Stories for Children Bilingual Stories in English and Arabic - IUG 
Description Writing & Narrating Stories for Children Bilingual Stories in English and Arabic for graduates and English students (26 for writing Arabic stories and 27 for writing English stories) through zoom to use an artistic and cultural tool to conflict transformation to address issues of gender inequalities, for transmission of narratives of peace and conflict, and to affect behavioral change. The themes is mainly focused on highlighting women issues, whether young girl or adult mothers, sisters, or wives: gender balance, gender equality and equity, peace values, cultural and cultural differences, arts etc. 
Type Of Art Creative Writing 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact 1- Sustainability for capacity building- life long learning. 2- Raising the awareness of the students about gender issues. 3- Concrete products of stories in English and Arabic. 4- Intent to publish the stories so it can help in dissemination the gender concept and the transition of conflict. 5- Unintended impact for this capacity building is that young women wrote and published 9 pieces about their experiences as young women experiencing war, In addition to these pieces, some of our young writers participated in many live streams, TV programmes, and radios or podcasts. Pieces motivated by CUSP objectives 
 
Description Through the initial literature review and workshops and organisations the following key findings have been identified:

1) That the rates of impregnation of girls in Zimbabwe are a significant issue due to COVID 19 lockdown
2) That literature reviewed shows a greater efficacy for impacts of medium to large funding packages for hte arts and women's peace building in the Moroccan context.
3) That objects which are part of intimate cultural heritage enable groups of women engaged in peach building to effectively build trust and sustainability.
4) That transgender issues and questions of dress are of concern to young artists and performers working in Scotland, and these also relate to safeguarding for young people in Scotland.
5) That dance can be used effectively in tense communities where political conflict is present to diffuse the pressure and tensions.
6) That there is a significant appetite for learning the arts of children's story writing in the Gaza strip based on submissions
7) With 70% funder budget cuts, it has a massive impact on partners in the global south being able to deliver the predetermined outcomes and a deleterious impact of safeguarding protocols.
8) The funder cuts (of 70%) had a very detrimental impact on long-standing international partnerships and trust from global south partners in the funder for which the PI is proxy.
9) That Israel's destruction of the Gaza Strip, including our partners' universities and the Nawa Cultural Centre, and the assassination of our Co-I have meant that the long term outcomes of this project, the network and the benefits from the research are now radically uncertain.
10) That as our network processes the impact of the war, the arts offer a place for reflection and advocacy.
Exploitation Route There is significant educational scope for the early findings both in terms of using the arts to enable learning and embody practice and in terms of scaling up educational resources, for online learning around the use of the arts in peace building with women and in safeguarding.

The UNESCO reports relating to the work are important venues for developing the work
It is likely the greatest impacts will be as we begin to engage with the post-conflict context in Gaza should there be a prevention of what the ICJ determines to be a plausible risk of genocide.
Sectors Creative Economy

Education

Leisure Activities

including Sports

Recreation and Tourism

Culture

Heritage

Museums and Collections

Other

URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/
 
Description Partners, particularly non-academic partners, are aware of the requirements and rules surrounding applying for large-scale research funding in a UK context. New, independent partnerships forming between CUSP collaborators. Partners attended training to increase understanding of safeguarding and ethics and it's importance in international research. UNESCO have worked with the PI and partners on guidance of cultural work and gender based violence. Questions have been asked in Westminster Parliament relating to the work destroyed in Gaza during Israel's destruction of the universities and cultural institutions in 2023-24.
First Year Of Impact 2020
Sector Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other
Impact Types Cultural

Societal

Policy & public services

 
Description African Union Experts Review Meeting - Ghana
Geographic Reach Africa 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Artlab Working group: The imperative of cultural justice: arts for inclusion, equity and human rights"
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
URL https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375117
 
Description Assitej Zimbabwe - CHIPAWO
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
Impact Committees influence has been felt within the creative sector and largely within national quasi-government institutions such as The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Youth, Sport Arts and Recreation and the National Arts Council of Zimbwe (NACZ).
 
Description Briefing note for the Scottish Parliament debate on 'Supporting the people of Afghanistan'
Geographic Reach Asia 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/resources/blogsandbriefings/headline_809527_en.html
 
Description ECOWAD Advisory Committee - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description ECOWAS Action Plan - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Considerable influence over action plan.
 
Description Freedom from Torture campaign
Geographic Reach Asia 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Following the campaign, Police Scotland will no longer provide training to the Sri Lankan police
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59418770#:~:text=Police%20Scotland%20has%20announced%20it,and...
 
Description Heritage for Global Challenges. A Research Report by PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development.
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2021/02/Heritage-for-Global-Challe...
 
Description IBBY Mexico - National Survery
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Main Consultant of review of EU & IOM return migration - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Influence on the outcomes of the meeting and general program as the main consultant.
 
Description Migration Governance workshops - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description National Consultation - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Policy for Malawi - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Changed public attitudes through influence of policy.
 
Description Training: Ministry Agencies - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
 
Description Workshops: Security Perception - Ghana
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact Changed public attitudes by influencing policy.
 
Description AMIF: New Scots Integration Strategy towards an exemplar of international best practice
Amount £4,500,000 (GBP)
Organisation Home Office 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2020 
End 12/2022
 
Description CoSS PhD Studentship
Amount £60,000 (GBP)
Funding ID Nerea Bello 
Organisation University of Glasgow 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2021 
End 09/2024
 
Description UNESCO Chair In Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (Phase 2)
Amount £1,250,000 (GBP)
Organisation University of Glasgow 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2021 
End 12/2024
 
Description CUSP 
Organisation Racines
Country Morocco 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator
Collaborator Contribution Intellectual and artistic development
Impact N/A
Start Year 2019
 
Description CUSP - CHIPAWO 
Organisation CHIPAWO
Country Zimbabwe 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Intellectual and artistic. Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research.
Impact "Secret" video series.
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - IBBY Mexico 
Organisation IBBY Mexico
Country Mexico 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Research design of grant. Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Made intellectual input by assisting with original research.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - Ignite Theatre 
Organisation IGNITE Youth Theatre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Research collaborator, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Artistic and intellectual development.
Impact Safeguarding video.
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - Islamic University of Gaza 
Organisation Islamic University of Gaza
Country Palestine, State of 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Made intellectual input by conducting original research. Contributed to an upcoming literature review.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - LitFest Harare 
Organisation LitFest Harare
Country Zimbabwe 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Intellectual and artistic development Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research.
Impact LitFest Harate Poetry Slam 2020.
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - NAWA for Culture and Arts Association 
Organisation Nawa for Culture and Arts Association
Country Palestine, State of 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Intellectual and artistic development. Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - NOYAM African Dance Institute 
Organisation Noyam African Dance Institute
Country Ghana 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Research collaborator, safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Artistic and intellectual development. Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - Racines 
Organisation Racines
Country Morocco 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Intellectual and artistic development.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 
Organisation National Autonomous University of Mexico
Country Mexico 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Made intellectual input by conducting original research. Contributed to an upcoming literature review.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP - University of Ghana 
Organisation University of Ghana
Country Ghana 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Grant collaborator, held safeguarding training, access to resources.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise contributed to designing strand 2 of research. Made intellectual input by conducting original research. Contributed to an upcoming literature review.
Impact TBC
Start Year 2020
 
Description CUSP Grant Scheme - University of Professional Studies, Accra 
Organisation University of Professional Studies
Country Ghana 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution None
Collaborator Contribution Successfully applied to the CUSP grant scheme and will conduct research on CUSP's behalf.
Impact Project is only just beginning. No outcomes yet but none expected until later in 2022.
Start Year 2022
 
Description CUSP Grant Scheme - University of Zimbabwe 
Organisation University of Zimbabwe
Country Zimbabwe 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution None
Collaborator Contribution Successfully applied to the CUSP Grant Scheme and all that entailed.
Impact None yet, project is only just commencing. No outpus are expected until later on in 2022.
Start Year 2022
 
Description Chipow 
Organisation CHIPAWO
Country Zimbabwe 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution impact work on multilingual theatre and deaf sign language theatre Tourism drama co-design of new grant application
Collaborator Contribution impact work on multilingual theatre and deaf sign language theatre Tourism drama co-design of new grant application
Impact Performance of several plays at Theatre Fest Harare New grant application
Start Year 2019
 
Description Global Migrations Otagao University - de Carle Fellowship 
Organisation University of Otago
Country New Zealand 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Lecture series for de Carle Programme based on RM and Idioms grants
Collaborator Contribution De Carle Fellowship awarded - developing partnership with UNESCO Chair based on outputs from RM Borders
Impact for 2020 report.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Institute for African Humanities 
Organisation University of Cape Town
Department Institute for African Humanities
Country South Africa 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution 3 hour workshop and keynote presentation to early career research symposium
Collaborator Contribution New grant applications and invitations for Civic lectures in Scotland
Impact Plans for Civic Lectures UNESCO partnership Multidisciplinary - languages; arts; migration studies
Start Year 2016
 
Description Iona Community 
Organisation Iona Community
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Programme elements for 4 workshops and performance on multilingual arts.
Collaborator Contribution Venue; food and accommodation; programming; transportation; marketing; audience participants
Impact 2 weeks of 'World encounters' on Isle of Iona.
Start Year 2015
 
Description MOU 
Organisation University of Ghana
Country Ghana 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Institutional MoU co-design of new research project
Collaborator Contribution Institutional MoU co-design of new research project
Impact new grant awards embargoed.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Morocco 
Organisation University of Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Advisory Board member; connection between two projects for Refugee Festival Scotland and especially with African Arts.
Collaborator Contribution Expansion of pool of artistic work through collaboration
Impact none yet
Start Year 2017
 
Description Noyam African Dance Institute 
Organisation Noyam African Dance Institute
Country Ghana 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Generative themes from research brought to institute for young dances to use in devising production Multilingual arts working methods.
Collaborator Contribution Production devised by dancers
Impact Production - Broken World, Broken Word. Arts Reviews in Ghana Press 3 TV broadcasts Discliplines involved: Dance; Music;Poetry; Performance; Dramaturgy; Film Making; Anthropology; Textile Design; Education; Applied Linguistics
Start Year 2015
 
Description PRAXIS 
Organisation Praxis
Country Estonia 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Submitted evidence to Heritage for Global Challenges A Research Report by PRAXIS: Arts and Humanities for Global Development; assisted with workshops feeding into report development. Hosted panels at HERITAGE AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Research, Practice, Policy and Impact / Virtual Conference 22nd February - 2nd March 2021
Collaborator Contribution PRAXIS focuses on Arts and Humanities research across the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and Newton Fund portfolio. Specifically, its aims are to consolidate learning across research projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to amplify their impact and policy relevance, and to champion the distinctive contribution that Arts and Humanities research can make to tackling urgent development challenges. PRAXIS authored report and hosted Conference.
Impact https://changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2021/02/Heritage-for-Global-Challenges-Report-2021.pdf
Start Year 2020
 
Description RSE 
Organisation Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Phipps sits on Africa working group; member of the International Committee and advises RSE on ARAR (At-Risk Academic/Refugee) matters. Is engaged as a speaker at party conferences in association with RSE (Greens and Lib Dems)
Collaborator Contribution Hosted a number of collaborative events and talks (ARAR scholar portraits);
Impact ARAR scholars continue to be named in Young Academy of Scotland annual intake
Start Year 2019
 
Description Scottish Crannog Centre 
Organisation Scottish Crannog Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution 9-10 October 2021 at the Scottish Crannog Centre's Celtic Autumn StoryWeaving Weekend - MIDEQ, CUSP researchers led storytelling, song and textile workshops over the weekend.
Collaborator Contribution Hosting interactive workshops for the public
Impact Video of event(https://www.facebook.com/ScottishCrannogCentre/videos/4351632394950322) and podcast episode https://soundcloud.com/unescorila/e19-crannog-centre-part-1; Music; Storytelling; Textiles; Poetry. Working together on funding applications to expand pilot activities for an UNESCO RILA trail in Scotland: initially with the Scottish Crannog Centre and with Perth, newly announced as the first UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art in the UK. The UNESCO designation includes the whole of Perth and Kinross, and captures the Crannog. A scoping meeting with the Crannog team on 11 February in Kenmore explored: making belonging, making art and music together; and significance of rebuilding the Crannog Centre after the devastating fire with people who have had to seek sanctuary and rebuild their lives. We will coordinate with representatives of Perth City of Crafts (via the UNESCO in Scotland working group) to devise workshops led by specialist storytellers / arts practitioners
Start Year 2021
 
Description UNESCO ART LAB 
Organisation United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Country France 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Intellectual conceptualisation; policy briefs; partnerships; networks; arts praxis UNESCO ART LAB The Art Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva in February 2020. The worksho brought together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, basedon three major pillars: Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work; Consolidating the Art Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers; Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field. The UNESCO Chair is a key collaborative partner in Art Lab.
Collaborator Contribution The Art Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva in February 2020. The worksho brought together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, basedon three major pillars: Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work; Consolidating the Art Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers; Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field. The UNESCO Chair is a key collaborative partner in Art Lab.
Impact https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375018
Start Year 2020
 
Description UNESCO Gender Based Violence 
Organisation United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Country France 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Authoring Guidelines on Gender Based Violence and Culture
Collaborator Contribution Invitation to author; editorial and guidance
Impact Awaiting publication of report on GBV and Intercultural Dialogue
Start Year 2022
 
Description UNESCO ICD 
Organisation United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Country France 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution UNESCO Report on Culture for Institute of Economics and Peace
Collaborator Contribution Authored.
Impact Multidisciplinary. Arts and Intercultural Studies. Peace Studies
Start Year 2022
 
Description UNESCO Multilingual Education 
Organisation United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Country France 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Authoring Guidelines for next 2 decades for Multilingual Education in 160 Member States
Collaborator Contribution Authoring Guidelines
Impact To be published end 2023 - meetings and networking of expert group in process
Start Year 2023
 
Description UNESCO UKNC 
Organisation UK National Commission for UNESCO
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Produce collaborative reports and events - Annual value to the UK of UNESCO report, which is presented to UN Secretaries General and secures UK continuing membership of UNESCO; - 'Heritage for Global Challenges' report, which highlights the role of Heritage in addressing sustainable development challenges; - HERITAGE AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Research, Practice, Policy and Impact / Virtual Conference 22nd February - 2nd March 2021; - World Radio Day 2021 report and interviews on radio through time Our team supply content in written, visual and audio format, host workshops and panels, Keynote presentations.
Collaborator Contribution Produce collaborative reports and events - Annual value to the UK of UNESCO report, which is presented to UN Secretaries General and secures UK continuing membership of UNESCO; - 'Heritage for Global Challenges' report, which highlights the role of Heritage in addressing sustainable development challenges; - HERITAGE AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Research, Practice, Policy and Impact / Virtual Conference 22nd February - 2nd March 2021; - World Radio Day 2021 report and interviews on radio through time Our team supply content in written, visual and audio format, host workshops and panels, Keynote presentations. UNESCO UKNC authors and publishes reports.
Impact - Annual value to the UK of UNESCO report, which is presented to UN Secretaries General and secures UK continuing membership of UNESCO; - 'Heritage for Global Challenges' report, which highlights the role of Heritage in addressing sustainable development challenges; - HERITAGE AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Research, Practice, Policy and Impact / Virtual Conference 22nd February - 2nd March 2021; - World Radio Day 2021 report and interviews on radio through time
Start Year 2017
 
Description Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 
Organisation National Autonomous University of Mexico
Country Mexico 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution co-design of research
Collaborator Contribution co-design of research
Impact not available - news embargoed
Start Year 2019
 
Description ibby 
Organisation International Board on Books for Young People
Country Switzerland 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution research design
Collaborator Contribution research design
Impact embargoed
Start Year 2019
 
Description "Palestinian Theatre and Arts: Women and Inclusive Peace" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Ran by our partner, the Islamic University of Gaza, this 7 day theatre and arts festival was aimed at female students and allowed them to express the sturggles that they face as a result of their gender i.e. additional unpaid care work and those which affect a wider demographic within the Gazan context e.g. power issues all of which are highlighted in CUSP's research. The festival was attedended by over 500 people and the hashtag CUSPTheatre Festival trended on Twitter in Palestine.

A five-day two-fold arts festival produced by Palestinian university studentsin celebration of International Women's Day. 168 talented students, from the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) and other different universities and institutions in the Gaza Strip, have taken part in the first-ever drama theatre organized by the English Department at the IUG through an international project led by the University of Glasgow, UK, "Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Networking Plus (CUSP N+)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tirwvjsEbq_IfzDJs4ewyWYHThF3ZpMv
 
Description 17th Annual LESLLA Symposium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A Phipps and T Sitholé KEYNOTE Hospitality through Languages: Pain, Joy, Gist.
This paper will bring a rich seam of work from within refugee experience and story and the poetic patterning of learning and orality. Expect spoken surprises, southern epistemologies and maybe some lessons from the stars.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9aAyRc3HxObJkDYqyOcj6MbILVJQDcrpFhgvoeWCsM/edit#
 
Description 20th Basic Income Earth Network Congress 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Plenary speaker
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://basicincome.org/bien-congress-2021/
 
Description ALAAP Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Keynote speaker at the 13th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP). Lectured on Joy, Hope, and Survival: Decreating Professional Discourse from Below.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://alapp2023.wordpress.com/
 
Description ARTLAB - Working Group - Imperative of cultural justice 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Working group brought together to generate report for UNESCO - Imperative of cultural justice: Arts for inclusion, equity and human rights
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Advent Journey 2021: Advent: Hope and Promise 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Online event with CUSP Partners, social transformation and behavioural change through employing the soft power of art and culture as a non-intrusive approach.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2370/documents/2021/11/Advent%20Journey%202021v2.pdf
 
Description Art-Lab 4 - The imperative of cultural justice: Arts for inclusion, equity and human rights 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 10 December 2020, Human Rights Day UNESCO Art-Lab hosted a special event "The imperative of cultural justice: arts for inclusion, equity and human rights."

The Art-Lab Platform was initiated during a Design Thinking workshop co-organized by UNESCO and OHCHR in Geneva, in February 2020, bringing together practitioners, cultural operators, artists, experts in human rights, cultural rights and intercultural dialogue, and humanitarian workers. The workshop resulted in a workplan to mainstream the arts in humanitarian and development programmes, based on three major pillars:

Raising awareness within UN agencies and other stakeholders on the transformative power of art and culture in humanitarian work;
Consolidating the Art-Lab Platform in facilitating exchanges between cultural and humanitarian workers, artists and researchers;
Strengthening research and capacity-building, and pilot-testing tools in the field.

At the event on 10 December, members of the Art-Lab platform presented findings and recommendations of the four working groups. A key issue running through the entire programme is the exploration of the idea that cultural rights might be brought to embrace cultural justice. What new spaces can be accessed through such a move and with what gains for human rights and dignity?

This event featured RILA Artists in Residence Dr Gameli Tordzro and Tawona Sitholé, and UNESCO Chair Prof Alison Phipps.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375117
 
Description Arts Education - CHIPAWO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact CHIPAWO held over 25 training sessions with children and young people underits Arts Education for development Training Programme. The trainings were largely held for children and young people based in Harare. The training sessions where created for children who were engaged in traditional dance, music, theatre training programme as they were directed by arts educators to works towards themed performances on children's rights, social cog]hesion and peace, brutality and educational empowerment. The children where tasked to search for stories from families and other different media such as newspaper, television or spocial media platforms before sharing them during the performances. This process has assisted to develop children and young people's skills in music, dance, theatre while appreciating the functions of storytelling.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Assite 20th World Conference - CHIPAWO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CHIPAWO further participated in the Assitej 20th World Congress online conference. It has been instrumental in sharing the current experiences of COVID-19 and the digital era. CHIPAWO's children and young people around theatre were represented during the internation conference.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Association of University Languages Centres Annual Conference - Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Alison gave the Dr Joy Northcott Memorial Lecture at Association of University Languages Centres Annnual Conference held at the University of Edinburgh.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://aulc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AULC-2023-conference-full-programme.pdf
 
Description BAAL Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Plenary speaker at BAAL conference: What's so good about transparency? Decolonising Applied Linguistics for whom
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/4140/program?session=76184&s=533
 
Description BASHA Feb 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact At the opening ceremony of the BHASHA Glasgow Language Festival on Sunday, Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and Arts took the opportunity to call for a Languages Strategy for Scotland "Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/unesco-chair-calls-for-languages-strategy-for-scotland
 
Description Brazil keynote - Decolonising Languages in Rural Settings: Towards Equatorial Epistemologies 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Alison Phipps gave a keynote talk on "Decolonising Languages in Rural Settings: Towards Equatorial Epistemologies", this event was organised by Abralin. A recorded version of the talk is available on their YouTube channel which currently has 30.7K subscribers. Nazmi Al Mansri (CUSP Co-I at the Islamic University of Gaza) also presented.

The talk provided a genealogical view of the urban and rural political economy. Artists were also invited to get their reflections on speech and its urban, educational, and rural, educational inflections. The talk aimed to explore the rural dimension of language.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWr5h7nYiAc
 
Description Bunkos and Reading Spaces - building community networks 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The second session of bunkos, whose purpose is the creation and strengthening of links between bunkos, libraries and schools.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://ibbymexicobunkos2021.wordpress.com/
 
Description CUSP Blog Piece - Feelinguistic deficiency' of trauma dramatic monologue of a linguist in occupied Palestine: To be Free 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Blog piece to raise awareness of the impact of bombing in the Gaza Strip in May 2021.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/3-feelinguistic-deficiency-of-trauma-dramatic-monologue-of-a-linguist-in...
 
Description CUSP Blog Piece - Palestinian Babies 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact To highlight the impact of the bombings in the Gaza Strip in May 2021.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/2-palestinian-babies/
 
Description CUSP Blog Piece - Why did they kill me dad - Baba? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact To increase awareness of the impact of bombing in Gaza on May 2021.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/1-why-did-they-kill-my-dad-baba/
 
Description CUSP Grant Scheme Briefing Session 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This session outlined the new updated CUSP Grant Scheme which had to be updated due to the GCRF funding cuts. Around 60 people attended from countries in Africa, Asia and Central America. It allowed those who were considering applying to the CUSP Grant Scheme the chance to find out more information and ask any questions they had.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description CUSP Launch Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact We officially launched to the public and the first iteration of the CUSP Grant Scheme (at that time CUSP Small Grant Scheme).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description CUSP Partners in Glasgow 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact After gaining Erasmus Mundus funding, Dr Nazmi Al Masri and Mahmoud Jalambo, CUSP's Palestinian partners, were able to travel to Glasgow for two weeks of the activities including visiting the Scottish Parliament and meeting with local MSP Kaukab Stewart at both the University of Glasgow and Holyrood.

On the 7th November 2022, Nazmi gave a lecture titled Disability, resilience & inclusion: the case of Palestine at the University of Glasgow.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-resilience-inclusion-the-case-of-palestine-registration-44...
 
Description CUSP Research Seminar Series 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact We are mid-way through running a series of online seminars led by CUSP partners focussing on the work of CUSP in their own contexts and as a way of highlighting what work has been done and that this currently being undertaken.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://www.cuspnetwork.org/
 
Description CUSP Seminar Series 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CUSP seminar series as a way to engage with external, like-minded audience. The series ran from the 16th November 2022 - 11th July 2023 each session was held online to ensure maximum reach for international audiences.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Charla IBBY Mexico 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk about the importance of genre deconstruction in literature focused on children's books.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.facebook.com/museoarocena/videos/178066444205522
 
Description Climate Justice Event - Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Alison Phipps (PI) and Chipo Basopo (CUSP non-academic lead) were invited to attend this event as panellists by the SGSAH. The discussion focussed on climate justice in Sub-Saharan Africa, Alison and Chipo presented their experiences to the other attendees. The event generated discussion amongst attendees and further understanding of the lived experiences of those on the ground.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Crannog Story Weaving Weekend 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Celtic Autumn Story Weaving Weekend as part of the Scottish International StorytellingFestival at The Scottish Crannog Centre, which is a replica Iron Age village, but walking around the wooden structures, it becomes clear that this is more than the past. This is a potential future, created from a shared point in history
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://twitter.com/alison_phipps/status/1446771619960082433?s=20
 
Description Creative Connection Debate - CHIPAWO 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact CHIPAWO facilitated and particiapted in the Creative Connections Debate. This was done representing Assitej Zimbabwe Chapter and was done in close collaboration with Assitej South Africa. The platform brought together theatre practitioners to discuss ways in which theatre practioners can improve their work, interogated best ways of influencing change within the theatre sub-sector, goverment minisstries and departments and National Arts Councils. The debate went further to assess best approaches to engage with them for fostering engagement and support of the creative work. The debate end with solutioning for ensuring the best ways of promoting theatre organisation's collaborate works in other countries and learn from each other as well as raising awarness to the general audiences through theatre work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Documentary - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The documentary showcases the experiences of a Nigerian immigrant in Ghana and the challenges she faces as a female cross-border trader in this COVID-19 pandemic era. This is in line with the CUSP goals: covid as a source of conflict.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.migrantlives.net/?/migrant/11
 
Description ENYA Network presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A Phipps Presentation at European National Young Academies network 7 - 8 May 2021 on the scientific and material aims of National Academies, in relation to the current global crisis of human migration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk/events/european-network-of-young-academies-enya-meeting-20...
 
Description Edzai Isu Centre - Litfest 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Poetry shows recorded at Edzai Isu Centre and broadcast on social media in June, July and August.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Engaging with Collectivas 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact A group of representatives from multiple collectivas (informal community groups operating in Mexico) that primarily work with those suffering GBV. They met to discuss future work together and to discuss the work that has already been done. The event allowed collectivas who had not met before to network and look at future collaborations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Expert prescence in discussion - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Discussion on my expert experience on how migrants from the Global South particularly Ghana adjust in the African context and the development inequalitites. This was done with other members of the consortium from other corridors
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description German Young Academy's panel discussion 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Panelist at German Young Academy's panel discussion on "Inclusion of academics and artists from the Global South".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Glasgow Motherlanguage Day Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact At the opening ceremony of the BHASHA Glasgow Language Festival on Sunday 21 Feb 21, Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and Arts took the opportunity to call for a Languages Strategy for Scotland "Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/unesco-chair-calls-for-languages-strategy-for-scotland
 
Description Heritage and Our Sustainable Futures (22 February - 3 March 2021) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Chaired and led sessions on reducing inequalities through people-centered and decolonising approaches
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://nomadit.co.uk/heritage-and-our-sustainable-future/programme#day-four
 
Description Human Rights Association Zimbabwe - CHIPAWO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Zimbabwe Human Rights ssociation on the effects of rights of Artist - Litfest/ CHIPAWO
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Hyab Graduation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Hyab Yohannes, CUSP Academic Coordinator - graduation interview on UofG twitter - 97k engagements
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://twitter.com/UofGlasgow/status/1467839232798781442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%...
 
Description IASFM 18 Conference - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The presentation was made during the IASFM 18 conference on related aspects of south-south migration, development, including forced labour, trafficking and smuggling
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Internal Workshop - Mexico 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Internal workshop with the aim of exploring our gender-based conceptions and explore a methodology to work around objects that elicit gender-based stories
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Keynote by Mary Setrana - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Dr. Setrana gave a keynote lecture to a group of post-grad students across different universities. This was hosted by the University of Sheffield, UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description LEEMigramos: inauguration and discussion "Migration to a year of pandemic" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Meeting space organized by Fundación SM and IBBY México in collaboration with the Centro Cultural España en México (CCEMx), the Children's and Youth Books Committee of the National Chamber of the Mexican Publishing Industry and the Wings and Roots Program of the General Directorate of Cultural Link belonging to the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, which aims to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of the migratory phenomenon through a range of recreational, literary and artistic activities for girls, boys, young people, families and the general public.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuDohXi2h1Q
 
Description Language and the Asylum Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A workshop to the Scottish Governments Cross Party Working Group on Migration. The workshop looked at the use of language and peacebuilding between people seeking refuge and the receiving community.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Lecture at Royal Society of Edinburgh for World Refugee Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Lecture at Royal Society of Edinburgh on the 20th June to mark World Refugee Day. The lecture focussed on restorative integration through languages and arts.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://rse.org.uk/whats-on/event/world-refugee-day-restorative-integration-languages-arts/
 
Description Lecture series - IBBY Mexico 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Organization of two lectures one focussing on "Digital tools to create collective narratives" and the second "Deconstruction of gender on children's literature".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Legal Advise Workshop - LitFest 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop on legal issues related to the arts and culture, run for artists
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description LitFest 2020 Seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact How is literature for children navigating the issues of GBV?
Alison Phipps, Dave Findlay, Tendai Immanuel and Lennon Mhishi.
Discussion at LitFest Harare LitFest, international literature festival 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://fb.watch/3Tgvto9BeP/
 
Description LitFest Harare - Tawona Sitholé - Opening Keynote 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Tawona Sitholé - A Poetic Address on the State of Being in the Face of a Pandemic
LitFest Harare 2020
International literature festival, Harare Zimbabwe
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://fb.watch/3TgiWCweQW/
 
Description LitFest Harare Festival 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact "We are Joy" was the theme of this years international LitFest Harare literature festival held in Harare from teh 23rd - 26th Novmeber 2022. Presenters from the Zimbabwe, Ghana, UK and US all took part with a keynote address from Prof. Alison Phipps focussing on gendered roles and gender inequality and what that can mean in different contexts. More than 50 people attended each day.

The festival attracted local media attention with articles in local newspapers in Harare.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description LitFest Harate Debates 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentations and debate as part of the festival from 24 to 27 November
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description LitFest Literature Festival 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact LItFest Poetry Slam 2020 is a literary festival that focused on a variety of literature from how children's books can tackle gender-based violence to live poetry performances to if Content Creators Have a Role to Play in Conflict Resolution? The festival was moved to zoom (due to COVID) which allowed a more international audience to attend. The festival prompted fruitful discussions around a host of topics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Litfest International Literature Festival 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Running the LitFest International literature festival from 24 to 27 November
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Media Interviews: Joseph Teye - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Joseph Teye granted several media interviews on climate induced migration and south-south migration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Media Requests - LitFest 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Various interviews and responses to media enquiries in 2021 and 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.newzimbabwe.com/litfest-returns-for-8th-edition-in-harare/
 
Description Media engagement 2020-2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact At least one media engagement per week as PI on several projects. Details of all media engagements are housed on the UNESOC RILA website.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/media/newsandviews/
 
Description Migration and Development Dialogue for Southern African Countries - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Over 500 public and government officials were in attendance, also included were international organistions, the African Union and the media. This was the Migration and Development Dialogue for Southern African countries. The program was sponsored by IOM Southern Africa. Dr Setrana Presented on the significant contribution of the African diaspora to development and how countries can harness their benefit. Particular interest was on countries that have experienced periods of conflict and how they can attract their citizens who have sought refugee in other countries. The issue trust and peacebuilding during post conflict era
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Ministerial meeting at Crannog Centre 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Meeting with Deputy First Minister and Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development at Crannog Centre to discuss Scot Gov funding for Scottish Crannog centre, and international development linkages with research partners in the Global South
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://twitter.com/JohnSwinney/status/1445131916227883008?s=20
 
Description Ministry of Employment workshop - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact About 60 officials from the Ministry of Employment and other international organisations who are involved in migration management.The workshop which was organised in collaboration with GIZ and facilitated by Mary Setrana and Mariama Zaami. Participants were made to understand and have a hands on experience on how to incorporate gender into the labour migration policy for Ghana and also into Bilateral agreements.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Ministry of Gender workshop - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact About 60 officials from the Ministry of Gender and other international organisations who are involved in migration management.The workshop which was organised in collaboration with GIZ and facilitated by Mary Setrana and Mariama Zaami. They ensured that gender was mainstreamed into the migration issues and the labour migration policy this included dealing with trafficked victims and forced labour
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Ministry of Gender workshop 2 - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact About 80 officials from the Ministry of Gender and other international organisations who are involved in migration management.The workshop which was organised in collaboration with GIZ and facilitated by Mary Setrana. Mary gave the key note presentation on the state of Ghana in relation to Gender, return migration, tensions of reintegration and development.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Open Online Course "Safeguarding in Collaborative Research and International Development: Contexts, Challenges, and Opportunities" 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This is a Massive Open Online Course on the lessons learnt while preparing the Safeguarding document and materials for CUSP. The course is available free of charge in the FutureLearn platform
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/safeguarding-in-collaborative-international-research-contexts-ch...
 
Description PGR Seminar Series: Decolonising Migration (Keynote) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Why Integration is a Delicate Art that needs everyone's Languages
This seminar discussed the fraught and contested concept of integration, the ways it is used in differing policy contexts worldwide, the hopes it embodies and the utopianism of its demands, together with the models and bridges which are the focus of academic and policy discussions. She will focus on the social scientific basis to the policy context and the demands for measurable results for policy endeavours before turning to an incarnational, anthropological and humanities approach to questions of human integral development and the way arts may soften, and lighten the work of integrating for all.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKTihmW_CHY&feature=youtu.be
 
Description Palestinian Heritage Day Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This event ran by our partners NAWA for Arts and Culture in celebration of Palestinian Heritage Day examined and raised awareness of how customs and traditions have formed part of a cultural identity. At this event, both Alison Phipps and Nazmi Al Mansari spoke and touched on CUSP's work. The British Council Palestine Director also attended.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Peace-making in a world of conflict 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact This workshop run by the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution and inlcuded Alison Phipps (CUSP PI), Prof. Nazmi Al Mansri (CUSP Co-I, at Islamic University of Gaza), Mr Chirikure Chirikure (CUSP Co-I, at Litfest Harare) and Ms Chipo Basopo (CUSP non-academic lead, CHIPAWO) discussed their lived experience, so we can better learn from those with long experience of living with conflict, not least from the Gaza strip and Zimbabwe. In particular the role of the arts and the role of languages in breaking the strangle holds of conflict, as well as re-casting difficult subjects which colonise mainstream understandings in particularly unhelpful ways will be a theme in the conversation.

Panelists will use story telling to unpack complexity and focus on human dignity, showing how a story is both an anecdote and an antidote. The vaccination potential of the arts and well chosen words against viral fears will be a central themes of the conversation. The issues of conflict and poverty and oppression which lead people to seek asylum will them allow us to weave together stories in specific conflicts with the epic stories of exile, it's experience and it's transformation and it's potency in human history.

Cyrenians are keen to work together with CUSP on similar events.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peace-making-in-a-world-of-conflict-tickets-118293999537#
 
Description Poetry Slam - LitFest 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Poetry Slam tournaments for young poets hosted each month
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation - IBBY Mexico 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation and dialogue on educational and editorial needs to design suitable materials for people with hearing and visual disabilities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation: Decolonisatoin of Migration - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The presentation was made on decolonisation migration research from the African perspective including issues that scholars struggle with.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation: Migration Narrative in Africa - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Joseph Teye participated and presented at a workshop on migration narratives in Africa.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation: SADC members - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Joseph Teye participated and presented to SADC member states during a workshop on forced labour and ethical recruitment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation: UNESCO & Ghana Journalist Association - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Over 11 journalists from all the different media houses in Ghana were represented. The workshop was funded by UNESCO and organised by the Ghana journalist Association. Dr Setrana trained the journalists on how to change the negative migration narratives into a positive narrative on Ghana. This is in line with the CUSP goals on changing media narratives.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/230108/2021/
 
Description Reforming the UK's asylum system 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Panel discussion of the UK Government's plans for reforming the asylum system and what this means for Scotland's approach to the integration of migrants and asylum seekers, an issue on which the RSE recently submitted a response to the proposed Government plans
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://youtu.be/hupSpYCyU9w
 
Description School of Education Webinar - Migration 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 03/03/2021 This webinar presents research at intersections between culture, literacies, inclusion and pedagogy, notably in regions of conflict, and through a focus on the arts, children's literature and literacies.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-and-refugee-education-tickets-132829948953#
 
Description Sensation of Blackness 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Black history month seeks to acknowledge or celebrate blackness. What does it say about society that, almost a century after its inception, black history month is still important, or necessary. Sometimes a nuanced sense, sometimes sensationalised, how is blackness experienced by those described as black? Poet Tawona Sitholé hosts a discussion of these questions with 4 guests from different parts of the world.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/blackhistorymonth/bhm2021/
 
Description Sofa Cafe Series 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Series of public discussions about ongoing research projects to generate global connections during covid
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/pastevents/unescorilasofacafe/
 
Description Spotlight Eritrea: 75th anniversary?of UNESCO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The UNESCO RILA team marked UNESCO's 75th with our event "Spotlight Eritrea". Eritreans make up a significant worldwide diaspora of people who have sought sanctuary and the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of this small country in the Horn of Africa is immense. We celebrated the culture of our friends and colleagues in Eritrean communities worldwide with a cultural and critical presentation which recognised Asmara World Heritage Site, which received designation in 2017, and other ancient sites in Eritrea. Research shows UNESCO World Heritage Sites contribute many of the Sustainable Development Goals, including
SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing student
SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals
The event combined conversation with a traditional Eritrean coffee ceremony performed by Prof Alison Phipps, the ceremony by which peace is made or restored to families, communities and ethnic groups. Participants experienced the sounds and sights, but sadly not the smells(!) of this important cultural practice. After the event registered participants received a care package from the team so they could conduct their own coffee ceremony!
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/news/headline_763995_en.html
 
Description Spring School 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Annual public engagement event - held online for 2021 with discussions, workshops, performances, presentations, collaborative art and more, celebrating and creating language, art and integration in all its forms
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/springschool/springschool2021/#d.en.771706
 
Description Spring School 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Three day workshop held at the University of Glasgow, attended by arounf 150 people, looking The Art of Integrating. CUSP academics presented at various sessions over the three days.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/springschool/springschool2023/
 
Description Stop Climate Chaos COP26 Fringe events 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A summary of some of the events we were involved in:

Hope in the making
Hope Against Hope - Vodcasts for COP26
Featuring Alison Phipps, Hannah Rose Thomas and Hyab Yohannes
1 November - 7pm

Girls@COP26 - Migration/ Climate refugees - A Women's Place
Featuring Alison Phipps - 2 November

Climate Change and the Survival of Being - a sharing and reflection
Chaired by Alison Phipps - 3 November - 7pm

Together for our Planet
Live and streamed concert featuring Tawona Sitholé - 3 November - 7.30pm

Little Amal at COP26 - We Are Mighty
Amal met with over a hundred school children to walk down by the Clyde on her journey towards COP26, marking the culmination of artist residencies - featuring Tawona Sitholé.
10 November - streamed on Facebook Live from 11.30am

Final Climate Fringe Ceilidh
Featuring Gameli and Naa Densua Tordzro - 12 November - 7pm

Our Affiliate Artists at COP26
Paria Goodarzi and Francisco Llinas-Casas lead the Feel Field: Sound and vision walks at the Climate Portal - 12-20 November

If you want inspiration
Karine Polwart wrote this amazing song as part of the prelude to COP26

UNESCO RILA Artist in residence and Director of Ha Orchestra, Dr Gameli Tordzro, was commissioned by Oi Musica as part of their 'Let It Grow' project to respond with his own version. He has created 'Enyo Lo Eglo' in Collaboration with Ghana Central Police Band led by C/Supt Dr Frank Hukporti.

This will be available on the Ha Orchestra Website and Oi Musica website alongside 5 other versions from across the world .

The Ferret compiled "26 Voices: Visions from across Scotland on our climate future" featuring Prof Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chairholder. She is one of hundreds of people across Scotland who are thinking through and working on innovative and inspiring ideas to tackle our climate emergency. In this piece they outline their vision for how Scotland could create a more sustainable and hopeful future.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPawUJs-HQ&t=3s
 
Description The Climate Crisis: Beyond Borders 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The Climate Crisis: Beyond Borders 2 pm Wednesday 16 June talking about the current refugee crisis and its links to climate change
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://youtu.be/GJqYrtGdNV8
 
Description Theatre Workshop - Racines 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact - As part of the CUSP project, Racines aisbl organized in 2021 three forum theater workshops in three different regions in Morocco (Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Souss-Massa and Casablanca-Settat), in partnership with local NGOs.

- Each workshop brought together around twenty women, artists and artisans. The workshops were an opportunity to identify the difficulties that women artists / artisans face on a daily basis; promote expression and questioning of the issues of gender equality, access to professions, the visibility of women artists / artisans and their works, copyright, gender stereotypes; create a space for debate and exchange of views on the issues addressed; coordinate the discussions and ideas proposed by the women participating in the workshops.

- Two researchers attended and observed the workshops from the beginning until the end. Individual interviews were conducted with participating women. Two film directors documented the workshops and followed the women in their workplace, according to a previously written script.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.racines-aisbl.org/fr/node/2293
 
Description Training for youth performers 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact A series of weekly training sessions for youth performers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Translation and Medical Humanities Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presented at Translation and Medical Humanities conference at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford. Workshop, "I Shiver a Little, I Shudder a Little:" Gist Translation and Uncanny Bodily Knowledges'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/translation-and-medical-humanities
 
Description UN Secretaries-General Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Alison Phipps attended Online meeting on the UK National Commission Report "National Value of UNESCO to the United Kingdom". The report featuring a Case study for UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, which develops themes of the ARHC funded RMBorders and Idioms work. This was a key case study presented at the event to the assembles UN Secretaries-General.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description UNESCO Mother Language Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Panel discussion at UNESCO for International Mother Language Day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-mother-language-day-2023-multilingual-education-nec...
 
Description UNESCO RILA Sofa Cafes 2020/21 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A series of discussions around topics that touch on integration through languages and the arts. These informal discussions held on Zoom, with audience members being encouraged to join in and ask their own questions to the panelists.

Thursday 29 October 2020 11.00am - 12.30pm
Sofa Café #1: Indigenous peoples and languages
Professor Alison Phipps with Piki Diamond (Auckland University of Technology), Fiona Dunn (University of Glasgow), Beverley Costa (Pasalo Project) and Tawona Sitholé (University of Glasgow).

Tuesday 17 November 2020
Sofa Café #2:Women in peace-making, crafts and cooking
Professor Alison Phipps with Deborah May (Küche), Naa Densua Tordzro (University of Glasgow), Giovanna Fassetta (University of Glasgow) and Nazmi Al-Masri (Islamic University of Gaza).

Wednesday 16 December 2020
Sofa Café #3: Access to education for students from refugee background
Professor Alison Phipps with Melanie Baak (University of South Australia), Rachel Burke (University of Newcastle, Australia), Sara Kindon (Victoria University Wellington), Sally Baker (University of New South Wales), Veronica Crosbie (University of Sanctuary Ireland), Gün Orgun (City of Sanctuary)

24 Feb 2021
Sofa Café #5 - Health and Hospitality
conversation with Selina Hales (Refuweegee), Mohamed Omar (Mental Health Foundation) and Vivienne Anderson (University of Otago) to discuss the link between health and hospitality.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/unesco-chair-in-refugee-integration-through-languages-and-the-arts-16...
 
Description UNICEF - CHIPAWO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Online meeting was held between CHIPAWO and UNICEF - Zimbabwe, led by the UN Angency to drive enhencement of CHIPAWO's policy on the safeguarding of children rights. The process led to the putting in place the Presevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) for the organisation and was ratified by the CHIPAWO Board of Trustees and is now functional. The process further lead to the Agora certification of all CHIPAWO arts educators who then were able to participating in the online course. Clear channels of reporting and handling children's rights abuse were clearly mapped out and value added to the promotion and protection of the children's rights without leaving out children living with disabilities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Unsettled Objects Global Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Global forum of experts and researchers on migratory objects and decolonising approaches
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/unsettledobjects/#d.en.810711
 
Description Unsettled Objects Global Forum Podcast 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Unsettled Objects was a Global forum of experts and researchers on migratory objects and decolonising approaches. The Forum recording turned into podcast to allow access to discussion for those not in attendance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://soundcloud.com/unescorila/e21-unsettled-objects-opening-discussion
 
Description Virtual dialogue - gender based violence 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Held a virtual dialogue with women working in several of the identified organizations and also with reading mediators working in contexts of gender-based violence.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Visit to research site - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact Exploratory visits to research sites, meeting with stakeholders in selected communities, holding focus group discussion, and key informant interviews in three regions -Ashanti, Eastern and Northern Region.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Voices and Perspectives from COP 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Our Shared World - COP that conversation for COP26
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://youtu.be/GiHhMfMzPHs
 
Description Workshop - Designing Collective Stories 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop on applications and technological tools to design collective stories. workshop that mixes literary creation with basic programming with the aim of disseminating collective technological processes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Workshop - IBBY Mexico - Children's Literature 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Organization of two workshops on children's literature, community bonding and community expression and realization.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Workshop - Palestine 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Conducting a three-day workshops with a sample of concerned heads and employees in various official institutions working in the field of women's rights and advocacy in the Gaza strip.

Data was gathered from participants and will be written into a paper which will address three questions:
1. What are the available gender-based conflicts that Palestinian women encounter in the Gaza Strip?
2. What are the reasons beyond the most common gender-based conflicts that Palestinian women encounter in the Gaza Strip?
3. How do the Palestinian women transform the gender-based conflicts in the Gaza Strip into success stories?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Workshop: Joseph Teye - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Joseph Teye facilitated a workshop on how to incorporate migration into development planning for officials of ministries and agencies in Ghana. This was organised in collaboration with IOM.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Youth wrokshops - Ghana 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Study participants or study members
Results and Impact Organized workshop with selected youth from the Dodowa community to select performers for the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020