SDG 5 gender equality

Recovering Samoan instrumental music to promote cultural heritage and enterprise

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorEmma Sutton SchoolsEnglish ODA countriesSamoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 5 The project aims to build a consortium of scholars, musicians and heritage industry staff recovering rare Samoan traditional instrumental music. It was developed in collaboration with Samoan musicians, musicologists and heritage industry staff in response to their … Read more

Pacific Connections

Community film-making & gender inequality in the Pacific GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDr Tony Crook SchoolsSocial Anthropology ODA countriesSolomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga The prevalence of violence against women in the Pacific region is among the highest in the world. Countries across the region have identified the social, well-being and economic … Read more

Co-operatives as an organisational model for urban women in Papua New Guinea

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorMelissa Demian SchoolsSocial Anthropology ODA countriesPapua New Guinea Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 5 Towns and cities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are characterised by rapid in-migration from the rural areas of the country, insecure housing, a youth bulge, and precarious livelihoods that depend heavily on the informal economy. Due to ongoing structural … Read more

Recovering Samoan Instrumental Music to Promote Cultural Heritage and Enterprise

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorEmma Sutton SchoolsEnglish ODA countriesSamoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 5 This work, led by the School of English, is building a consortium of scholars, musicians and heritage industry staff recovering rare Samoan traditional instrumental music. Developed in collaboration with and in response to Samoan musicians, musicologists and … Read more

Community Culture Tanzania for Sustainable Development

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science ODA countriesTanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 3, Goal 4,  Goal 5, Goal 6, Goal 8, Goal 11, Goal 14, Goal 15, Goal 16 The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara is located to … Read more

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