Exchange: Papua new Guinea
Social Challenge: Gender Equality
Artist: Kendal Henry
Exchange: Papua new Guinea
Social Challenge: Gender Equality
Artist: Kendal Henry
Workshop and Incubation Sessions at YWCA Port Moresby
Connecting communities for women’s rights
For four weeks starting in March 2015 Kendal Henry was in Papua New Guinea working with the local community to facilitate a series of public art projects that focused on the hot-button topic of gender equity in PNG. His visit began with the Women’s Forum, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby. Next, he led a multi-day workshop that resulted in four community-driven projects as well as his own interactive digital media art project. Both the University of PNG and the YWCA partnered with American Arts Incubator to host and support these initiatives.
Community Projects
Elyok Products
Creating opportunities for women through new weaving collective ELYOK Products is a women's collective of traditional artisans crafting bilum...
YU YET Center
Facilitating empowerment and healing for young people through creative arts and yoga YU YET Center is Allan Mogerema's holistic approach to...
Empowerment Platforms
Inspiring youth and paying tribute to female graduates through interactive installations Students of the Melanesian Institute of Arts &...
Confidence-Builder Outfit Booth (C-BOB)
Advocating for youth empowerment with a confidence-building booth Youth Adolescent Health (YAH) Club is a group of young people advocating for...
Blog
It’s All About Confidence
The first workshop at the YWCA was with young members of the Youth Adolescent Health (YAH) Club and Youth Against Corruption Association (YACA). Both groups formed their own governing bodies through a democratic process and are very active in discussing concerns...
A Week Later…
“I divorced my husband because he was married to other women,” proclaimed a woman in a matter-of-fact way in what was the very last workshop of the very last day of the PNG Women’s Forum. That statement was both a declaration of her independence and confirmation that...
So Far The Journey…
“Smoking in the lavatories and chewing betel nuts are strictly prohibited,” was what I heard over the PA system as Kate, the program manager for the American Arts Incubator and I took our seats on the Air Niugini flight in Sydney. That’s when I knew that Papua New...
| Title | Address | Description |
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U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby — Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby, Papua-Nová Guinea | |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby, Papua-Nová Guinea | Exchange Location |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Exchange Location
U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby — Papua New Guinea
About Our Host Partner, University of Papua New Guinea – MIAC and YWCA of Papua New Guinea
The Melanesian Institute of Arts and Communication fosters learning to promote excellence in Arts and Communication. The World YWCA is a global network of women leading social and economic change.
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