A global network of academics and practitioners, Rights for Time aims to shift the discourse and practice of humanitarian protection by exploring how time conditions war, displacement, and violence
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The Story of Time
The invisible injuries of memory and trauma are often consigned to the role of extra or collateral abuse and atrocity. The extent to which the deep times of injury hinder protection, and reproduce harm, are not well understood. Rights for Time covers this gap by reframing the story of time in relation to critical categories, including those of policy, language, and humanitarian practice.
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We aim to produce a sea-change by providing a new knowledge and evidence base that will allow local, national and international policy models to respond more effectively, deeply, and enduringly to the deep times of conflict. To that end, we are funding creative and impactful projects which take time as a serious lens for intervention. Click below for details on how to apply and join the network.
Our Results
Over the last two years, we have worked with partners in Kenya, Rwanda, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon on case studies which tackle time from unique perspectives. Our results, which include seminars, research papers, and policy reports, among other outputs, may be found here. We will regularly publish results from our current funding call throughout 2023.
Projects
Trauma and Time (Gaza City)
A mental health programme designed for ongoing contexts of harm in Gaza city
Hiding Time (Jordan)
An exploration of the literary concept of the ‘refugee’ and its many meanings in Jordan
Policy and Time (Lebanon)
A review of policy in Lebanon as an archive of crisis response
Managing Time (Kenya)
A study of how to collect better evidence in Kenya to support survivors of sexual violence
Surfacing Time (Rwanda)
A photography workshop & exhibition with a historically marginalised community in rural Rwanda
Learning from Gaza (Palestine)
Mental Health paradigms from the Grass Roots
Etched in Memory (Iraq)
Untold Stories of Mandaean’s Past and Present Life in Iraq
Going Back through Memory Lane (Cameroon)
Documenting Women and Children’s Experiences in Cameroon’s Inter-Territorial Conflicts
Burning Time (Palestine)
The Impact of Trauma and Waiting on Palestinians Across Generations
When They Sung at Me, I Sang Back (Rwanda)
Visual Art Representations of Indigenous Songs
Children Born of War (Uganda)
Film-in-Participatory Action Learning (F-PAL) for the Integration of Children Born of War (CBOW) in Northern Uganda
Where did Home Go? (Palestine)
Exploring Displacement, Identity, and Resilience
Among Palestinian Youth in Jerusalem
Ethical Story Telling and Photography Fellowship 2023 (Kenya)
Empowering Trafficking Survivors through
Visual Arts and Storytelling
Erasure of Memory (Jordan)
Artistic Explorations of Displacement and Lost
Narratives in Jordan’s Urban Evolution
Youth Time Against Trauma (YTaT) (Pakistan)
Community awareness on impact and prevention of intergenerational trauma
Pillars of Rectitude (Uganda)
Rediscovering East African Women Artists Amidst
Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Political Turmoil
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