UNESCO-funded
UNESCO Mongolia Kamishibai Program
A two-year UNESCO project that brought Japanese paper theater to students in Mongolia and Japan.
- The challenge
- A two-year, $30,000 UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust grant at Akita International University (2005–2006).
- Audience
- University students and faculty, plus K-12 students in Mongolia and Japan.
- My role
- Principal Investigator and Steering Committee Chair. Director of the documentary team.
- Tools
- Kamishibai
- Grant writing
- Documentary
- Program leadership
01The program
Kamishibai is Japanese paper-theater storytelling. This program used it to connect students in Mongolia and Japan.
More than 40 faculty and students took part at Akita International University and the University of the Humanities (Ulaanbaatar). K-12 students in Mongolia and Japan joined too.
02My role
- Principal Investigator and Steering Committee Chair.
- Directed the documentary team.
03Next
[Improved artwork and a new story are coming. Japanese stories will be added.]