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Dignified Storytelling blog

Welcome to the Dignified Storytelling blog. With an objective to safeguard human dignity in storytelling, through our blog we strive to bring you inspiring stories from around the world, the latest insights and news updates to keep you informed about dignified storytelling. We hope you enjoy the blog content. We are constantly looking to improve it, so please leave us your feedback through the Contact section and also let us know what stories you would like to see included in the blog. We also encourage you to use the social share buttons at the end of each blog post, to share your favorite stories on your own social media, to help spread the word about telling stories with human dignity at heart. 
Opinion
Michael Kass

Ethical Storytelling as a Decolonizing Practice

Storytelling is much more than a tool for communication. The stories we tell and how we tell them are the basic building blocks of belief, culture, and community. This article explores Ethical Storytelling as a practice, mindset, and toolkit that can (and must) be a powerful part of building a more diverse, equitable, inclusive not-for-profit and impact sector. We all have the capacity to craft stories and weave systems of culture and behavior….what will we do with that power?

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January 30, 2023
Opinion
Well Made Strategy

Children’s voices must be heard

Magic happens when educators put children at the centre of what they do. I remember a session organized by RELI Kenya in July 2022 when children were invited to speak with educators.

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November 9, 2022
Story Spotlight
Nina Ford

Stories in the making

When young people tell their own stories, it can change their lives, and it can transform the world. Around the world, may of GFC’s community-based partners are engaging young people in telling stories.

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January 25, 2022
Learning
Dignified Storytelling

Dignified Storytelling for girls and women

Gender dynamics cannot be ignored in storytelling. In some communities, gender norms dictate who is most visible and able to make their voices heard, and often penalise those who do not conform to established roles.

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December 2, 2021
Learning
Dignified Storytelling

Consent conversations with groups

In storytelling, consent is a key consideration. The people we feature in our stories, those we tell stories about, those whose images we use, whose statements and perspectives frame the story.

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December 2, 2021
Video
Gareth Benest

Corruption & human rights

The Global Anti-Corruption Consortium team at Transparency International engaged my services as a specialist facilitator to deliver this complex and highly sensitive project in 2019.

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November 8, 2019

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