Support for Communities

For many low-income families, activities such as story-time, often take a back seat to parents working multiple jobs, to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. Due to intergenerational trauma and poverty, many parents also experience low literacy, and may not feel confident reading stories to their children.

By providing these services to families, in an accessible manner, we hope to reduce socioeconomic barriers to engagement, with nourishing educational activities for children and their families.

Exposing children and parents to the Model, we anticipate a natural dissemination of this model amongst their peer groups and community.

The first pilot project in Gambella, Ethiopia, has shown that even preschool children are able to develop a strong aptitude for explaining and sharing this method, with their own peers and siblings. It is within this simplicity, that the Story Circle Model finds its strength.

There is no need for rigorous training or professionalization, to continue to spread the benefits of early oral language skills. Therefore, these individuals will be empowered to facilitate Story Circles in their own communities.