The children not utilizing the safe spaces provided to them by the organization.

This is because the safe spaces are intended to make the children to have fun and provide avenues for  mind development and feel the comfort. Especially targeting the children on the move, moving from  differencing countries with many unique reasons. As such to provide a haven for them the safe spaces  were developed, through observation, there is low ownership of the place by the children and the  community in general.

Storytelling Tool

Storytelling is an important tool it has the capacity to trigger more insights that can enhance innovation.  I work with vulnerable populations more especially the children on the move who requires special  support and assistance. This child need to feel cared for and empowered and inspiration is a path to  empowerment. I spend time sharing insights and finding ways to inspire them to improve their  circumstances. When I work with children, we share stories for different reasons to learn the challenge  they are facing and able to develop empathy and ability to assist them. Many a times, they're ready to  open to share their experience, through stories it helps to break the barriers of feeling uncomfortable,  are so happy to share stories of their lives with me to connect and they find meaning in sharing these  experiences. Storytelling will enable to them visualize a state of independence and being part of the  team looking into solving the challenges they do face. I use their feedback against the context of my  story to ascertain their goals, and sometimes we use stories to better understand their interests and  thought processes.

Insight and Approach

What I have learned from conducting this exercise with several groups is that while the storytelling  incorporates their feedback – is important for reinforcing their understanding of the problem they are  working to solve; the more valuable aspect of the activity is the shared insights and shared learning that  occurs while they are working to define their problem. The Storytelling gives the children on the move a  golden opportunity for discussion that allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into  potential root causes of their problems. The storytelling helps to unlock many potentials that can inform  the programming and be part of emotional healing and creation of ideas for development.

