Reflection

Storytelling

Theme: Help To All.

Challenge and Selection

Storytelling has proven to be significant and useful tool that I use most of the times in my line of  work. I work with a Non-governmental organization that deals with the advocacy and  sensitization of youth problems that include Drug abuse, prostitution, illiteracy, crime,  HIV/AIDS, sexual harassment, gender and many more. The Organization has done a remarkable  job over the years and has achieved notable success in the advocacy of youth not only  countrywide but also internationally. Hand to what the organization does, it has developed means  to aid Youth in need by establishing counseling programs, rehabilitation centers and health care  systems.

As an Outreach and counseling officer, I have managed to execute well my tasks and the  working environment has enabled me to closely understand issues that tend to cause youth to  have various problems and my initiative over the years has been to foresee changes in youth  policies and perception change that had to start within our own organization. Despite the  initiatives taken by the organization in advocacy for the youth, there has been a long term  “malpractice” of its agenda based on discrimination of a group of youth in need of help based on  their “family background status”. Youth that need help and are from well off families and Youth  that ran from their homes are not subjected to receive any kind of help because it is considered  well of families can take care and aid their youth and those that ran from home need first to  reunite with their families..

This had been a heated debate within the organization because many employees who currently  work within the organization are new including the director himself. For months, this has been  my agenda in every meeting and opportunity I got to address a change in the issue arguing “help  to all” because they all need help from similar problems. With multiple attempts to wave away  the malpractice without success, I encountered the storytelling lesson that changed my way into  everything. I brought in storytelling because I believed it will bring different elements to tackling  the problem and with its essence a logical message was conveyed that was persuasive enough to  change the perceptions, emotions and bring about connection to the people because it portrays  the true essence of the way to overcome the challenge.

Application

In a recent general meeting we had in the office, I brought in a friend that most recognized  because he owns a rehabilitation center for drug addicts and advocates on the problem of drugs  and addiction. Little did they know of how he got there until I told of is story. I told them that tis  friend of mine comes from a very rich family but because of drug addiction, the parents  disowned him due to his addiction state. After many years of suffering and seeking help, e ad  lost hope and wanted to commit suicide. This came after is last attempt to seek for help from our  organization and because of is notable family background, they refused to do so. Upon  encountering him one time, he told me about is agonizing story one that I told them too about is  tales of being an addict, the pain e endured and the nasty tins e ad to do to sustain is addiction to  a point of wanting to commit suicide. But on the second attempt to seek help from the  organization, with my backup, they offered him the help that made him the man he is now.

Insight and Approach

I asked my colleagues in that meeting that how many more youth that have been ignored such  help would be making a difference in their lives now and many other people’s lives as living  testimonies? I brought this friend of mine as a living testimony that the malpractice done by the  organization has put many youth in suffering or even worse and probably today, if it had not  been for the organization to help this friend of mine, he might have committed suicide.

After giving the story of this friend to them and as a testimony against the malpractice, in this  short while, it has helped change the organization’s perception and attitude towards  consideration of family background and now are having enacted a program and slogan statin  “Help To All”. Storytelling has been a significant tool for me now, after years of proposal  writing and presentations to try and make my case, this one story with a living testimonial as  seen to a change and transformation of the ways things are handled that for years have been  unsuccessful. This has given me a great experience and the course itself, it has given me more  motivation to wake up every day and persuade more in life.

In my next encounters, storytelling will be an approach not only will I use in solving a particular  problem, but using it as a tool to liaise and express the true nature of how different tins happen,  wy they happen and showing the cause and effect of such variables. It’s a powerful persuasion  tool.


Reflection Storytelling Theme : Help To All . Challenge and Selection Storytelling has proven to be significant and useful tool that I use most of the times in my line of work . I work with a Non - governmental organization that deals with the advocacy and sensitization of youth problems that include Drug abuse , prostitution , illiteracy , crime , HIV / AIDS , sexual harassment , gender and many more . The Organization has done a remarkable job over the years and has achieved notable success in the advocacy of youth not only countrywide but also internationally . Hand to what the organization does , it has developed means to aid Youth in need by establishing counseling programs , rehabilitation centers and health care systems . As an Outreach and counseling officer , I have managed to execute well my tasks and the working environment has enabled me to closely understand issues that tend to cause youth to have various problems and my initiative over the years has been to foresee changes in youth policies and perception change that had to start within our own organization . Despite the initiatives taken by the organization in advocacy for the youth , there has been a long term “ malpractice ” of its agenda based on discrimination of a group of youth in need of help based on their “ family background status ” . Youth that need help and are from well off families and Youth that ran from their homes are not subjected to receive any kind of help because it is considered well of families can take care and aid their youth and those that ran from home need first to reunite with their families .. This had been a heated debate within the organization because many employees who currently work within the organization are new including the director himself . For months , this has been my agenda in every meeting and opportunity I got to address a change in the issue arguing “ help to all ” because they all need help from similar problems . With multiple attempts to wave away the malpractice without success , I encountered the storytelling lesson that changed my way into everything . I brought in storytelling because I believed it will bring different elements to tackling the problem and with its essence a logical message was conveyed that was persuasive enough to change the perceptions , emotions and bring about connection to the people because it portrays the true essence of the way to overcome the challenge . Application In a recent general meeting we had in the office , I brought in a friend that most recognized because he owns a rehabilitation center for drug addicts and advocates on the problem of drugs and addiction . Little did they know of how he got there until I told of is story . I told them that tis friend of mine comes from a very rich family but because of drug addiction , the parents disowned him due to his addiction state . After many years of suffering and seeking help , e ad lost hope and wanted to commit suicide . This came after is last attempt to seek for help from our organization and because of is notable family background , they refused to do so . Upon encountering him one time , he told me about is agonizing story one that I told them too about is tales of being an addict , the pain e endured and the nasty tins e ad to do to sustain is addiction to a point of wanting to commit suicide . But on the second attempt to seek help from the organization , with my backup , they offered him the help that made him the man he is now . Insight and Approach I asked my colleagues in that meeting that how many more youth that have been ignored such help would be making a difference in their lives now and many other people ’s lives as living testimonies ? I brought this friend of mine as a living testimony that the malpractice done by the organization has put many youth in suffering or even worse and probably today , if it had not been for the organization to help this friend of mine , he might have committed suicide . After giving the story of this friend to them and as a testimony against the malpractice , in this short while , it has helped change the organization ’s perception and attitude towards consideration of family background and now are having enacted a program and slogan statin “ Help To All ” . Storytelling has been a significant tool for me now , after years of proposal writing and presentations to try and make my case , this one story with a living testimonial as seen to a change and transformation of the ways things are handled that for years have been unsuccessful . This has given me a great experience and the course itself , it has given me more motivation to wake up every day and persuade more in life . In my next encounters , storytelling will be an approach not only will I use in solving a particular problem , but using it as a tool to liaise and express the true nature of how different tins happen , wy they happen and showing the cause and effect of such variables . It ’s a powerful persuasion tool .