No Strings uses colourful and engaging adventure films made by some of the world's finest puppeteers to teach life-saving messages to children in countries like Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Formed in 2003, our experience is rapidly growing, and with it, the opportunity to work on new programmes in these countries and other parts of the world.

Once dubbed into local languages, No Strings works with local partners who train staff to distribute our films to schools and communities within a given country. Where possible, these facilitators use live puppets to animate carefully co-ordinated question-and-answer follow-up sessions.

"We know that puppets can really grab children's attention and get them to listen," says No Strings writer/director Kathy Mullen, one-time principal performer with The Muppet Show. "It worked on television in the West - why not use this incredible tool to teach kids living in dangerous places how to be safe?"