Model of a small African village that introduces each of the films

Delegates rehearse a puppet scene at a No Strings workshop in Nairobi, Kenya

Puppets were hand-made by a team of local seamstresses, and can easily be copied

No Strings workshop, Day Five: School Visit. Delegates try out new puppet and group work techniques to encourage children to actively explore films’ messages

Do’s and Dont’s game. Younger children taking part in simple activities to help consolidate message understanding after watching the Stigma film

Consolidating what she has learnt from the film in a short, written exercise

Facilitator George animates a class of primary school children in a question and answer session after watching Do You Know It All? (stigma)

The talking Crow, along with monkey Abadab, one of Kibing's strange companions

No Strings workshop delegates have fun with children and puppets after a school visit

Meet Sock: Founder Johnie McGlade entertains children in Kibera, a vast Nairobi slum

Storyboard: Sequence of takes for the stigma film Will This Be Your Life?

Puppeteering Abadab: Jim Kroupa, HIV shoot