HEALTH, SAFETY,
WELLBEING
through Puppetry
The Power of Puppets
Puppets give children a voice. Through puppetry, children can move, play, imagine and create, absorbed in a shared task of bringing characters to life. Their attention deepens, their confidence grows, and the room becomes focused, collaborative and full of energy.
Puppets change the conversation. Problems and difficult feelings can belong to a character, not the child, creating enough distance to make it easier to speak and explore without the need to reveal personal experiences.
Children can begin to see that situations can change, that different responses are possible, and that they can have a part to play in what happens next.
The Power of Film
Created with lead artists from the original Muppet Show, our films are made with exceptional care, combining character, warmth and beautifully crafted puppetry.
In a world of fast-moving children’s content, our films are deliberately different.
They are rich, funny and gentle, drawing children into difficult subjects without frightening or overwhelming them.
Live from the LATRINE
Here’s someone we meet most days - hmmm, but when did you last see him interviewed?
Mr Poop is live from the latrine to tell us how it is … who washed their hands, who didn’t, and what happens if you don’t. Disgusting!!
A short-format film for social media sharing.
What Changes
Five teachers became more than 7,000: In the Philippines, an initial disaster preparedness workshop grew into training for more than 7,000 educators across a provincial school system.
Handwashing with soap rose from 2% to 53%: Independent enumerators recorded lasting change among primary school children following our WASH programme in Nairobi.
95% of caregivers reported improved wellbeing: In our recent work with Sudanese refugee children in southern Egypt, parents reported clear improvements across multiple areas of their children’s psychosocial wellbeing.
Support us
Help put powerful, practical tools into the hands of children and the people who support them.
Your support helps us train local facilitators, adapt films and materials, work with trusted partners and bring the No Strings Method to communities affected by conflict, disaster and ongoing challenges.
Through puppetry, film and story, children can build confidence, develop practical skills and find new ways to respond to fear, loss, danger and uncertainty.
Every gift helps us take that work further.
Contact
To find out how we can work together, or to discover more about our projects, feel free to get in touch.