“Storytelling gives kids wings to fly by their hearts and their minds to tell their story and celebrate their glory . It is where those kids belong now and where they want to be in the future”

- Haneen Khaled

The Hands Up Story

In 2016, Nick Bilbrough started doing storytelling in schools in Palestine, both Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The kids loved it, and apart from practising their English, it offered a powerful way to make connections with the rest of the world in a country where freedom of movement is severely limited and feelings of isolation common. And the kids were so engaged that they started telling stories too…

Remote story telling

Who doesn’t love a good story? Volunteers around the world and children in Palestine tell their stories to an audience of hundreds, sometimes thousands. Stories for young and older learners are broadcast every day of the week over Zoom and Facebook Live.

Stories alive

The Stories Alive materials are story based language learning materials for young learners in Palestine and around the world. Stories Alive is packed full of culturally relevant resources ready to be used by anyone who believes that storytelling forms an important part of language learning.