AFS Philippines’s Traveling Around The Philippines: Understanding Cultural Differences and Increasing Cultural Awareness storytelling program used creative and innovative storytelling techniques to help out-of-school youth (ages from 3 to 13) who survived Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) understand the importance of social progress, tolerance, diversity and living peacefully together as Filipinos. AFS Philippines partnered with Sangkatigan— a community organization—and the Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company to create this interactive program. The event encouraged students to join two travelers as they “journeyed” through the Philippines experiencing a variety of local cultures.
Using storytelling to help children learn about their culture
