Meaningful

Helen Patuck is a storyteller and the founder of Kitabna, a non-profit social business that publishes and distributes children’s books to refugees worldwide. Since 2014, Kitabna has printed over 17,000 copies of its 7 titles and developed a methodology to train refugee teachers to use its books as a social and educational resource for refugee youth. In this episode we talk about: The origins of Kitabna; The power of writing; Self-publishing; Working with vulnerable communities; Creating art and creating social impact; The importance of neutrality in humanitarian contexts; and How to nurture social change. Discover more about Helen and her work in the show notes to this episode.