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Stories for Health
Education and Skills Development
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 What's New
Stories for Health Education and Skills Development
This collection of stories is commissioned by FRESH and edited by Hugh Hawes of Child-to-Child and Jaya Conhye Soobrayen of UNESCO drawing very largely on material made available by members of the Child-to-Child network, notably groups in London, Paris, Ahmadabad, Beirut and Karachi. It reflects the interests and expertise of its editors, a team from the Child-to-Child Trust led by one of its former directors. Most of Child-to-Child’s activities in school have been at the basic level of education (6-13 year olds) and though some stories presented have a background in Western cultures (e.g. The Prince who Smelled Smoky) and some are universally applicable (e.g. The Market Dentist) most ideas presented and suggestions made derive particularly from the application of the Child-to-Child approach in schools and among children of primary school age in countries with limited resources and where story telling is deeply ingrained in the tradition.
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Different kinds of stories
Three different kinds of stories can be found in this collection:
Stories based on every day life
This is where the story teller uses characters, often imaginary, but sometimes based on real individuals in situations which bring out health messages and also point to ways of behaviour (life-skills). Examples here would be Uncle George feeds his baby, Abdul and Seri and the Day the Earth shook.
Folk tales, Fables and Fairy Stories
Here is where common children’s stories and folk tales are adapted to present a story with a health message or where well known characters are used to tell a health education story. Examples here would be The Hare’s Revenge based on West African story characters of the crafty hare and the cruel hyena, and Bad Medicine based on a very popular English story, the tale of Peter Rabbit.
Imaginative Stories
Here are stories based on an imaginative sequence to highlight health messages. For instance in Dirty Water, a little boy becomes small to emphasise the dangers of polluted water; in The Invisible Poacher, little elephants whose parents have been killed by poachers, emphasises the plight of Aids orphans, and in Soonam is Hungry, a mosquito tells her own story. |
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The Organization
