Residency | Making Tools for Storytelling Accessible to NGOs

Abundance of impact stories, but scarcity of storytelling?

Are you a development sector professional or founder struggling to tell your real stories of change? Do you feel you don’t have the right tools or the strategy for impact storytelling? Do you feel your work needs to be more visible to your supporters? If your answer is yes, this program is designed for you.

What participants say

I made my website with zero coding skills!

Naji Mahfood

Co-founder, Ignite India

Residency details

• Duration: 2 days; Tuesday & Wednesday; 3-4 Weekly batches per month [Date options in application form]
• Location for Workshop & Stay: aikyam space, Kochi, Kerala
• Format: Residential, workshop, hands-on learning
• Cost: FREE workshop, shared accommodation, food, and tech tools (participants need to bring a laptop and cover travel costs. travel scholarship available for NGOs with limited budgets)

Who are the trainers?

Jinso Raj

aikyam fellow

Loves tech and will break down the technicalities of the tool for you in simple ways

Megha Jibhakate

aikyam fellow

Loves design and trainer in Ghost content management system and website creation

Sumi Thomas

aikyam fellow

Communications expert, with an interest in design for storytelling

What exactly will I do at the residency?

We have 2 days to work on carefully designed activities that have real outcomes for you and your organisation.

What tech tool will I learn and get access to?

Ghost

Ghost, a free, simple, storytelling platform for creating blogs, newsletters, and websites. It offers a clean interface with powerful features for discoverability, content creation, visibility, member engagement, and storytelling for fundraising.

Learn more about Ghost

Who can apply?

• You are a professional working at a registered NGO in India, contributing to communications/storytelling for your organisation.
• OR you are a volunteer/would like to volunteer for social change by helping NGOs with storytelling for impact.
• You use basic writing and editing tools like MS Word and Google Docs.

Have questions?

Find all the answers to Frequently Asked Questions here.

Questions? Write to us at  hello@aikyamfellows.org

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