Resources for story tellers
Are you a storyteller looking to sharpen your skills and create brilliant, nuanced stories that reflect a progressive and innovative Africa?
We provide storytelling guides and handbooks, free courses, as well as ANF Academy workshops and training material, that are perfect tools for you.
Find all these resources below.
The Africa Bias Buster
The Africa Bias Buster is an innovative AI-powered tool designed to detect and eliminate bias in writing about Africa to address the persistent problem of stereotypical portrayals of Africa in media and other forms of storytelling.
A ‘how to’ guide for writing about African elections
News stories about African elections often focus on corruption, ethnic tension, and violence, creating a one-dimensional narrative that does not capture the complexities and progress inherent in the continent’s electoral processes.
The Ethical Storytelling: How to write about Africa course
The Ethical Storytelling: How to write about Africa course will provide tips and tools to help communicators undo the stereotypes that persist in many of the storytelling outputs of local and international NGOs, donors and foundations working on the continent.
Ethical Storytelling Handbook
Storytelling is the most powerful way for donor and non-governmental organisations to convey their work because stories allow audiences to connect on both an intellectual and emotional level.
Why We Need to Change the Way We Write About Africa
Stories - and the words and images used to tell them - matter. Repeat them over time, and they become the defining narrative of a people and place.
FREE Course - The Writing Room courses for writers by Brittle Paper
FREE Course - The Writing Room courses for writers by Brittle Paper
African Stories: A guide for journalists on how to tell better stories about Africa
The course disrupts stereotypical news and storytelling about Africa by helping journalists develop a fresh reporting style beyond framing Africa through stereotypes.