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It is a great story with lessons to be learnt.

The story i found really powerful was a story told by a woman who advocates for the rights of sex workers. It made me feel empathetic towards her. She narrated a story about a gang of men who tricked her colleague, hired her off their usual spot drugged her and took her to a forest. The men then gang-raped her and tore her tissue with their aggressiveness. They then tied her to a tree with her legs wide apart and her hand also tied over her head and left her to spend the night there.

she screamed her voice hoarse but there was no help because it was already getting dark and yet the forest was quite a distance away from the nearby residence. The blood the flowed from her bleeding private parts then attracted ants that moved straight up to her sex organs. They feasted on her the whole night as she wailed helplessly in pain throughout the night.
She was only rescued by some little children who had come to the forest to collect firewood. when they saw her they called for help. The local authorities came to her rescue immediately and tried to look for her identity. She only survived for a day in the hospital and died.
It was later established that she had been gang-rapped because the men felt that she took to sex work because she was not getting sexual satisfaction from her partner yet in actual sense she was in sex work to earn a living.

A story I found really powerful was with regard to a young woman who came to our organization for assistance. She was a disabled, young widow who never had children. She found herself in a position of being asked by the local county children's services to assist in the care of not one, but two children who had been abandoned by their mother. One of the children was this woman's biological family member, who she was willing to take to assist her family member in getting custody of the child. However, this child had a half-sibling, who she did not want to abandon and asked my client if she would take her sister, too. My client agreed to take both children, and it made me feel so much compassion for this dear woman, who had been through so much herself, to take on the care of both of these children. I assisted her in many ways with all she needed to bring these children into her home and with the necessities to care for them. Watching the care and love she provided to these children still warms my heart today.

Thanks for sharing this story!

I heard the story of a man who decided to attend a church service after much persuasion from his friend. His initial initial hesitation was due to the fact that he detested being the practice of preachers asking gullible congregants for monetary contributions at the end of the service. To make sure this did not happen, he resolved to carry in his pocket just a few cents, intentionally.
So he accompanied his friend to the church service, just to verify his commendations.
Alas! by the time the storied preacher was done, our good man not only gave what he had but borrowed for offering a few hundreds for which he promised to reimburse later that evening.

1. What made the story memorable was the man's change of mind
2. I felt exited to now the content of the preacher message
3. It compelled me to want to find out what was preached about

A story I really found powerful was about Joel Osteen, the lead pastor of Lakewood church and how he was able implement amazing strategies to see the church grow in numbers from when he took over the church from his dad. He was able to buy the current auditorium of the church which can carry over 16000 people in attendance, and the church has millions of followers listening to their messages online and from different parts of the world.

This story was one of grit, resilience and passion. Joel never expected to be the lead pastor of the Lakewood church because he was working on the background with his dad, for years and when his father died, the church appointed him to take over. He has over hundreds of messages on YouTube, preaching about hope, salvation and converting people to Christ.

I hope I didn't forget to add that he is a New York best-selling author. His books has changed my life and I got to know an indepth of this story from this book titled Becoming a better you.

This story left a huge impact in my life, I was inspired to become better and live a life that would touch the lives of others positively.

A story I really found powerful was about Joel Osteen, the lead pastor of Lakewood church and how he was able implement amazing strategies to see the church grow in numbers from when he took over the church from his dad. He was able to buy the current auditorium of the church which can carry over 16000 people in attendance, and the church has millions of followers listening to their messages online and from different parts of the world.

This story was one of grit, resilience and passion. Joel never expected to be the lead pastor of the Lakewood church because he was working on the background with his dad, for years and when his father died, the church appointed him to take over. He has over hundreds of messages on YouTube, preaching about hope, salvation and converting people to Christ.

I hope I didn't forget to add that he is a New York best-selling author. His books has changed my life and I got to know an indepth of this story from this book titled Becoming a better you.

This story left a huge impact in my life, I was inspired to become better and live a life that would touch the lives of others positively.

A story I found really powerful is the story of my handcrafted jewelry business. The story make me feel defeated with a renewed determination to energize Africa with renewable energy using my handcrafted business as one of the means.

A story I found really powerful was Blake Lively talking about the Child Rescue Foundation - I felt sad, disgusted and hopeful about the work the foundation does. It made me connect with the charity online to see how I could support

Wow, inspiring

The story I found compelling was of a young mother who was selling bananas in the streets and was chanting " buy a banana so that a little girl can learn how to read and write.
I felt so bad for the little girl who was standing beside her mom and was indeed looking deprived of so many things. She was holding an even smaller baby for her mom who was obviously a teenager.
I was compelled to buy a banana and inquire more about the little girl so that I can see how to help them permanently

A story I found really powerful was a story about the effects of the HIV pandemic in the early 2000s which was in a form of a short film titled "The forgotten Children of Zimbabwe". To tell the truth , I cried when I watched it , I was really touched by young innocent children whom I saw their plight in the story and it made me feel more like helping even though I was still young and with no resources to do so.

A story that really touched me was about the Purple Truck project from Purple House, the project has a dialysis machine on wheels that serves remote communities in NT. My father passed away due to kidney problems and I know the struggle it is to depend on a machine. I was very glad to know there are charities focused on remote areas providing care and support to Aboriginal people.

I love hearing about charities that support women, specially the ones designed to help people in vulnerability. Hope you get the chance to volunteer :)

A story i found really powerful was on how to overcome obstacles. it made me feel motivated

A story i found really powerful was there is a man who live in remote village in China and one day a kidnapper just kidnapped his child and sell the boy to the rich family in town. For that the father drive his bike around China to find his boy and one day, he finally found his boy after years searches. It made me feel touched by a father's love to his son.

i story i heard as a child was that of an "ANT", and how the work with good collaboration and the benefit of working with people of diverse background focusing on their strength.

A story i found really powerful was that of a young boy (grew up as a cattle herder) whom beyond all odds ensured he àttended school, pushed his way through and currently giving back to his community which has resulted to increase in school enrollment and change in cultural norms and perspective on education.

One story that i found really powerful was about the orang utan research by Dr. Birute Galdikas. Her story of dedication to understand more about orang utan as a way to conserve the species is giving me a goosebumps. Years of study, spent in the depth of rainforest in Indonesia, her struggle and perseverance is extremely mezmerizing! It also made me feel upset to know about how humans being harmful to the nature.

Welp, thanks to you, i get to see more inspirational story! I was scrolling through the post to see more interesting story and i found yours!

A story I found really powerful was one by a certain Lady who happened to be a TB survivor and a person living with HIV. She shared with me about her journey. How she had faced many challenges due to the stigma towards people living with HIV and those with TB in our community. She lost friends and family members forcing her to be isolated. Fortunately she had attained some form of education and was able to sustain herself and be independent. But she thought of those other individuals like her who however do not have the luxury of being independent or being educated. She realized it was up to people like her to help them. By supporting them as well as educating the people around them about HIV, TB and mental health, with the aim of removing the stigma. That's how she started an initiative of volunteers working together to help people living with HIV and TB in communities. The initiative then grew and became an organization.
Hearing this story made me feel so passionate and evoked something in me. Being a TB survivor I was able to relate so much to her story. I felt sad and then hopeful. Sad that stigma in our community does so much harm but hopeful that there are people like her who are doing something to help others facing the same thing. This is what led me to become a volunteer and later an advocate. Her story is one of the reasons I chose to be in the community development field, focusing on health.

A story I found really powerful was one by a certain Lady who happened to be a TB survivor and a person living with HIV. She shared with me about her journey. How she had faced many challenges due to the stigma towards people living with HIV and those with TB in our community. She lost friends and family members forcing her to be isolated. Fortunately she had attained some form of education and was able to sustain herself and be independent. But she thought of those other individuals like her who however do not have the luxury of being independent or being educated. She realized it was up to people like her to help them. By supporting them as well as educating the people around them about HIV, TB and mental health, with the aim of removing the stigma. That's how she started an initiative of volunteers working together to help people living with HIV and TB in communities. The initiative then grew and became an organization.
Hearing this story made me feel so passionate and evoked something in me. Being a TB survivor I was able to relate so much to her story. I felt sad and then hopeful. Sad that stigma in our community does so much harm but hopeful that there are people like her who are doing something to help others facing the same thing. This is what led me to become a volunteer and later an advocate. Her story is one of the reasons I chose to be in the community development field, focusing on health.

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Hello fellow learners,

My name's Dieune and I'm from Haiti. I am taking this this course to learn the practical skill of Budgeting to apply in and help my organisation accomplish its mission.

I love this community and I look forward to learning from and with you all.

Thank you and happy learning!

This story was memorable to me because it went into my feeling soft spot. It created some very powerful energy inside me that nearly overcame me. It was tough to control, it was a good feeling, a feeling that it was so great and ethically right what this person has achieved that I almost cried at the spot. Helping people out and motivating the children to be better, overcoming their struggles. It compelled me in the sense that it motivated me to do something similar to what the person telling the story had achieved.

Yes, I think when a writer is able to transmit the feelings, sufferings and the efforts been through to achieve something or fight something. Those feelings will influence the reader's emotions if he/she thinks in a similar way as the writer

Wow, that is a compelling story. I felt moved by it

In the build-up to Nigeria's 2015 general elect, former president Goodluck Jonathan had one of the most inspiring campaign. That was primarily because of the story he brought to the minds of the people. He sold to us the story of how he "went to school without shoes on his feet".

This story, though was a common experience with many people, raised peoples empathy and support for the man who later became the president. He was not the only one who ever went to school without shoes. Many other people may have experience a more difficult situation. But the story sank in people's minds, including me and we gave their votes eagerly.

Interestingly, I was particularly moved by this tale. So I wanted to do something to ensure that children in my community do not go to school without shoes on their feet. I thought of other ways to support children from vulnerable families and promote access to education such as providing writing materials, school uniform and more. This was inspired by the story of one man who became president by telling the the electorates story they could connect with.

Storytelling can be one of the most valuable resources in a communications practitioner's toolbox. No matter what industry you work in — private, government, nonprofit, etc. — the most successful communications practitioners are always trying to persuade someone, be it a journalist to cover their company's news, a stakeholder to partner with them on an announcement or a member of the public to like their tweet.

But storytelling can do even more powerful things than persuasion. Storytelling can raise awareness of issues in your community and around the world. Impact stories put a face or name on your organization, bringing its mission to life and providing a glimpse into the lives of individuals or communities. These stories connect with our emotions and can inspire people to act — to bring about change.

A story I found more powerful is the story of my current boss on the UN women website. It made me want to meet her in person and be part of those bringing about the growth and development of children in an environment free of child sexual abuse.

The story was about how she was severally sexually abused as a child by her uncles and how she turned her pain into purpose.

As someone living with sickle cell. On of the story that really inspire me, is the story of a woman who live with sickle, becomes a nurse , got married and also have an Non governmental organisation that gives information about sickle cell disorder. She coined the word Sickle cell warrior, which allows me to see my self in another light

I read her story at my lowest time, when I never believed someone living with sickle cell can be successful, married or impact others life.

This led me to work on my self, started my NGO to create awareness on sickle cell in rural communities.

Her story inspires and also gives hope.

If I didn't read her story, I might have ended my life or gave up on me. But her story is helping to impact other people living with sickle cell in rural communities

Happy to know, you never gave up thanks to that story, and who knows how many you will impact with your own story. all the best

A story that really impacted me was an incident about the death of a mother and the new born child in a remote area due to the lack of travel facilities and how the situation was handled by establishing the hostel for the Pregnant women solved the challenges and saved many lives. I felt the need to contribute for addressing this problem after listening to this story.

The story I heard that melted my heart was a story of a young school graduate who was murdered as a result of attending a fake job interview and job
hunting..
And then I was compelled to building more caring communities

A Story I found very powerful was that of this young man in Nigeria, that will always write about Tony Elumelu a Nigerian Entrepreneur, and how he aspired to be like him. He will dress like him, and post his picture and that of Tony Elumelu side by side.
Eventually he got noticed by this Entrepreneur and today he is officially his mentee. He was bold enough to shoot his shot and that yielded him a position, he will forever be grateful of.
It made me feel the need to be more bold and that dreams come through, sometimes in ways you may have never imagined.

Pain always brings a lesson, when you choose not to let it decide your fate. She turned her experience as a victim to a powerful tool. Today her experience is the reason why so may people will never have to go through what she went through. Never give up, and never let the circumstances you are in today define your fate. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Just believe and act

The best stories are generally those with which the audience feel a direct connection with the story. It hits differently. Nice one buddy

The story I found touching and powerful was about improving the quality of life for SOGIE person in Harare South Zimbabwe. The context was memorable, which spews the situation in which a young transgender in the community in which they are highly stigmatized and discriminated in her community and also very vulnerable to HIV infection because she cannot come out public and access health.

When I heard the story, I was moved and touched at the same time. The story portrayed the real situation in my community .

The story has transformed me from being negative to a positive minded person.

That is touching

That is touching

A story i found really powerful was of 3 children who walked over 8 kilometers to school because thier family had to move from their old abode to a much farther one out of town after they were ejected for not paying rent. The parents could not enroll them in any nearby schools becausze they did not have funds and the children were determined to get an education so they kept walking to their old school which was free as it was a social intervention program.

it made me give and want to keep on giving to ensure that they have money for transport and to eat.

The story I feel was memorable was of a young lady that was arrested for attempted kidnap. While in prison, she enrolled for a Bachelors in Law course and started working in prison. She explained the law to her different inmates who really appreciated her efforts. I felt emotionally happy because a person who was a criminal had transformed and was becoming a lawyer. The story made me believe that change is possible its just a matter of time

A story I found really powerful was written in the blog section of the Aggrey and Clifford's Tanzania website. The story was about a boy who moved with his family to another country in Africa. When the boy get there, he was admitted to one of the schools in the country where he met with fellow student whom was narrating a story about the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro and how he and his family are adamant to visit the country where the giant mountain is located. The boy found himself into squabble which results into physical confrontation because he corrected the boy that the mountain was not in the country he said he was about to visit but the boy refused and called him liar It made me feel happy because it is the kind of the confrontation I encountered when I met with others when I tell the same story

A story i found powerful was the story about an individual on his first day of work, illustrating teamwork.

The story I found realy powerful is a story of a survivor of rape who went from struggling with suicide and pschological trauma to being a champion against rape culture. presntly she has supported ove 2000 survivors of child sexual abuse and rape. Supporting over 20 in continuing their education.

A story I found really powerful was the story of a young lady who defied the odds of her disadvantaged background and has become such an inspirational leader in the world today.
It made me feel like really nothing is impossible when a decision to break status quo is made by any person.
With this story, I knew I didn't have any excuse not to be the person I see myself becoming; if someone like that could break through and make something valuable of herself, then I can.
That young lady is Dr. Cindy Trimm!

Wow, well done!

This is really inspiring! Well done on taking action.

Thank you for sharing! This is wonderful and shows how a powerful story can stay with you for a long time.

A powerful story I heard was at a conference, of lady's experience with a sinking car with her family at risk of drowning. First they showed her story on video, and then we heard it first hand - which was really emotional and the atmosphere in the room was silent. It gave me motivation in my work and inspired me to do the best job I could do to assist the organisation in preventing similar critical situations.

A story I find really powerful (recently) is that of "Chess In Slums". An initiative by Tunde Onokoya to help raise young boys from under the bridge and slums of Lagos State, Nigeria, through the game of chess. It made me feel alive! It further affirmed my belief in the fact that chasing after your dream will give light to the reality of other peoples' dreams. Plus, the magical doings of the game of chess is beyond the board.

A story I found really powerful was about a transgender man dealing with his problems in his family. It made me feel deep about our mentality towards them and how they have to suffer due to our perception about them.

Such an inspiring story!

A story I found really powerful was this physiotherapist that worked for APAC (Association in Favor of People with Cerebral Palsy) for 40 years. I met her in my first day of work, she told me that although she is old enough to be retired, she stills goes to work everyday beacuse she loves doing it. She looked so happy yet humble. The way she aid this made me feel that she values her work, the institution and its beneficiaries. I felt enthusiast to start raising funds.

What a great story!

One of the stories I find memorable and sad was that of an innocent man who was a victim of Jungle justice in Aba, Nigeria. He was accused of stealing and burnt alive after which they found what he was accused of stealing in the shop of the accuser. His wife gave birth minutes after his death.

A story I found really powerful was about the story of a religious leader who supported internal displaced people residing in the church. The religious leader is prominent and easily heard by faith community in his surroundings. He was able to collect food items, closes and was able to provide without any discrimination to displaced people during the conflict in northern part of my country, Ethiopia. Both Christiania and Muslim immigrants were served equally. It made me feel very happy to see this religious leader serving internally displaced people while watching the war coming to his territory.

Interesting, well done!

A story I found really powerful was the case of a woman who was not allowed to continue her primary school education because she lost her dad and had to move in with her uncle who force her to get married an a tender age, despite the fact that she didn't complete her primary school education she was still able to read a little and communicate in some way of writing,it made me feel the need to always want to support disadvantaged kids to continue their education and not lose hope,also I found some people at my place of work who can't bargain well because they don't have a certificate or could read well,so they sign documents that ends up biting them in their ass

A story I found really powerful was the case of a woman who was not allowed to continue her primary school education because she lost her dad and had to move in with her uncle who force her to get married an a tender age, despite the fact that she didn't complete her primary school education she was still able to read a little and communicate in some way of writing,it made me feel the need to always want to support disadvantaged kids to continue their education and not lose hope,also I found some people at my place of work who can't bargain well because they don't have a certificate or could read well,so they sign documents that ends up biting them in their ass

A story I found really powerful was a story which was shared by an organisation which helps girls during the transition period from high school to tertiary institutions. The story is about a girl who soon after completing form 6 in a rural area in Zimbabwe decided to get married before the results were announced. She got married to a man who had not completed school and was employed as a cattle keeper. When the results were announced she had passed exeptionally well in her studies, she had 15 points, the highest possible achievement for form 6. The people working for the organisation got in touch with her to find out her next move only to hear that her husband would not allow her to go to university. The organisation went to the house to counsel the husband until he let her go. She got a full scholarships to study in Ghana and is about to complete her studies.
Now the husband, still in Zimbabwe rewrote his O levels and then wrote Alevels and passed and now awaits going to university as well. This story was touching to me because it made me realise how much guidance young women need at transitioning stage. This one girl was lucky because of the support which she had from the organisation. Some girls who maynot be so lucky lose out on the opportunity for a better future. The speaker was the counselor who dealt with the matter and she spoke from the heart. I will do so in my own storytelling.

NB. 15 points is the highest possible achievement for students who would have written 3 subjects

A story found to be really powerful is that of creation and the fact that all the incredible construction was put under the care of a man this story may sound strange to some but the enormosith of it influence has changed my thinking and influenced my actions in the past years.

An inspiring story to say the least, love how women are becoming more independent although this is not to support the absurd claims of some but hey a nice world will be formed when the creative juice of the gender is considered to be capable in our now society.
#BreakTheBias

A story I found really powerful was a story about a grandson that asked his grandpa how it feels to be in a 63 year long relationship with his grandma. His grandfather answered it felt like I have been with 8 different woman and I loved all 8 versions of her. A person changes/grows over the years, but if you give eachother the freedom to be who you are/want to be you can grow together. It made me feel heart warmed, because it showed me that love indeed can be forever.

I've told a story frequently about a man who was homeless. In the years prior to his homelessness, he'd lost his nephew, father, mother, had a stroke, and lost his wife 3 days prior to coming to our rescue mission. To top it all off, his children told him they weren't going to help him and he needed to "figure it out". This story is of a man I met and spoke with personally. His life story made me feel so much pain for him; especially the tears in his eyes as he told it. It caused me to realize that the stereotypical homeless person who is a drug-addict, low-life is not an accurate one. These are real people, with real issues, who need real help. I've been compelled to love them even in their brokeness.

A story I found really powerful was that of Virginia Burton. It made me feel a myriad of emotions - pensive from the strong doses of resilience and hope amid impossibilities, happiness that in the end, self-love prevailed, and sadness for all the struggles she went through first.

I do love reading her story for it sends a clear message to the humanity - that it is possible to be sober regardless of the addiction source. This prompted and allowed me then to be more vulnerable, reachable, and understanding to anyone for behind the smiles, laughter, tears, and apathy, a person is trying to survive at the very least.

A story I found really powerful was about children who live in poverty, and how they starve for days to weeks. They have to eat from trash or leftovers from restaurants. It made me feel emotional, because of how much they have to go through just for a meal, and here we all are, being picky of what we eat and wasting tons of food just because we're 'full', not thinking about how many children pray just to have a small portion of food every day

A touching story of an old man of over 70 years who recently graduated from high school in the US.
It humbled me and gave a fresh perspective about life. Through the story I saw resilience and the power in commitment and passion for achievement. Even age could not bar him from attaining his childhood dream.

A story I found really powerful was about how inner beauty is shown outside. I felt happy that ugly people are not discriminated against, but are supported.

A story that i found really powerful was a story of a garbage collector. This man was under looked by a lot of people in the community because of the way he dressed not to forget the kind of work he did. however whoever could hear about the story of how hardworking and full of wealth he is, could change their perspective about him. Many young men have changed their perception about jobs: they have begun to believe that no matter what kind of work you do, you can always make a financial difference.

This story made me feel how powerful a story can be when it comes to social impact.

The story that I found most compelling was about increasing farmer yield. As an agriculture practitioner, I find it heartwarming to add small-scale farmers' yield, income, and food security at home. The best part is how emotional they are about their increased yield, income, and food security. This motivates me to use my agricultural knowledge to assist them, as well as to do more for my community and to improve the lives of others.

A story I heard that I found very powerful was the story of the Be The Change club. It is a club based in a high school that brings refugee students together to learn more about one another's traditions and heritage. I never looked at others as being different by nationalities. This story opened my mind to what refugee children go through to feel included. I felt empathy for their struggles, but overwhelming joy for the way they have chosen to overcome the gaps.

A story I really found powerful was of a friend who lost her mother and since she was out of the country. She couldn't pay her last respects to the mother.
Going through the agony, friends distancing themselves from her, she believed it was the end of it all.
As time passed by, she had to get out of her sorrow and move on as no one was willing to stand with her for that long.
When she got back to herself, she chose not to see the same pain in other people. She made it a point to comfort those who have lost loved ones through a healing therapy of art and Theatre.

It made me feel emotional, the desire to stand by those who have lost a loved one and comfort them.

A story I found really powerful was about a rural school where the children in that school attend classes but they not learning anything. It made me feel sad.

A story I found really powerful was about a girl who got involved in drug abuse due to negative peer pressure and growing up in a vulnerable community. She ended up in a borstal institution where she received Transformative Behavioural Training, and after her release, she committed to mentoring other young girls. It made me feel inspired and believe in the power of second chances. It compelled me to suggest a campaign of promoting "second chances," for previously incarcerated youth.

A few years ago, I saw a child animation video based on self-love. There was a young girl who had very natural curly hair that she could never get under control. Her father did the best he could to do her hair but he was giving up. The moral of the story was to be patient with what is "different" and that beauty is still possible. That animation was so powerful I felt that it sent multiple messages, such as self-love also inspires self confidence. I was moved by it because I had students struggling with self-confidence and I always tried to teach them self-love. But I felt like words weren't enough and this video said it all for me. So I showed it to my students who were struggling with loving their natural curly hair so it could inspire them as well.

Oh wow! That's amazing, thank you for sharing!

A story I found really powerful was the one I wrote about Nar Begum.
She is one of the oldest shepherdesses to reach the highlands of Shimshal Pamir in Pakistan. Away from her village for five months, she goes to the summer pastures with her own animals and those of the villagers who can no longer go up or who are busy with other work. Life is hard up there in the stone huts. There is no wood at 4500m altitude and one has to adapt to the acrid smoke emanating from the stove, which is essential to keep warm after the wind coming down from the glacier and to prepare a very basic food. In this pure but hostile environment, the weather is capricious and the four seasons often occur in the same day. Social life is reduced to rare exchanges with the few shepherdesses who, like her, still go up for the grazing period, but the pastoral activity and the early night leave little time for distractions. Nar Begum plays her wooden harp for a few moments before murmuring: "Some of my friends are not healthy enough to come, others are gone forever. As for me, God only knows!"

This story filled me with a feeling of nostalgia (a bit like the Natsukashii of the Japanese) with this tradition that is disappearing. But it also filled me with motivation and courage in front of these women who have nothing but their animals and who, in order to survive, make abnegation of the danger of the mountain and the very difficult climatic conditions.

the best story was an intro of a telecommunication programme campaign to hire women who have left their careers long time ago to take care of their children and since am a mother myself and struggling with my career it was personally touching and relatable and the idea itself was the first of its own where I live.

The story i found really powerful was the story of the blind woman who could write books for change and peace for his country. This showered me that this lady was a true nationalist had love for the education system in her country even when she could note see.

There is a story I read about a single father who had been involved in a bad traffic accident which led to his right leg being amputated. He was a motorbike rider ferrying people from place to place to earn a living for his family. He was hospitalized and the hospital bills took all his savings. Then he lost his wife and an auctioneer seized his household items because of rent arrears.
He lost everything.
Later, a humanitarian organization paid for him to get a prosthetic leg and sent him to a technical school to do a course in metal welding.
They later gave him some equipment to start off his own workshop and now, he is able to take care of his daughter and elderly mother.

For me, a recent powerful story was that of a department leader who has a serious problem with considering another staff perspective approach for better outcomes. The CEO of the company recognized this as a serious issue that could have an impact on the department's productivity. He called the Department Leader into his office and handed him a stapler and some papers to staple together to create a document. The man began to staple some of the papers together, but not all of them. He threw away papers that wouldn't staple together, and this continued for some time. When his boss became aware of this, he inquired as to why he was disposing of so much paper. He said, "That the papers were not good," but the boss replied, "But why didn't you check the stapler if the issue was it?"

The man followed this advice and checked the stapler. Fortunately, the problem was with the stapler, and if fixed properly, all of the paper will be used rather than thrown away. The Boss had to use this scenario to explain to him that in order to achieve the best possible result, all perceptions and approaches must be modified. No knowledge is a waste, and drops of water combine to form an ocean.

This story is so memorable to me because it taught me the fundamentals of teamwork and taught me to be open and approachable to new ideas and people.

A story I found really powerful was about a friend who copelled me to go see someone who is able to help people finding job quickly. He convinced me thanksto a story about someone else who stayed more than years longer looking for a new position but got one just after coming back from that person he told me about.

During the past few years with COVID-19 locking down much of the world and forcing people to get vaccinated or loose their jobs, I found it really encouraging that here in Australia on the Gold Coast, we had several cafes and restaurant that had the courage to go against the grain and refuse to fire their staff and refuse to only serve vaccinated people as per government mandates (not law), as this was (and still is) pure discrimination. One of the cafes were repeatedly targeted by police as they refused to discriminate, and through social media enough people gathered every day around the café, essentially blocking police to come in and enforce the mandates.
I found it amazing and powerful that people would spend their time protecting a company that in turn stood up against discrimination. It made me feel hopeful for the future that there are still a lot of people out there that want freedom and equal opportunity for all.

A story I found really powerful was the story of my father. It made me feel inspired. He had lost his father when he was seven and he was brought up by his mother with his three sibblings. He started his career living on the road sides and reading news papers and using those newspapers to sleep at night he did odd jobs to finance his studies. He became a great social worker through his hard work and created lasting impacts on the lives of many people in Sri Lanka.

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“A story I found really powerful was an incident happened in the life of my mother. It made me feel adventure and heroic feeling in me ."
The story made me to be brave until this day. Once my mother had got down from a bus after her work to reach home. As it was midnight

One of my favorite stories goes as followed:
"Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.

Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young boy paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can’t return to the sea by themselves,” the youth replied. “When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.”

The old man replied, “But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference.”

The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”

A story that was really powerful for me was a story about eagle that was raised as a chicken. He wanted to be a good chicken but his nature wouldn't allow that. It made me realize that people raised in certain societies are not always meant to be a part of it but they should forge their own path. The story was liberating.

The story of an orphaned girl who lost her mom at the age of 5 and went to live with her grandmother but she often went hungry and struggled with other basic needs emotionally touched my heart and I stood to her and get all the necessities of life.

This is a story about a manager and a subordinate.In our pharma field those days people do survey with chemists.But many representatives do not note the details.His manager was fedup telling the same thing many times. Oneday the manager brought one book and started noting down the details without telling anything during joint work.This has forced subordinate to follow the instruction.

The story of women who are abused in marriages by their husbands has a huge emotional impact on me

There is one story I keep thinking about every day. It is the story of "Women in Hebron" a community of women in Hebron. In 2005, Nawal Slemiah founded Women in Hebron to provide women in the Hebron district with resources to support themselves and their families by selling Palestinian handicrafts. All this when their country was fighting sumud (steadfastness). It made me feel that as a woman I can do a lot with my abilities even if it means having to battle it out in a male-dominated industry.

there are many stories that will move you to action, the mains thing to me is that the subjects of the story are ok with sharing it

I work in education and have had the opportunity to be present for interviews with teachers and students at a school that has integrated our mindfulness and wellness practices into their classrooms. The most memorable parts of the videos we created from these interviews are the elementary-aged students speaking about their experiences--how they'd feel frustrated, sad, or anxious about a test until taking a minute to focus on their breathing and reset. When a child tells an emotional story, it comes off as more authentic and sincere, and it personally makes me feel more hopeful for the future. It should compel others to consider these practices for themselves, as well as to listen more intently for the wisdom in the voices and stories of children.

Love this story and metaphor!

A story I found really powerful was that when Mr. Ratan Tata (TATA Group) went to visit to automobile giant FORD to propose sale of TATA's Car Division in India, he was met with humiliation & ridicule from their chairman. After the meeting, he decided not to sell the division & instead, to work harder on the Car Division.

After about a decade's time, he took his revenge. The FORD Group was on brink of bankruptcy & the TATA Group helped them pull out of it by buying the "Jaguar-Landrover" brand from FORD. Ford's chairman had to publicly thanked Mr. Ratan Tata for such purchase.
The story doesn't end here as the TATA Group was able to turnaround the purchased brands & made it a successful venture.

It made me feel optimistic & that we should not be deterred by other's opinion, rather we should focus on ourselves.

This is an excellent example of the power of stories! We might think losing an arm or leg might end a happy and meaningful life for many. However, reading stories on how amputees use prosthetic arms and legs can create opportunities for them to live meaningful lives as such inspiring stories can give people a reason to be hopeful.

The Covid-19 situation has impacted schools and children worldwide. Schools in Bangladesh reopened on September 12 2021, after 543 days of closure, as the country’s virus situation eases and more people are vaccinated. Many news portals and the media focused on the number of school closure days. This led to people knowing that schools were closed but unaware of its impact on the classrooms, teachers, and students. Hence, I started sharing stories from our teachers and students about how they stayed connected to studies during school closure and how much effort they put into ensuring less learning loss. These stories shared by real people made people realise the severe impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on our education system. By sharing real-life stories in our crowdfunding campaigns, we have successfully motivated donors and reached all the crowdfunding goals.

The story I found really powerful was “The Sleepy Hollow” and it made me feel “Energized”.