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Story Guide
Intorduction
About The Stories
A Note From Leslie
What This Research Is About
Welcome to BBBF
The Stories
A- (Engish)
The Magic Bus
B- (French)
B- (Engish)
Poem page 21
C- (Engish)
D- (Engish)
E- (Engish)
F- (Somali)
Photo page 32
F- (Engish)
Drawing page 35
G- (Engish)
H- (Engish)
Photo page 47
I- (Somali)
Photo page 50
I- (Engish)
J- (Engish)
Drawing on 54
K- (Engish)
L- (Engish)
Photo page 68
M- (Somali)
M- (Engish)
N- (Engish)
Photo page 73
O- (Engish)
Drawing on 74
P- (Engish)
Q- (Engish)
Photo page 85
R- (Engish)
Photo page 91
Story Themes
1 - Assertiveness and Self-Advocacy 6 - Reduced Isolation
2 - Self-Esteem 7 - Healing
3 - Sense of Safety 8 - Sense of Identity & Belonging
4 - Respext and Caring 9 - Physical Health
5 - Independence 10 - Quality of Life

What These Stories Are Telling Us?


These people's stories convey important feelings and thoughts about how the Better Beginnings Better Futures project has affected them. We have prepared a list of recurring themes. You may have other ideas about what these people’s stories are telling us, as we all see the world in different ways.

These themes may help us understand what kinds of changes these people have had in their lives since their involvement with Better Beginnings Better Futures. What is interesting to note is that the project seems to have affected different people in many similar ways.