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-used to be told by aunties, babysitters from same tribe; nowadays, storytelling in this way = on decline
-company does 3 community share shows in Nairobi
-school & teacher training workshops across k-12
-communication skills, literacy, promotion: how can a teacher build a whole lesson/ curriculum around one story.
-weddings, 6- days, team-building private event
-99% stories are true (or based on real people)
-what is being done for urban storytelling for younger people who've only lived in the cities 
Mission of storytelling company:
-take stories from the past and make them relevant to their own lives - Example: an ogre in this story = contemporary challenges in real life
-1st came to US in 2010 and 2013