Share Your Story

How can we shape the world we live in to make it a place where people thrive?

We all have stories to tell about moments or periods of time in our lives that had an impact on who we are today, something that changed the way we think about an issue or gave us a new perspective on how we see ourselves^*. Rather than each person figuring out for themselves how best to deal with or tackle whatever significant event they’re going through, imagine if we could benefit directly from the experiences of others. Instead of muddling through by trial and error to discover solutions, why not lean on the shoulders of others? COIN is here to help us all do that.

To help you shape your story, we would be grateful if you shared your story through engaging with the prompts^** below (in the order they appear);

Share Stories

Share your story below.

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Create a rich vibrant account of your story by responding to the guide questions

Image for your story

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An image that complements your story, either one you own or available through Creative Commons

Title of your story

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Useful to pick a title that conveys a sense of your story

Category

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Select the category your story best fits, using tags to highlight the key ideas

Choose CategoriesChildhood & FamilyCivil LibertiesCulture, Community & LifestyleDisabilityEconomyEducation & TrainingEmploymentEqualityFinancesGenderHealthHousingHuman RightsImmigrationNature & EnvironmentPolitics & GovernmentRace & EthnicityRelationshipsUncategorizedViolence & SafetyWealth & Poverty

Tags (use commas to separate tags)

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All the key details and ideas of your story including your country and city/town/village. Look at the existing tags below for inspiration

Your name (first name and initial of surname)

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Your name

Your email

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This will not appear on your post

Location

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Add your city/ town/ village and country (e.g. Paris, France)

Human Check

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I hereby consent to displaying my story on the COIN website.

Not sure what to write about? Explore the stories that have already been shared for some inspiration.

Ambition renting society natural disaster disaster fundraising gracefully broken Melbourne change GOD young adult school Scotland home freedom staying at home helplessness Bushfires teacher Strong women UK young people lockdown community education parenting London father -daughter relationship 💕 Australia Brighton anxiety community support technology mobile phone Edinburgh wealth humility homeless upbringing funding Housing summer environment Determination Hard work smart phone

* “…significant turning-points in a person’s life, in the roles and activities they are encouraged to adopt, and the groups they interact with, and may be associated with changes in attitudes and values.” – Life Event in A Dictionary of Sociology (https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/life-event)

** Based on Bernadette Jiwa’s ‘The 5C’s of The Story Scaffold’ (https://thestoryoftelling.com/tell-a-story-story-scaffold/)

*** A WordPress account is not required however if you have one, logging in before sharing a story will link the story to your account.