This brief, part of the Growing Stronger: Sustainability Practices for Digital Inclusion Programs series, explores how, to ensure their long-term sustainability, digital inclusion programs must do more than deliver services; they must inspire understanding, empathy, and investment. Storytelling is a powerful sustainability strategy that helps communities, partners, and stakeholders grasp the human and societal value of digital opportunity. By transforming data and outcomes into compelling narratives, storytelling can make the invisible visible, bringing to life the people, communities, and possibilities behind digital inclusion efforts.
This three-part series, “Growing Stronger: Sustainability Practices for Digital Inclusion Programs,” provides the digital inclusion community with practical guidance and tips on field-based sustainability best practices. The three briefs that are part of the series include: