Canon & UNDP: Empowering Youth Through Storytelling

Canon & UNDP:Empowering Youth Through Storytelling

In November 2021, Canon and the UNDP hosted a storytelling workshop at Expo 2020 Dubai via the AYAMI initiative. Canon's Laura El-Tantawy shared her expertise with Lebanese and UAE youths, facilitating their creative concepts into tangible plans through arts and visual storytelling.

Shaping Futures Through Lenses

Canon Ambassador Laura El-Tantawy shares her photographic journey and storytelling workshop with young people from Lebanon and the UAE through AYAMI. Combining music, arts, and visual storytelling, participants transform concepts into actionable plans for their objectives.

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