Non-profit dedicated to empowering children through storytelling and creative play, especially in areas where play is limited. Play is essential to a child’s development. CPI works to promote greater opportunities for play wh THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ORGANIZE GAMES AND PROJECTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN TO ACQUIRE THE COGNITIVE, CREATIVE, AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PLAY. THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS TEMPLATES FOR OTHERS TO ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARABLE OBJECTIVES, ADAPTED TO THEIR OWN SETTINGS. IN ADDITION, ORGANIZES PROJECTS FOR CULTURAL CONSERVATION THAT FOSTER THE APPRECIATION FOR AND KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY AS THESE RELATE TO PLAY AND CREATIVITY. THE PURPOSE IS TO DISSEMINATE THESE TRADITIONS TO OTHER CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR PEERS ELSEWHERE. IN COOPERATION WITH GROUPS THAT HAVE SIMILAR OBJECTIVES, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS STORY TELLING EVENTS TO HELP CHILDREN EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES.