Animated sex and reproductive health education series goes live
Under the tagline #MoreInfoLessWeird the series also aims to help parents and guardians discuss these issues with the young people in their lives openly and honestly.
FOR the first time in South Africa, the AMAZE sex and reproductive health education online series has gone live.
The first two episodes entitled, Bullying and Sexual Orientation, are live on www.amaze.org.za with the third episode (Healthy Relationships) due to go live on Monday, 13 November.
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The 11-part series will roll out during November and into December on YouTube, social media and www.amaze.org.za
AMAZE is an online animated video series for 10 – 14 year olds that tackles the tough questions young people have about their changing bodies, sexuality, healthy relationships and behaviour.
The successful series originated in the US, and now a portion has been adapted for a South African audience including translations into Xhosa and Afrikaans and new locally relevant characters and topics.
AMAZE’s local partner is Marie Stopes South Africa who, through a grant from the Westwind Foundation, has worked to localise and distribute the content in South Africa.
Whitney Chinogwenya, brand and communications manager for Marie Stopes said, “The South African AMAZE series hopes to be a resource for 10 – 14 year olds to help them navigate their adolescence with accurate, age appropriate information about sexuality that’s presented in an educating and entertaining way.”
Under the tagline #MoreInfoLessWeird, the series also aims to help parents and guardians discuss these issues with the young people in their lives openly and honestly.
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Aside from helping with awkward conversations, these videos provide real information that can help young people be prepared for the experiences they may deal with in the future.
The AMAZE videos are 2 – 3 minutes long and for maximum online accessibility they will be available on www.amaze.org.za as well as YouTube and social media.
Watch an introduction to the show here:
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