This video explores the issue of relationships particularly between older men and girls that are sexual and transactional, often referred to as “blesser-blessee” relationships in parts of South Africa. The video features two sisters discussing the younger sister’s friend, who has recently taken up a relationship with a much older man who has been providing her with gifts. In trying to understand why her friend has gotten involved with the older man, the sisters discuss how this can happen, some of the personal and health risks that girls can face in the relationship, such as risk of pregnancy, STIs, lower self-esteem, and violence, and the importance of talking to a trusted adult if someone is feeling pressured to become a “blessee.” [ISS-001]
This video explores the issue of intergenerational, transactional sexual relationships, particularly between older men and girls. The video tells the story of two friends, Anabel and Eve, who decide to take up relationships with much older men. Despite being offered an appealing lifestyle and many gifts, Anabel realizes that her relationship does not feel right and opens up about it to her cousin, Christine. Christine helps her understand some of the personal and health risks that girls can face in the relationship, such as the risk of pregnancy, STIs, lower self-esteem, and violence, and the importance of talking to a trusted adult if someone is feeling pressured to enter into a relationship with an older man.
This video tells the story of a family that over time has come to question the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting. They have decided against their youngest daughter, Ola, being cut. Ola’s parents do not want her to be cut yet her aunties are pressuring them to go forward with the ceremony. Ola’s mother shares how her first-born daughter suffered a lot of bleeding and trauma when she was cut, describes her own complications during childbirth, and other harmful consequences of female genital cutting/mutilation. The video concludes with a community meeting revealing that others are also growing increasingly concerned about the practice and ends with a call to end female genital mutilation/cutting.
Messages from TV, movies and magazines might give the impression that having a bigger penis is better. This video sets out to debunk those messages. Penis size is a trait or feature that a person inherits from their parents, and penises, just like our other body parts, come in lots of different shapes and sizes.
This video on disability and sexuality states that people with disabilities have the same sexual and romantic feelings as anyone else, including a range of sexual orientations. It also reinforces the idea that people with disabilities want the same healthy relationships as anyone else, and they often have similar questions about relationships and their bodies. The video also goes over issues that people with disabilities are more likely to face, like overprotective parents, friends misunderstanding their disability, and trouble expressing feelings and consent verbally. [AMZ-079 IZA]
This video explains how drinking alcohol can affect decisions and lead to risk-taking behavior that can impact sexual health and well-being. While not drinking is the best way to avoid such risks, the video also addresses steps that young people can take to reduce the effect of alcohol if they do decide to drink.