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Film aided learning quarterly report
Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT)
April 30, 2010

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Executive summary

Film aided Learning is an approach that has been developed by SAYWHAT to encourage effective discussions amongst students in tertiary institutions. It entails discussions or learning sessions that are inspired by documentaries or films on the different SRHR issues and concerns. This approach improves interaction within SAYWHAT's programming.

Film aided learning does not only serve as a means of entertainment but also stimulate debate around areas of sexual and reproductive health and students can identify with scenarios portrayed in the films.

The sessions in the period under review were conducted in 4 colleges which include Belvedere Teachers college, Agriculture colleges during the sporting gala at Mlezu, Masvingo Teachers college and Masvingo Poly. SAYWHAT reached a total of 842 students with 463 being female students and 379 being male.

Key issues that came out of the film aided learning discussions include multiple concurrent partnerships, positive living, gender, stigma and discrimination, sexual harassment and condom use.

Students highlighted that they were afraid to seek treatment and access VCT due to stigma and discrimination and absence of post test support structures.

Lack of adequate comprehensive information on Sexual and Reproductive Health issues was noted as a challenge and the need for more IEC material was highlighted.

SAYWHAT faced a challenge with erratic electricity supply and could not conduct film aided learning in some colleges including Seke Teachers, Africa University and Morgan Zintec teacher's college.

Film aided learning should be integrated in other activities in the gender and SRHR departments for increased reach out. There is need to conduct training of trainers so that students can have more college based film aided learning sessions that they facilitate on their own.

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