West Berg - Videos Production

Donor:

West Berg Foundation- Netherlands

Partner:

Tehrik-e- Niswan

Objective:

To produce Videos and facilitator guides on the ASRH issues for community mobilization

Achievements:

Series of 8 Videos and facilitator guides on ASRH issues, which include videos on

• Growing up Girls- Menstruation
• Growing up Boys- Masturbation
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Early Marriages
• Family Planning
• HIV-AIDS
• Sexual Harassment
• Risk Taking Behaviours

Phaans: Duration 19 minutes This story deals with the issue of child sexual abuse and its far-reaching psychological effects on the victim. The importance of parental guidance is highlighted.

Sadia Bari Ho Gaee: Duration 19 minutes In this story we are conveyed the problems and trauma that young girls encounter when their menstrual cycle begins and how their family and teachers may help the child.

Sakeena Ab Parhay Gee: Duration 14 minutes A mother stands up to protect her young daughter who is facing the dire prospect of being married away at a very young age. The woman and her young son courageously oppose the patriarch against the custom of early marriage.

Mardangee Ka Taqaza: Duration 18 minutes The life of a newly wed couple is made difficult by all relatives and friends, only because they decide not to have children immediately after marriage. After much struggle and heartache, finally, the elders in the family come to understand and appreciate the wisdom of the young couple. In this video, the right of women to choose the method of family planning is also highlighted.

Nasir Ki Peraishani: Duration 17 minutes A boy reaching adolescence, falls victim to an acute feeling of guilt because he is led to believe that masturbation is not only sinful but may also cause incurable diseases, even loss of eye-sight! He is almost driven to commit suicide. Luckily his elder cousin comes to his help and makes him understand otherwise. The video drives home the necessity of parental guidance required at a tender age.

Chotee See Ghalatee: Duration 20 minutes This video deals with the issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, especially HIV-AIDS. It also clarifies and addresses many misconceptions about the ways a person may contract the HIV-AIDS virus.

Hero: Duration 25 minutes Hero’ explores the popular misperception of the indestructibility of youth, whilst examining the issue of risk-taking in young men. Drawn from the World Population Foundation’s ‘Aapas ki batain’ (Break the Silence) series of videos on Adolescent Reproductive Health, the film confronts many of the oppressive, macho stereotypes present in Pakistani culture, whilst calling attention to the importance of critical thinking and the choice by young people of good role models and positive, health-seeking behaviour

Brave Girl: Duration 25 minutes ‘ Brave Girl’ examines the issue of sexual harassment – often referred to in South Asia as Eve-teasing – from the perspective of three young women – a high school student, a single mother and a domestic worker – juxtaposing oppressed and empowered reactions to this problem within Pakistan’s conservative and patriarchal culture. Drawn from the World Population Foundation’s ‘Aapas ki batain’ (Break the Silence) series of videos on Adolescent Reproductive Health, the film confronts many socio-cultural myths surrounding adolescent development, unemployment, freedom of movement and the right to education