UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.  We work towards the achievement of the following transformative results: ending unmet need for family planning, ending preventable maternal death, ending gender-based violence and harmful practices, and particularly in the East and Southern Africa Region, ending the sexual transmission of HIV.    As an AMAZE partner, we are adapting and creating original videos that speak to the particular socio-cultural contexts in the 23 countries of the East and Southern Africa region that impact upon the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and young people.

Website:  https://esaro.unfpa.org/

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global non-governmental organization with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning. The charity is a Federation of 118 Member Associations working in 129 countries. Member Associations provide non-profit sexual health and reproductive health services, advocacy, training, and education. IPPF leads the locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, especially the under-served.

“IPPF is committed to supporting regional offices and Member Associations in enhancing their existing comprehensive sexuality education programs by expanding AMAZE globally.”

Website: www.ippf.org

The WiderNet Project is publishing AMAZE via the eGranary Digital Library to people lacking Internet access in countries around the world.

Website: widernet.org/eGranary/

The Love Matters Global Network is a collective of organizations around the world, that implement the unique Love Matters model of online sexuality education to support safe, healthy, and pleasurable love, sex, and relationships for young people.

All member organizations collaborate to scale the cumulative impact and resources of the Love Matters Global Network by; working together to exchange expertise, innovation, learnings, and best practices in digital sexuality education.

Three of the seven Love Matters members in Kenya Nigeria and DRC, will reach and grow existing online audiences by sharing a selection of AMAZE’s educational, age-appropriate, humorous sex education videos.

“As the Love Matters Global Network, we see that the partnership with AMAZE offers a unique opportunity to respond to our audience’s needs and desires by efficiently increasing sex educational video content available on Love Matters platforms while ensuring engagement through localization and dubbing.”

Website: https://www.rnw.org/what-we-do/love-matters/
Twitter: @RNW_Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RNWMedia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rnwmedia/

The Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) has over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing evidence-based programs that address critical needs in sexual and reproductive health. IRH’s emphasis on increasing fertility awareness through life-stage appropriate interventions and expanding access to fertility awareness-based family planning methods (FAM) in an informed choice context, is aimed at improving access to and use of family planning. In addition, IRH’s efforts in developing scalable interventions to transform gender norms and catalyze the diffusion of social norms further support family planning.

IRH is collaborating with AMAZE and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Alliance in Uganda to adapt, develop and disseminate youth-centered videos with critical fertility awareness information. Through this partnership, we hope to support a network of peer educators and youth groups to deliver age-appropriate information to their young audience.

Website: www.irh.org

Girls Learn International (GLI), a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), is educating and energizing middle and high school students to boldly take action for human rights, gender equity and access to education. With 220 active school-based Chapters, across 28 U.S. states and 14 countries, GLI is training and mobilizing more than 5,000 young people ages 10-18. Together with student leaders, including the Student Advisory Board, GLI is building a movement of informed advocates and a new generation of leaders and activists for social change. GLI teaches leadership skills, and provides opportunities for students to connect with a network of student advocates and leaders locally, nationally and globally. We at GLI love to see young people taking charge of their health and advocating for their own wellbeing, and that is what AMAZE does best! We love the AMAZE resources, and so do our students. GLI shares every new video with our community of students, teachers and parents.

Website: www.girlslearn.org

Oky is the first-of-its-kind education and period tracker digital solution, co-created with and for girls in low and middle income countries. By using Oky, adolescent girls learn about their body, puberty, and reproductive health in positive and empowering ways, while practicing and improving their digital literacy. It also tackles taboos and misconceptions, and offers quality, evidence-based information about menstruation and sexual and reproductive health. Oky is available in local girl-friendly languages that meets girls’ needs and answers the questions they have.

Oky partnered with AMAZE to leverage AMAZE’s videos that provide girls with engaging, educational and age-appropriate short animation videos on sexual reproductive health. AMAZE, just like Oky, puts young people’s needs at the centre of their videos, ensuring they have access to accurate and fun information on puberty, reproduction and sexuality.

Website: okyapp.info

Fundación MSI es una organización no gubernamental líder en salud sexual y reproductiva, presente en 37 países y con más de 45 años de experiencia a nivel mundial.

En México tienen 26 años de presencia con clínicas en CDMX, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tijuana, Veracruz, Saltillo, Cancún y Pachuca, donde proporcionan servicios de interrupción legal del embarazo, métodos anticonceptivos, papanicolaou, colposcopia, pruebas para detectar infecciones de transmisión sexual y vasectomía.

Cuentan con 3 Programas Sociales:

• Educativo. Talleres y pláticas gratuitas a jóvenes sobre derechos sexuales y reproductivos.
• Parteras. Donde capacitan a parteras en el uso y manejo de anticonceptivos y en derechos sexuales y reproductivos.
• Subsidios. Se apoya a mujeres en situaciones vulnerables para que puedan acceder a una interrupción del embarazo segura.
  Además, continuamente tienen promociones y campañas de métodos anticonceptivos de larga duración gratuitos.

Website: msichoices.org

Quizrr is an industry leading Swedish EdTech company that offers innovative training solutions backed with real time data to advance corporate responsibility and capacity building in global supply chains. Founded in 2013, Quizrr uses digital training solutions to educate employees in global supply chains on issues such as employment rights, workplace safety, and social dialogue, using a bottom-up approach.

As an AMAZE partner we are adding subtitles and/or dubbing a selection of AMAZE’s educational videos and making them available to workers in global supply chains via our digital training solution, to complement our rights’-based training. The AMAZE content will be added to our app, with quizzes and gamification, and will accompany other trainings to form a Life Skills library, on topics such as personal health & hygiene, menstrual health, gender and sexuality, road safety, recycling and staying safe online.

Website: quizrr.se

Arizona State University’s SolarSPELL Initiative empowers communities globally by providing localized digital libraries and building the digital and information literacy skills people need to make informed decisions, increase their self-reliance, and improve their quality of life. SolarSPELL is the world’s first and only solar-powered, offline digital library: rugged, portable, and designed for the half of the world’s population that’s not connected to the internet. Each library contains tens of thousands of multimedia, open access resources, curated and organized to meet local information needs.
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“Our team was blown away when we came across AMAZE! From their engaging and age-appropriate videos to their commitment to making empowering information available in a diverse array of languages, our missions align perfectly. We are excited to help learners in offline communities around the world learn from AMAZE’s life skills content.”

— Laura Hosman, Co-founder and Co-director, ASU SolarSPELL Initiative

Website: solarspell.org

World Youth Clubs (WYC) is dedicated to establishing and assisting youth clubs around the world. Founded in 2019 with a vision to uplift and empower youth organizations globally, WYC works with local Affiliates to provide essential resources and expertise. Our advisors help organizations create the conditions, structures, and resources needed to build a dynamic global youth development network. We put our expertise and resources behind Affiliate organizations to help them thrive and impact more young lives. Youth organizations serve as beacons of hope, offering guidance, support, and opportunities for young people. Clubs
empower kids to unlock their potential, fostering resilience, confidence, and dreams for a better tomorrow.

WYC is pleased to share AMAZE resources with its affilates across the world.

Website: worldyouthclubs.org

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federal enterprise with worldwide operations. We support the German Government in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We are also engaged in international education activities around the globe. Through our work we assist people and societies in shaping their own future and improving living conditions.

Website: giz.de

‘Put A Period’ is a non-profit, youth-led organization working to eliminate the stigma and taboo surrounding sexual and reproductive health in Bangladesh. ‘Put A Period’ works to eradicate myths and misinformation about menstruation and sexual and reproductive health by increasing access to accurate information for all mainly through workshops and online, video content. Through these efforts, ‘Put A Period’ initiates healthy discourse concerning stigmatized issues such as menstruation and focuses on making sanitary products available for marginalized communities.

‘Put A Period’s partnership with AMAZE focuses on efficiently delivering information on sexual and reproductive health through AMAZE educational videos subtitled into Bengali to easily reach adolescents, including vulnerable adolescents. ‘Put A Period’ is excited to work in association with AMAZE towards achieving a society where everyone feels safe and comfortable to talk about menstruation, gender, and reproduction.

Facebook: facebook.com/putaperiod.org

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global healthcare provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all. IPPF South Asia Regional Office (SARO) is one of the six regional networks of IPPF. We are a worldwide federation of national organizations working with and for communities in more than 160 countries. We emerged out of a volunteer-led social movement in the 1950s demanding the right of women to have control over their fertility. We work to ensure people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being, in a world without discrimination. We work towards a world where women, men and young people everywhere have control over their own bodies.

Website: https://www.ippfsar.org/

Stand We Speak: Building “A 21st-century sexual health ecosystem in India.”

StandWeSpeak envisions a world where every individual is equipped with knowledge, attitude, skills and values required not only to actively take care of their own sexual health, well-being & dignity; but also to develop social and sexual relationships based on respect and make responsible choices in their future.

StandWeSpeak has partnered with AMAZE to subtitle approximately 50 videos into Hindi. The subtitled videos can be accessed through their website at standwespeak.com

Established in 1959, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN), a member association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), a major partner of the Government of Nepal’s national family planning program, contributing a significant portion of family planning services in Nepal annually. FPAN is Nepal’s first national sexual and reproductive health service delivery and advocacy organization. We work across 37 districts to provide critical health services to poor, marginalized, socially excluded, and underserved (PMSEU) communities, including sex workers, people living with HIV (PLHIV), LGBTI people, injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, migrant workers, and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).

“Because our key areas of emphasis include adolescent sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment, safe abortion, the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), and support for its victims, AMAZE videos will help us to raise awareness of these issues and enhance our current comprehensive sexuality education programs.”

Family Planning Association India (FPAI) is a premier civil society organization delivering essential health services focusing on sexual and reproductive health in over 18 states and union territories of India (through 40 branches), in regions where key developmental indicators are poor and gender disparities are high. FPAI is a Member Association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. FPAI reaches out to Young People with information, counseling, and youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services. Increasing access to comprehensive sexuality education to enable young people to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights is a strategic priority for the Association.

Current circumstances (COVID-19 pandemic and technological progress and access) around the world, have made it imperative and conducive to reach young masses via a digital medium. A considerable young population are using smartphones or have access to a smartphone, and the internet even in rural areas. AMAZE has done fantastic innovation in animating the complex topic of sexual and reproductive health and rights making it simple and enjoyable. FPAI would like to benefit from AMAZE videos in order to reach large numbers of young people.

Website: https://fpaindia.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FPAIndia.Official
Instagram: @fpaindia
Twitter: @FPA_India

TeenBook is India’s first dynamic digital resource hub for teenagers, parents and educators on comprehensive sexuality education and other life skills necessary for a happy and healthy journey from adolescence to adulthood. Our bilingual website with an annual visitor base of over 1 million is a comprehensive resource for teenagers where they find helpful advice and information they need to make informed decisions. We also have a thriving community on instagram where we are connected to nearly 20,000 teenagers. We also run The TeenBook Podcast that covers a whole range of issues that teenagers need support with during their teenage years. TeenBook is an initiative of Development Consortium, a non-profit based in India.

Our partnership with Amaze has played a critical role in strengthening our comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) work with easy to navigate videos on highly stigmatised topics and has helped us add to the pool of quality CSE content for Indian adolescents, which is currently very limited and not very engaging.

Website: teenbook.in
Instagram: @TeenBookIndia

Danuma Jeevithaya is a digital space dedicated to adolescent sexual health and development. In collaboration with AMAZE, Danuma has dubbed select AMAZE videos into Sinhala.

“Our goal is to help our communities develop the knowledge, perspectives, and values that will enable them to actively take care of their sexual health in a civilized society and establish respectable relationships between themselves.”

[Sinhala AMAZE videos]

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6NIsVgzL0gdV2f-D_uKTA

Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Pune, India. Prayas Health Group (PHG) works mainly in the area of sexuality and HIV/AIDS. PHG is committed to generating evidence-based discourse on emerging sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. It works towards taking scientific evidence to communities in a simple, sensitive, non-judgmental, empowering and effective manner. PHG is actively involved in providing clinical care to people living with HIV, programmatic interventions, socio-behavioural and epidemiological research, awareness building, and policy advocacy. Basing our work on a more affirmative and rights-based approach, we engage in understanding the sexual and reproductive health needs of populations, especially youth, and work towards improving people’s access to accurate information, non-judgmental services, and building their agency to make informed decisions.

We are collaborating with AMAZE to adopt the videos in Marathi and Hindi and increase Indian adolescents’ access to sexuality education. Most adolescents in India do not receive comprehensive sexuality education in schools. Parents and educators often find it challenging to initiate conversations and avoid broaching topics. The Amaze videos in Marathi and Hindi are expected to bridge this gap by giving direct open access to adolescents and adults.

Website: health.prayaspune.org

NFCC established in 1988, as a national non-governmental, non-profit organization has followed a multi-level approach to make reproductive health available, accessible and affordable to people in Nepal. This mission of NFCC has manifested through direct technical assistance and partnerships with Government, INGOs’, NGOs’ and CBOs from the center right up to the ward level. Having worked for more than three decades in all the seven provinces of Nepal, NFCC has made its presence felt across Nepal working on pertinent issues of sexual and reproductive health like family planning, HPV, STIs’, adolescent health and life skills, Gender Based Violence, FP etc. NFCC has provided technical support on women’s SRH to national and international counterparts, as well as conducted extensive social research in the areas of Family Planning, HPV/cervical cancer, and menstrual health, hygiene and rights and also has developed tool kits, job aids and provided guidance to support field practitioners. University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA are the institutional collaborators of NFCC.

Partnering with Amaze aligns with NFCC’s focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Amaze’s educational videos enhance our programs, providing engaging and informative content that supports our mission to equip individuals with comprehensive SRH knowledge. This partnership allows us to leverage Amaze’s expertise in creating accessible resources, ensuring that our initiatives reach a broader audience effectively and inclusively.

Website: http://www.nfcc.org.np/
Facebook: facebook.com/nfccnepal
Instagram: @nfccinnepal

Wreetu Health and Well-being Foundation in is a social enterprise that creates safe spaces for young people in Bangladesh where they can learn and raise their voices about their sexual and Reproductive rights, avail of Healthcare consultations with doctors, receive healthy period products, etc. Our mission is to create better living places for youth by ensuring access to universal menstrual and reproductive health education, products, and services and our vision is Reproductive Justice for all.

Working with AMAZE is a great journey and learning opportunity for us. The efficient support we received from AMAZE is truly praiseworthy. Also, the creative contents AMAZE is creating are engaging for adolescents as well as can be used as teaching material globally. We hope Wreetu and AMAZE’s collective effort can foster positive changes for a better tomorrow.

Facebook: facebook.com/Wreetu.Book

AOOSUNG was founded in 2003 and works to enable South Koreans to have improved knowledge about sexual health and sexuality and lead healthy lives. AOOSUNG develops resources for educating teachers, parents and teenagers about youth development and sexuality and provides sexuality education and counseling to young people, including lower-income youth and victims of sexual violence.

Website: aoosung.com

PILCON is a nonprofit organization in Japan which expands the sexual health education learned from a dialogue. Aiming to realize a society that enables everyone to build good relationships and choose their own ways of life, it was founded by Asuka Someya, in 2013. PILCON stands for: Program for Ideal Life through Communication & Networking. We disseminate information on sexual health and wellness. We also provide programs to help everyone realize their own ideal life and lifestyle by promoting communication through workshops and establishing social resource networks. Now we implement sexual health education programs for youth and parents.

Website: https://pilcon.org/

Founded in July 2009, Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan; ROH) provides educational and clinical services to women, youth, and families in the Philippines so they can lead healthy reproductive lives. In 2019 alone, ROH provided over 17,000 women and girls with contraceptive methods of their choice and educated over 15,000 young people about their bodies and their sexual health. Over the same period, ROH trained a group of youth advocates who referred nearly 1,000 young individuals to ROH’s clinical services for contraceptive counseling and/ or confidential HIV screenings. Additionally, ROH has trained nearly 500 local government workers in reproductive health information, especially in regards to adolescent-specific needs.

Website: rootsofhealth.org

The Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) is a provider of quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to all Filipinos especially the marginalized sectors. It conducts its business by operating clinics and outreach services in partnership with other private or public health facilities and community organizations. FPOP clinics provides integrated package of essential services on family planning and reproductive health. It has a network of community-based distributors and volunteer peer educators that serves as FPOP’s link to the communities. FPOP is a pioneer and a strong advocate of Youth Friendly Services. It is also providing sexual and reproductive health services to women and children in humanitarian emergencies.

FPOP as a non-government organization that strongly advocate for adolescent sexual and reproductive health believes that the partnership with Amaze will be a great help for the community to easily understand the adaptation of the materials into local language of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education.

StandUp Malaysia is a feminist and non-profit organisation dedicated to educating and raising awareness about sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls in Malaysia. We achieve this through civic engagement, workshops, and social media content. Our mission is to empower women and girls to stand up against any form of violence, fostering a safer world where they can live without fear.

We partnered with AMAZE because ccessible resources like these are crucial for advancing our mission to end sexual and gender-based violence and for cultivating a future where respect and boundaries are upheld.

Website: standupmalaysia.org
X: standup

The Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association (TGEEA), founded in 2002 by a group of school teachers and social activists, aspires to achieve gender justice and diversity in Taiwan through education. We aim to support teachers and educational institutions through policy advocacy, as well as the development and dissemination of localized, culturally-relevant and inclusive gender equity education materials.

Comprehensive sexuality education is a relatively new concept in Taiwan. We are excited to have the opportunity to introduce the high-quality videos produced by AMAZE, helping educators in Taiwan to have access to more abundant resources when conducting comprehensive sexuality education.

Facebook: TGEEA

Aliansi Satu Visi  (ASV) is the only alliance in Indonesia that focuses on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Since 2010, ASV together with its 20 members in 10 provinces have carried out various interventions to fulfill the rights of women, young people and marginalized groups. In our newest strategic plan, we envision a world where young people with diverse identities are empowered to enjoy their right to sexual and reproductive health without stigma and discrimination. To achieve this vision, ASV intends to encourage the emergence of Indonesian youth movements on SRHR through: (1) Strengthening youth movements at the local level; (2) Building youth movements at the national level; and (3) Building SRHR campaign and advocacy platform to realize SRHR education, SRHR services and, comprehensive SRHR protection.

Through collaboration with AMAZE, ASV aims to address the need for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) during the time of the pandemic. In this project, ASV will develop an online-based CSE education module for SRHR educators and adapt videos from AMAZE as one of the learning materials. The module and videos will also be launched and promoted nationwide and expected to be endorsed by the national government.

YouTube: (click here)
Twitter: @ASVisi
Instagram: aliansi1visi

RHAC is a Cambodian member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), a leading organization working to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights. RHAC provides services and support to women, girls, adolescents, and new and emerging vulnerable groups. RHAC works with national and international partners, private sector organizations, CSOs, and relevant government ministries to ensure SRHR are respected and protected. We deliver our work through community networks, social media platforms, linkages with service providers, and through evidence-based advocacy for better policies and practices.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rhacpage
Website: rhac.org.kh
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJ1kEFvU2fFNUhiCGog_Ag

AOOSUNG was founded in 2003 and works to enable South Koreans to have improved knowledge about sexual health and sexuality and lead healthy lives. AOOSUNG develops resources for educating teachers, parents and teenagers about youth development and sexuality and provides sexuality education and counseling to young people, including lower-income youth and victims of sexual violence.

Website: aoosung.com

The Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand or PPAT, under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Mother, is a non-profit organization, a leading sexual and reproductive health learning agency supporting the population’s quality of life to sustainable development. PPAT was founded in 1970 and became a member of IPPF in 1977. PPAT works to advocate for policy and framework on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to increase access of population in Thailand to quality sexual and reproductive health services, and to campaign for SRHR knowledge dissemination covering every corner of Thailand.

We are very pleased to be an AMAZE partner. We translate AMAZE videos into Thai for educating adolescents in Thailand on sexual and reproductive health and rights to make our Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) sessions more fun, engaging, interactive, and appealing.

Website: ppat.or.th

Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI) is the oldest family planning NGO in Indonesia. PKBI supports sexual and reproductive health and rightsfostering inclusive services for Indonesians. Established in 1957, PKBI fights for the fulfilment of reproductive rights and sexual health for the community, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups. PKBI has a National office in Jakarta and Chapter offices in 25 provinces, covering 118 municipalities. In supporting advocacy and campaign activities, PKBI has 36 youth centres and 19 Youth Forums spread across 25 provinces in Indonesia which focus on SRHR issues and counselling services.

“PKBI is excited to collaborate with AMAZE to jointly educate and advocate SRHR for young people especially in Indonesia. AMAZE videos will be used by PKBI in their direct work and through the Oky App.”

Website: pkbi.or.id

ClickView is home to curated, standards-aligned videos for every grade, subject and topic. We make it easy for teachers to find the perfect video for any class in seconds. Videos on ClickView are short, fresh and fun to spark curiosity and enhance engagement. Every video comes with classroom-ready interactive quizzes so students can explore, explain and evaluate their learning, all while watching a video. Teachers can see how their students perform through actionable analytics, helping them target gaps in understanding and personalize their teaching.

Website: clickvieweducation.com

SUB Factory is a non-profit project in Vietnam, operated under the management of Ybox, dedicated to enhancing English language learning through subtitled videos. The project provides a diverse collection of translated content, including shows, interviews, and educational materials, to make language acquisition more accessible and engaging. By offering high-quality, curated resources, SUB Factory aims to support Vietnamese youth in improving their listening skills, vocabulary, and comprehension in a practical and immersive manner.

We are excited to collaborate with AMAZE to expand our offerings and provide our audience with a broader range of diverse and educational content. Through this partnership, we aim to enhance access to high-quality resources on sex education and psychology, empowering young learners with accurate, insightful, and age-appropriate information. By fostering greater awareness and understanding of these essential topics, we hope to contribute to the personal development and well-being of our audience, equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to enter adulthood.”

Website: ybox.vn/videos

Projet Jeune Leader is a youth-founded, youth-led, and youth-centered organization in Madagascar striving to transform the lives of young Malagasy adolescents through comprehensive sexuality education. They run an innovative, multi-component, school-based comprehensive sexuality education program in public middle schools in Madagascar.

Website: https://www.projetjeuneleader.org/

Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) is a Ugandan- based, youth-centered, non-profit organization focused on
youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR),
modern contraception / family planning, and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. RAHU fundamentally
focuses on shifting attitudes regarding social norms and values that limit access to SRHR information
and services through the design and implementation of creative communication campaigns to create
awareness and mitigate sexual health risks among young people 12 – 24 years of age.

Website: reachahand.org

The Smile Outreach started as an ‘community development service’ in 2018. The ‘convener’ Bidemi Adedire, wanted to bring together a group of young passionate people, who were enthusiastic about touching lives and leaving positive marks in their societies.

It has gone on to become a dedicated non-profit organization with a mission to empower and uplift communities across Africa, focusing on adolescent health, women’s empowerment, and youth agency for social change.

Their work  is driven by a commitment to tackle pressing issues across the following areas, sexual grooming and cross-generational sexual relationship, menstrual inequity, child marriage, and harmful traditional practices through education, support, and advocacy.

“The work we do is uncommon and often misunderstood. Issues like sexual grooming and cross-generational sexual relationships remain under-researched in our region. Yet, AMAZE recognized the importance of our mission and trusted us with this incredible award. We are profoundly grateful for their support, which will allow us to expand our reach to underserved regions and empower adolescents in hard-to-reach spaces. This opportunity means the world to us, and we are committed to making a lasting impact”

Website: thesmileoutreach.com.ng

The Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Alliance Uganda is a consortium of organisations that stand for and promote young people’s SRHR. We are organisations with a strong niche, expertise, and experience in key aspects of SRHR programming for vulnerable and marginalised groups of adolescents and young people. Our work is to ensure that all young people have access to high quality youth-friendly, SRHR information and services within a safe and supportive environment.

SRHR Alliance Uganda’s partnership with AMAZE is to ensure that young people, especially the young adolescents, have access to accurate and age appropriate Fertility Awareness SRHR information, through fun, innovative and engaging avenues. Together, with AMAZE, the SRHR Alliance Uganda created two new animations and also had the opportunity to adapt two others to the Ugandan context. These animated works have been disseminated through various avenues such as mainstream media, digital media, and through peer learning sessions in and out of schools.

Website: www.srhrallianceug.org
Twitter: @srhrallianceug
YouTube: SRHR Alliance Uganda

The TVSMITHS is a proudly African content producer specializing in entertainment. The company conceptualizes and executes content such as advertising campaigns and corporate videos, but focuses mainly on television series of an educational or entertainment nature. Its largest market is South Africa, with work in DRC and Nigeria, and extended recently to Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). Within this territory The TVSMITHS produces “edutainment” programs and campaigns for broadcast and digital clients, providing key learning outcomes through imaginative and compelling stories that capture the hearts and minds of Africans.

The TVSMITHS is proud to work with all the AMAZE partners to ensure that sexuality education in Africa is advanced through the creation of both original videos and the repurposing of existing videos from the United States. The company also curates and implements the digital conversation calendar for AMAZE South Africa, aimed at children aged 10 to 14, as well as their parents and caregivers on AMAZE Parents Africa. This is achieved in collaboration with its client, Advocates for Youth, and its local technical partner, the United Nations Population Fund. “The South African market is highly segmented because of the country’s apartheid history, which has created extreme levels of inequality in terms of wealth and education. Grappling with this challenge for many years has taught us how to reach diverse audiences, and we aim to use this experience to create meaningful and engaging content that speaks beyond the borders of South Africa to every AMAZE child, parent and caregiver on the continent.” – Anthony Wayment-Nel, CEO.

Website: www.thetvsmiths.media

Youth Development Labs (YLabs) is a global design and research organization working to improve health and economic opportunity for young people aged 10–24 years. Based in Rwanda and the USA, YLabs works in 16 countries to improve young people’s health, economic opportunity, gender equality, and health. CyberRwanda is a digital platform that aims to improve the health and livelihoods of urban and peri-urban adolescents (12-19 years) by supporting them at every step of their healthcare journey. Co-designed with over 800 Rwandan youth, the CyberRwanda online platform and corresponding program includes an educational webcomic, a robust FAQ library, an online shop for health products, and a youth-friendly healthcare locator. For young people who do not have phone access, CyberRwanda is currently reaching over 25,000 youth on tablets in 44 schools across eight districts and nine youth centers across the country.

There has been huge demand from our users for video content, and we are delighted to be able to adapt AMAZE videos for Rwanda and distribute them to the youth population through targeted events and digital marketing.

Website: ylabsglobal.org
Twitter / Instagram: @YLabsGlobal

Founded in 1975 and based Togo, the Association Togolaise pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ATBEF) is a non-profit organization working in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). A member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the ATBEF is a recognized leader in family planning and sexual and reproductive health service provision.

ATBEF works alongside the Togolese government to prevent maternal and infant mortality, infertility, harmful traditional practices, unsafe abortion, and STIs, including HIV. ATBEF delivers services through five stationary and three mobile clinics along with a network of 800 community health agents and programming that reaches approximately 4 million people per year.

Learn more about ATBEF

Young Women Empowerment Network (YWEN) is a grassroots organization based in Namibia that works to end HIV related stigma and discrimination. YWEN works with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living with and affected by HIV in rural areas in four regions of Namibia. AGYW face particular vulnerabilities just because they are girls and women and ensuring that they have correct information, access to services, and leadership opportunities is critical to addressing disproportionately high levels of HIV and related stigma and discrimination. YWEN is one of the very few grassroots organizations that works to ensure that AGYW from rural areas have a voice within spaces that discuss issues that affect them. YWEN partners with AMAZE to adapt, develop and disseminate videos with and for AGYW living and affected by HIV in Namibia.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YoungWomenEmpo1

Ibis Reproductive Health (Ibis), is a global research organization that drives change through bold, rigorous research and principled partnerships that advance sexual and reproductive autonomy, choices and health worldwide. Our South Africa office opened in 2003. Through our Ibis Africa Regional Strategy and work, Ibis plans to broaden and expand its work to better respond to sexual reproductive health services (SRHR) issues in a way that address priorities, needs, and lived realities in the Africa region. Our partners include advocates, policymakers, and reproductive health service-delivery organizations working in a variety of contexts. Our work aims to expand and transform access to sexual health and reproductive services. In addition, Ibis aims to increase access to comprehensive sexuality information. The mmoho campaign is a key project in expanding SRHR information. Mmoho aims to expand access for young people to sexual reproductive health information and services including access to contraception and safe abortion services, gender-based violence and HIV and AIDS.

As an AMAZE regional lead partner, Ibis through the mmoho campaign will coordinate and expand the use, development, adaptation, and dissemination of AMAZE videos and resources for young people in sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information on the mmoho campaign see https://www.mmoho.org/

Website: www.ibisreproductivehealth.org

CAMNAFAW is a Cameroonian association created in 1987 following a national following a national conference on reproductive health. It acquired NGO status NGO status in 2004, and has been an accredited member of the International Planned Parenthood Family Planning Federation (IPPF) since 1995.

The organization works in collaboration with the government through the Ministries of: Public Health, Secondary Education, Social Affairs, Women empowerment and the family, Youth and Education and in partnership with the EU, UNFPA, UNICEF, GIZ, UNDP, USAID, EXPERTISE France.

CAMNAFAW works alongside the Cameroon government to prevent maternal and infant mortality, infertility, harmful traditional practices practices, unsafe abortion and STIs, including HIV. CAMNAFAW provides services through seven fixed clinics and over 24 franchised clinics, a network of community health agents and health providers, and reaches around 5 million people a year.

La CAMNAFAW est une association de droit camerounais crée en 1987 à la suite d’un colloque national sur la santé de la reproduction. Elle a acquis le statut d’ONG en 2004 et est devenue membre accrédité de la fédération internationale de la planification familiale (IPPF) depuis 1995.

L’organisation travaille en collaboration avec le gouvernement à travers les ministères de : la Santé Publique, Education Secondaires, Affaire Sociales, Promotion de la Femme et de la Famille, Jeunesse et l’Education, l’Economie de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire et en partenariat avec UE, UNFPA, UNICEF, GIZ, PNUD, USAID, EXPERTISE France.

La CAMNAFAW travaille aux côtés du gouvernement Camerounais pour prévenir la mortalité maternelle et infantile, l’infertilité, les pratiques traditionnelles néfastes, les avortements à risque et les IST, y compris le VIH. La CAMNAFAW fournit des services par l’intermédiaire de sept cliniques fixes et plus de 24 cliniques franchisées, d’un réseau des agents de santé communautaires, des prestataires de sante et touche environ 5 millions de personnes par an.

Website: https://ong-camnafaw.org/2024/08/16/camnafaw-mag-n002-juin/

The Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Alliance is a national coalition of nineteen (19) civil society organizations1 spread across the country working across interrelated issues including promotion of SRHR, gender and climate justice, youth empowerment and partnership, prevention of harmful traditional practices (FGM, child marriage etc.), governance and financing and Meaningful and Inclusive youth participation and capacitation. The collective expertise and experience of members spans over 50 years in programming, policy development and advocacy. Our partners are progressive, women led, youth led or youth serving, who deploy context responsive approaches in programming and advocacy. The Alliance has built a strong reputation and strength in movement building and has a positive history of working with key stakeholders including county and national government through the Ministries of Education, Health, Gender, Youth and Justice. The Alliance collaborates and partners with relevant UN and international development agencies including UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS and UN Women and engages in multi-sectoral discussions that bring together traditional and non-tradition actors within the CSO, government, and media sectors in Kenya.

X: @SRHRKenya
Instagram: @SRHRKenya

The Clicking Generation – ICT Academy for kids and teens offers computing and technology curriculum to kids and teens in both urban and rural areas of Botswana. The approved curriculum offers STEM and technology related exploration to underserved learners who are future technology creators of socially relevant ICT solutions. Early child technology education is key if young innovators are going to become global players in the digital economy.

Website: theclickinggeneration.org

The YOU Fondation Guinée is a non-political, non-profit organization of public utility, founded in Guinea and governed by the national law on associations and foundations. It is headquartered in Conakry, with a national scope thanks to its regional branches. It works for sustainable development and the improvement of living conditions for populations, particularly vulnerable groups, by intervening in the fields of health, education and the environment. Its objectives include promoting access to quality healthcare, basic education for all, with particular emphasis on girls, and environmental preservation through sustainable initiatives. Its vision is of an equitable Guinea where prosperity, social justice and environmental sustainability coexist. The Foundation works in partnership with the authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders to build community resilience and support national development commitments.

We have designed a platform called “Kouyé”. Kouyé (website and application) is a digital solution for promoting sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and combating gender-based violence (GBV). It contributes to the sexual education of adolescents and young people and facilitates their access to clear, concise and accurate factual information on their health, in particular SRH, including the fight against GBV/FGM.

Kouyé is easy to use, with very simple and accessible parameters. It offers users the opportunity to find out about health issues through the Health Advice, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and QUIZ sections, and to find their way to health and user-friendly centers via geolocation. It also enables users who do not attend school to obtain information via the multimedia section. Users and moderators can discuss SRAJ issues in the forum section.

Kouyé is a space designed for young people to focus on health and contribute to inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development, human development and respect for fundamental human rights.

Website: kouyegn.com

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) is the leading volunteer-supported, rights-based and youth-centred Ghanaian civil society organization (CSO), working to advance access and quality of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services. Over the past 56 years, PPAG has gained expertise and become a credible CSOs leader, working in the SRHR sector, complementing the government’s efforts in the provision of SRHR information and services to the general population, particularly adolescents, women, vulnerable groups including Persons living with Disability and Prison Inmates.

PPAG is regionally and nationally recognized by the Government of Ghana, international donors, and multilateral organizations as a leading program and technical expert in SRHR. The organization has been designated as an IPPF Centre of Excellence for Youth Programming in Africa; exchanging expertise and knowledge with other organizations to strengthen the delivery and quality of youth programming and address the challenges of large-scale implementation.

Website: ppag-gh.org/nu

RAES is a Senegalese NGO dedicated to working with communities across Africa to address significant social challenges. As a result, RAES designs and/or utilizes innovative strategies to promote behaviour change in Africa. Moreover, it serves as a bridge between international partners and programs, the media, and local civil society organizations. Additionally, the organization provides training, support, and assistance to local actors and communities to access information and implement solutions that are pertinent to their specific issues. The NGO RAES designs with its partners tools at the service of actors in the field and communities, to that they can inform themselves, create spaces for dialogue, mobilize and act on their future, individually and collectively.

Website: ongraes.org/en

The Media Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young people, women, girls, and vulnerable groups with accessible, engaging health rights information. Through innovative, user-driven content and strategic communication, MHR promotes positive behavioral change in areas such as sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, and disease prevention. Its Love Matters Naija program, training initiatives, and creative social media campaigns raise awareness on crucial topics like comprehensive sexuality education, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and access to safe abortion. By collaborating with international organizations and community stakeholders, MHR leads impactful projects tackling HIV, TB, malaria, and gender-transformative SRHR, ensuring essential health information reaches those who need it most.

“MHR values its collaboration with AMAZE, particularly the opportunity to create educational videos in indigenous Nigerian languages. Working together has strengthened efforts to expand SRHR awareness, amplify community voices, and foster meaningful change across Africa. These partnerships exemplify the power of collective learning and advocacy, reinforcing MHR’s commitment to a healthier, more informed society.”

Website: mhrinitiative.org 

Africa Media Trust (AMT) is a youth-centered media organization that develops and supports programs that offer comprehensive evidence-based and rights information on sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people. Our Love Matters Kenya digital platforms engage with young Kenyans by delivering SRHR information in various formats, answering young people’s questions, engaging them directly through various   platforms, and referring them to relevant youth-friendly local health service providers.

“Thanks to Amaze, parents can no longer dodge SRH questions—because kids know that, for instance, babies aren’t picked off a supermarket shelf, and the truth is way more fascinating!”

Facebook: facebook.com/LoveMattersAfrica

About My Age Zimbabwe: My Age is Zimbabwe’s leading youth-led organization that focuses on advocating for the health, rights and well-being of young people (10-24) in their diversities. The organization focuses on movement building, capacity strengthening of youth advocates as well as innovating communication on SRHR including Comprehensive Sexuality Education (SCE) for youth in and out of School.

“Empowering young people with knowledge about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is not just about education; it’s about unlocking the potential for informed choices and healthier futures and that the amaz-ing work My Age is doing with AMAZE.”

Website: myagezimbabwe.org 

Habari RDC is a Congolese organisation that initiates and supports the efforts of supportive and committed communities around key issues of interest to young people and women in the areas of freedom of expression, civic participation, peace bulding, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the fight against discrimination and human rights.

Habari RDC has two programmes: the first bearing the same name as the organisation, and the second, Amour Afrique Congo, which focuses on SRHR.

“We’re excited about working with Amaze because it gives us the freedom to recharge our batteries with content that’s not only tailored to our target audience, but also presented in a way that’s relevant and fun. What’s more, making this content available in our national languages is a real asset. This allows us to better fulfil our role in actively promoting sexual and reproductive health.”

Facebook: facebook.com/AmourAfriqueCongo

C-Sema is a registered non-profit organisation committed to promoting and protecting the rights of children in Tanzania. We envision a country where every child is safe, healthy, and empowered to reach their full potential.

At the core of our work is the National Child Helpline (116 Service) a toll free, 24/7 platform that connects us with around 10,000 individuals daily, offering immediate support on issues such as Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Mental Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Positive discipline & Prenting, Nutrition (Mother & Child), and Early Childhood Development (ECD). Operated in formal partnership with the Government of Tanzania since 2013, the Helpline ensures that each case is professionally handled and referred for appropriate follow-up.

In addition to the Helpline, C-Sema implements a range of projects across Tanzania, all rooted in our key thematic areas. These community-based and school-based initiatives are designed to strengthen systems of care and protection for children and adolescents, improve parenting and caregiving practices, and empower young people with accurate information and life skills.

Our work is practical, rights-based, and grounded in partnership, with government institutions, development partners, and communities. Whether through direct service provision or advocacy and capacity-building, we remain focused on one goal: to create safe, supportive environments where children and families can thrive.

“At C-Sema, we’re always looking for creative, engaging tools that speak directly to the realities of children and caregivers in Tanzania. That’s why we love working with AMAZE. Their videos are not only fun and relatable, but they also tackle real-life issues from puberty to parenting in a way that’s honest, age-appropriate, and inclusive. AMAZE helps us spark meaningful conversations with young people and parents alike.”

-Kiiya JK, | Chief Executive | C-Sema

Website: sematanzania.org

Women and Their Bodies” is a non-profit organization working to promote comprehensive social change in the perceptions of Israeli women and girls regarding their health and sexual health. Established in 2005, the organization has hundreds of professional volunteers from the fields of medicine, education, and healthcare. WTB is a women’s organization that works for women, their health and quality of life, by raising awareness for women’s health rights, and the basic belief that women are the source of authority on their own bodies.

WTB’s main goals are to: promote awareness of health issues affecting women and girls from a broad perspective that addresses social, economic, physical, sexual, and emotional factors; educate women and girls about their rights and facilitate access to health services; promote a holistic approach to women’s health; produce and distribute information in Hebrew and Arabic; and create an open platform for discussion among women and girls from different social groups, ages, and status about health, sexuality, and their bodies.

Website: https://www.wtb.org.il/en/home-english/

SALAMA – the Lebanese Association for Family Health is an NGO founded in 2008 is a member association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). SALAMA advocates for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and provides high-quality sexual and reproductive health services for young people, men, and women. SALAMA works to raise awareness for all groups in society (particularly the underserved and marginalized) in order that they will make informed decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health and rights. SALAMA is a member of various working groups and networks in Lebanon and at the Arab world regional level. SALAMA seeks to improve the quality of life of individuals and to ensure community development by strengthening partnerships with stakeholders.

“SALAMA’s partnership with AMAZE aims at filling a gap in sexuality education resources for adolescents that are age-appropriate, fun, and affirming while reaching a wider number of adolescents with positive messages around sexual and reproductive health and rights. SALAMA will use AMAZE videos on social media platforms and during awareness sessions, training, and community activities.”

Website: www.salamalb.org
Facebook: salamalb.org
Instagram: @salama_lb
Twitter: @salama_lb

DAMAN is an Iranian team composed of child psychologists, facilitators, and educators. This team runs Daman Education, a platform that provides free sexuality education covering an array of topics including gender and rights and social responsibilities for children, young adults, families, and educators.

“We are trying to revolutionize comprehensive education in Iran by investigating incorrect educational and sexual concepts in Iranian culture and trying to improve them. Daman intends to ensure at the outset that every Iranian teacher and parent is aware of the benefits and necessities of sex education.”

In collaboration with AMAZE, Daman Education is subtitling select AMAZE videos into Persian.

Instagram: @daman.education
Email: [email protected]

Love Matters Arabic (LMA) is an educational and interactive project that creates and makes available knowledge about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Arabic. We look at the various topics of SRHR through a pleasure-positive lens, while taking into consideration the health and social aspects. We aim to support young people’s agency to make informed decisions that could lead to a pleasurable sexual and reproductive life by providing updated and unbiased sources of knowledge while questioning common misconceptions and changing negative attitudes towards sex, pleasure, and relationships.

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DKT Mexico has been an incredibly valuable resource as we begin to test out our messaging and how best to market our videos to an international audience.

Website: https://www.dkt.com.mx/

Colectivo para la Participación de la Infancia y Juventud (COPIJ) is an organization in Guatemala with over 20 years of experience working with girls, adolescents, and young people in the field of sexual and reproductive health and comprehensive sexuality education. COPIJ is dedicated to countering misinformation and providing timely, appropriate, and accurate information to young people and their communities. COPIJ supports an extensive network of young volunteers who work as health promoters in Jalapa, which has fostered community engagement in very different social environments.

“We believe in the power that information provides young people. That is why we are confident that as partners of AMAZE, we will be able to make the most of their extensive experience in logistical and audiovisual work to provide accurate and timely information to all young people.” In collaboration with AMAZE en Español, COPIJ has dubbed and is disseminating AMAZE videos addressing puberty, bullying, and being a good listener, all of which are available online via YouTube.

Website: www.copij.org

Fòs Feminista is as an intersectional feminist organization centered around the sexual and reproductive rights and needs of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Led and governed by the Global South, Fòs Feminista works as an alliance of organizations in 40+ countries that collaborate and coordinate their actions toward advancing shared priorities and addressing common challenges to achieve sexual and reproductive justice for all. As the connecting fabric of this alliance, Fòs Feminista orchestrates trans-national and transregional action, amplifies partners’ work, and promotes South-South learning and collaboration toward achieving common objectives. Together with our partners, we reach young people with comprehensive sexuality education; provide access to sexual and reproductive health care, including contraception, abortion, and care for victims of gender-based violence; and advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights from an intersectional lens in national, regional, and global spaces.

Fòs Feminista is proud of its collaboration with AMAZE, as it has had a positive impact in the lives of so many young people. What we like about AMAZE is that it is an innovative and youth-centered educational resource that offers evidence-based, quality, and inclusive comprehensive sexuality education. So far, we have accompanied the production of new videos and the adaptation of more than 70 AMAZE videos into Spanish and other local languages spoken in the Latin American and Caribbean regions. We hope to continue this expansion of AMAZE to reach more young people, parents, and educators.

Website: fosfeminista.org

The Integral Orientation and Research Center (COIN) is a Dominican NGO, created on November 28, 1988, by a multidisciplinary team with shared experience in community and health work. COIN was born as a result of the emergence of the HIV / AIDS epidemic, and human trafficking in the Dominican Republic.

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Fundación MSI Marie Stopes México es una organización no gubernamental líder en salud sexual y reproductiva, presente en 37 países y con más de 40 años de experiencia a nivel mundial.

En México tienen más de 20 años de presencia con clínicas en CDMX, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tijuana y Veracruz donde proporcionan servicios de interrupción legal del embarazo, métodos anticonceptivos, papanicolaou, colposcopia, pruebas para detectar infecciones de transmisión sexual y vasectomía.

También tiene 3 Programas Sociales:

• Educativo. Talleres y pláticas gratuitas a jóvenes sobre derechos sexuales y reproductivos.

• Parteras. Donde capacitan a parteras en el uso y manejo de anticonceptivos y en derechos sexuales y reproductivos.

• Subsidios. Se apoya a mujeres en situaciones vulnerables para que puedan acceder a una interrupción del embarazo segura.

Página web: www.mariestopes.org.mx
Línea de atención es 55 5543 0000

Profamilia es la principal organización defensora de los Derechos Humanos, Sexuales y Reproductivos de Colombia. Con 60 años de experiencia y una red de más de 50 clínicas a nivel nacional, es líder en prestación de servicios especializados en salud, con énfasis en salud sexual y reproductiva. Además es el principal referente en la investigación, incidencia y el desarrollo de estrategias exitosas en Educación Integral en Sexualidad.

Website: profamilia.org.co

“En Catholics for Choice, creemos que el cambio pasa a través del diálogo y un intercambio de información, a través de la comunicación de ideas y valores. Trabajamos para asegurar que la capacidad de todas las personas de tomar sus propias decisiones sobre su vida se respete y reafirme.

Para los jóvenes, tener la información precisa y las respuestas a las preguntas que tienen en relación al sexo, a la atención médica reproductiva, a los cambios en su cuerpo y las relaciones saludables es crítico para ayudarles a tomar sus propias decisiones informadas. Es por esto que estamos orgullosos de apoyar la colaboración de AMAZE”.

“Los jóvenes alrededor del mundo se merecen tener acceso a información estimulante, cercana y precisa sobre la sexualidad y sus derechos sexuales. AMAZE responde al llamado de asegurarse que las personas tengan las herramientas que necesitan para vivir vidas saludables”.

“Como una red internacional de médicos que defienden el acceso a la atención médica reproductiva integral, Global Doctors for Choice tiene el placer de apoyar el trabajo importante de AMAZE. Reconocemos que el acceso a educación sexual, anticonceptivos, y abortos seguros y legales es un derecho humano y es esencial para salud pública. También reconocemos que involucrar a varios actores de diversos orígenes es clave para todas las iniciativas de salud reproductiva. De esta forma, le damos una cálida bienvenida a la contribución de AMAZE al campo de la salud y los derechos reproductivos al normalizar la educación sexual y el desarrollo sexual saludable entre los jóvenes, padres y educadores”.

Página web: globaldoctorsforchoice.org

Descripción de la organización: Planned Parenthood es el proveedor y defensor principal de atención médica de alta calidad y asequible para las mujeres, los hombres y los jóvenes de la nación, y es también el proveedor más grande de la nación de educación sexual. Con aproximadamente 700 centros de salud a lo largo del país, las organizaciones de Planned Parenthood sirven a todos los pacientes con atención y compasión, con respeto y sin prejuicios. A través de los centros de salud, los programas en escuelas y comunidades, y los recursos en línea, Planned Parenthood es una fuente confiable de información fiable de salud que les permite a las personas tomar decisiones informadas. Por qué estamos emocionados de los videos de AMAZE: Las personas jóvenes quieren formas divertidas y estimulantes de aprender sobre lo que tienen que esperar durante la pubertad, y los padres quieren buenos recursos que puedan compartir con sus hijos para iniciar conversaciones significativas. Con un mensaje positivo sobre el crecimiento, los videos de AMAZE llenan un vacío crítico en lo que ha estado disponible para los jóvenes, sus padres y educadores. Estos videos proporcionan creativamente hechos sin prejuicios sobre una gran variedad de temas que son importantes para los jóvenes de 10 a 14 años de edad, incluyendo la pubertad, las relaciones y el género. Una característica importante de la página web de AMAZE es “My Amaze” que permite a los padres y educadores crear una lista de reproducción personalizada de videos para compartir con los jóvenes.

Página web: www.plannedparenthood.org

“Los médicos de Salud Reproductiva ven a AMAZE como un recurso nuevo, estimulante, preciso y acorde a la edad que puede compartirse con su red de médicos y otros proveedores de la salud. En particular, los médicos del Programa de Educación de Salud Reproductiva y Sexual para Adolescentes (ARSHEP, siglas en inglés) planifican promover los videos de AMAZE como una forma positiva, saludable y divertida en que los profesionales de la salud que trabajan con jóvenes pueden iniciar discusiones de identidad y expresión de género, sexo y sexualidad, durante las visitas clínicas de adolescentes. Los proveedores de salud son en esencia educadores sexuales para jóvenes y AMAZE les da las herramientas para tratar estos temas sensibles no solo con sus pacientes, pero también con los padres”

Página web: prh.org

“@RiseUp_Together está entusiasmado de compartir este nuevo recurso importante #MoreInfoLessWeird con los líderes jóvenes de los Estados Unidos y no podemos esperar a compartir la próxima serie en español para nuestros socios en Latinoamérica”

Página web: www.riseuptogether.org/en/

“SIECUS tiene la emoción de apoyar el proyecto AMAZE y elogia a sus colegas de Advocates for Youth Tech Health, Answer y Youth Tech Health por la creación de este recurso fantástico y necesario para jóvenes de 10 a 14 años. Estos videos son una adición excelente para el abanico de formas en que los jóvenes acceden a información precisa sobre la salud sexual, en las escuelas, con sus padres y familiares y con sus compañeros. AMAZE es un recurso no solo para jóvenes pero también para padres y educadores para saber cómo hablar con los adolescentes sobre el desarrollo sexual de una forma libre de vergüenza y de estigmas. Al reconocer que la sexualidad es una parte fundamental de quienes somos y proporcionar el conocimiento y la información sobre lo que es natural y saludable, como lo hace el proyecto AMAZE, empoderamos a los jóvenes para que tomen decisiones por ellos mismos”.

Página web: www.siecus.org

“WestWind tiene el orgullo de ser el patrocinador de AMAZE. Este proyecto proporciona materiales divertidos y educativos para el periodo crucial de la niñez a la adolescencia, un grupo de edad que al momento está desatendido en cuestiones de educación sexual. Al crear materiales divertidos y educativos sobre los cambios en el cuerpo, el sexo y las relaciones saludables, el proyecto ayudará a padres y educadores a abrir un diálogo con los adolescentes. Esperamos que AMAZE se convierta en la base para una actitud saludable y positiva sobre la salud sexual”.

Página web: www.westwindfoundation.org

“AMAZE es un producto del amor y del trabajo duro y no podría estar más feliz de que haya sido lanzado. Será una gran herramienta y un gran recurso para quienes trabajamos con jóvenes ya que nos ayudará a educar y a reafirmar a los adolescentes, padres y educadores sobre la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Amo los videos y estoy seguro que los jóvenes los amarán también. ¡Bravo y gracias!”

– Rodrigo Barillas, Director Ejecutivo de WINGS

Página web: wingsguate.org

“Los videos de Amaze proporcionan un excelente inicio para los jóvenes de edades entre 10 y 14 años de edad, que durante mucho tiempo fueron un grupo desatendido en temas de educación sexual y relaciones. También podrían ser muy buenos para adolescentes mayores o para adultos en desarrollo con discapacidades del desarrollo y ciertos tipos de discapacidades del aprendizaje. Son extravagantes, brillantes y estimulantes, y proporcionan información precisa y reveladora de forma que tanto los preadolescentes como los jóvenes y sus padres los apreciarán y se sentirán cómodos con ellos. Estas series pueden ser un recurso inicial invaluable para los padres o tutores, profesores o hermanos mayores para direccionar a los jóvenes que aprecian y que necesitan ayuda para hablar sobre sus cuerpos, sexo, sexualidad y relaciones”.

– Heather Corinna, Fundadora y Directora, Scarleteen

Página web: www.scarleteen.com

La fundación Feminist Majority Foundation apoya el proyecto AMAZE ya que juega un papel importante en la salud y la educación reproductiva. Trabajamos en conjunto con AMAZE.org para distribuir su currículo educativo a través de nuestra red Girls Learn de capítulos de escuela media y la red de International Partner Schools y pensamos que es un gran recurso para los jóvenes, padres y educadores.

Página web: www.feminist.org

El centro Population Media Center reconoce que la educación sexual y la salud reproductiva de los adolescentes es esencial para proteger a los jóvenes. Desafortunadamente, muchos adolescentes atraviesan su desarrollo sexual sin haber recibido ninguna educación sexual, dejándoles sin un entendimiento del embarazo, las enfermedades de transmisión sexual o los métodos de prevención como los condones.

Amaze.org proporciona información esencial para un grupo de edad muy importante, y la información es entregada de una forma que es accesible y sin amenazas. Population Media Center se especializa en usar el entretenimiento como educación y elogiamos a Amaze.org por su trabajo bien hecho.

Página web: www.populationmedia.org

La misión integral de Ipas responde a la gran variedad de factures que afectan la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres y niñas adolescentes, factores como la violencia sexual, el estigma, la falta de información, y la falta de acceso a anticonceptivos y atención para abortos. Buscamos mejorar la capacidad de toda mujer y niña adolescente de obtener atención integral para abortos cuando sea necesaria y de prevenir un embarazo no deseado cuando sea necesario.

Por qué estamos emocionados de los videos de AMAZE: Ipas trabaja con organizaciones comunitarias lideradas por los jóvenes y enfocadas en los jóvenes alrededor del mundo y pone a los líderes jóvenes en el centro de la salud reproductiva debido a que les afecta a ellos y a sus pares. Las herramientas de AMAZE son únicamente diseñadas para jóvenes, sus padres y los educadores para aprender en un ambiente sano sobre la salud sexual y reproductiva. Un recurso así ayudará a asegurar que la siguiente generación entienda y afirme sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Felicitamos a AMAZE por este recurso educativo excepcional y apropiado para la edad.

Página web: www.ipas.org

“¡Felicitaciones a todos los involucrados en este esfuerzo extraordinario! Este recurso está transformando el concepto de educación sexual a algo DIVERTIDO de ver. La animación en las pantallas, grandes o pequeñas, es una forma eficaz comprobada de involucrar a los jóvenes, y a todos realmente. Los niños alrededor del mundo son curiosos y necesitan y merecen tener información precisa sobre la pubertad, su sexualidad, las relaciones saludables y la seguridad. Inclusive en áreas remotas, la mayoría de niños tienen acceso a algún tipo de pantalla, en algún lugar, a veces. Estos videos sobrepasaron nuestras expectativas porque, como mi hijo de 12 años confirma, “¡son muy buenos!”. Nosotros en Summit no podemos esperar por la versión en español y otros idiomas a medida que AMAZE viaje por el mundo. ¡Bon Voyage!

Página web: www.summitfdn.org

“¡Felicitaciones a todos los involucrados en este esfuerzo extraordinario! Este recurso está transformando el concepto de educación sexual a algo DIVERTIDO de ver. La animación en las pantallas, grandes o pequeñas, es una forma eficaz comprobada de involucrar a los jóvenes, y a todos realmente. Los niños alrededor del mundo son curiosos y necesitan y merecen tener información precisa sobre la pubertad, su sexualidad, las relaciones saludables y la seguridad. Inclusive en áreas remotas, la mayoría de niños tienen acceso a algún tipo de pantalla, en algún lugar, a veces. Estos videos sobrepasaron nuestras expectativas porque, como mi hijo de 12 años confirma, “¡son muy buenos!”. Nosotros en Summit no podemos esperar por la versión en español y otros idiomas a medida que AMAZE viaje por el mundo. ¡Bon Voyage!

Página web: www.summitfdn.org

Sex Ed To-Go provides FREE resources to ensure young people get foundational knowledge about sexual health so they can make the best decisions for their health and their futures.

FOR TEACHERS: Bite-sized teacher-facing courses to boost your effectiveness as a sex educator, covering topics like answering student questions, inclusive language and images, and trauma-informed education and a library of adaptable classroom activities, slides, and supplementary videos and activities by topic to update your existing curriculum.

FOR STUDENTS: Short, engaging modules covering topics like anatomy, consent, relationship skills and how to access services. In English and Spanish.

FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS: Resources to support open, effective conversations plus guidance on how to supplement what your young person is (or isn’t!) learning in school.

From the experts you trust at Planned Parenthood.

Wesbite: planned.org/sexedtogo

Tasaseks is a Finnish startup founded by a basic education teacher and authorized sexuality educator Sofia Lind. Tasaseks has a mission to revolutionize comprehensive sexuality education in Finland by making it more student centric with a sound, pedagogical approach. Tasaseks engages students with games, videos, experiential learning and drama approaches that make sex ed fun, not only for the students but for their teachers too. Currently, the pedagogical materials are only in Finnish but the team is working towards a multilingual future, hoping to make sex ed fun everywhere.

Tasaseks trains teachers around the country in Finland with workshops on active learning approaches in sexuality education. They work together with multiple Regional State Administrative Agencies, teacher student organizations, municipalities, and the University of Helsinki.

Founder Sofia Lind on sexuality education in Finland:

”In order to reach a more equal and comprehensive sexuality education reality, we need to ensure that every teacher knows about the benefits of sex ed. Tasaseks provides training to as many teachers as possible and pedagogical materials that guide educators at the same time as they activate learners.”

Website: www.tasaseks.fi
Instagram in English @tasaseks_sexed

Founded in 2011, lil is a non-profit organization based in Graz, Austria, that provides modern comprehensive sexuality education and health services with a focus on diversity, equality, gender rights, and social responsibility. Lil works closely with adolescents, students, parents, schools, educators, and healthcare professionals to promote an honest and transparent discussion on sexual education and reproductive health.

Website: sexeducationinfo.com

Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı (TAPV) was founded in 1985 by a group of business people, academics, and representatives of business associations. The mission of TAPV is to promote gender equality while improving women’s and girls’ access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to raise the quality of life of all individuals.

Through its Sexual Health Education Program, TAPV gives telephone counseling to promote individual access to factual information, gives sexuality education in schools to support children and adolescents during their sexual developmental processes, organizes seminars and workshops for parents, school counselors and teachers in order to raise awareness of children’s needs and expectations during their stages of sexual development, and gives training to nurses and midwives in order to advance knowledge and practice in sexual and reproductive health matters among service providers.

TAPV aims to raise the quality of family planning, spread contraception methods, facilitate the access to health service, and increase awareness on sexual health.

Website: tapv.org.tr/en

Queer Lexikon e.V. was founded in 2012 in Germany. Queer Lexikon is an online platform that aims to inform and support LGBTQIA teenagers and young adults during their Coming Out with a Chat room, informational Videos, and brochures (e,g, on safer sex for LGBTQIA teenagers), and much more!

Queer Lexikon is subtitling AMAZE videos into German.

Website: queer-lexikon.net

Papardes zieds is a voluntary and democratic public benefit organization founded in 1994. They are one of the largest non-governmental organizations in Latvia, which have been successfully working in the field of reproductive health and rights throughout Latvia for many years, educating young people about healthy and safe relationships, sexual and reproductive health and various other topics.

Website: papardeszieds.lv/en

Association HERA XXI is an NGO in Georgia founded in 1997 and is a member association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Association HERA XXI supports the empowerment of volunteers and realization of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), quality services, and advocating SRHR at national and international levels.

“Solid partnership on Comprehensive Sexuality Education is an effective way to invest in youth well-being which is why we are excited to integrate AMAZE’s new approach and digital innovative ideas” -Nino Tsuleiskiri, ED Association HERA XXI.

Website: www.hera-youth.ge/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssociationHeraXXI

Intimatica is a Belarussian startup dedicated to providing adolescent sexual health and development information to young people in Belarus. Intimatica seeks to answer the most common questions that may arise as adolescents experience the physical and emotional changes that often go along with puberty, in the hopes of normalizing conversations about sexual development.

Through their work, Intimatica presents information in various creative ways such as through funny cartoons, articles, and sharing real- life stories that adolescents can relate to.

To learn more about Intimatica and watch their AMAZE videos dubbed into Russian, visit Intimatica’s website as well as their YouTube channel.

Mobile App: intimatica.app
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBRKNefQzIX0sCH-78vkJqw/videos

Fundación Meniños is a non-profit organization based in Galicia, Spain, dedicated to child and youth protection. Since 1996, Fundación Meniños has reached over 9.238 children and 6.952 families, and has carried out educational projects for 126.681 pupils and 7.986 teachers in more tan 1.000 schools throughout Asturias and Galicia.

Fundación Meniños belongs to several networks dedicated to children welfare, including the European Anti-Poverty Network. In 2016, Fundación Meniños received the Good Practices award by UNICEF.

In collaboration with AMAZE, Fundación Meniños has dubbed select AMAZE videos into Galician.

Website: meninos.org

Foróige is the leading youth organisation in Ireland and has been working with young people since 1952.  Their purpose is to enable young people to involve themselves consciously and actively in their development and in the development of society. Foróige’s REAL U (Relationships Explored and Life Uncovered) Programme is a personal development and sex education programme aimed at equipping young people, aged 12-18, with the skills, knowledge and confidence to develop healthy relationships and delay the onset of early sexual activity. REAL U was developed by Foróige in response to an identified need to enhance service delivery to young people in the area of sexual health.

Foróige is integrating AMAZE videos into REAL U.

Website: https://www.foroige.ie/our-work/real-u-programme

Founded in 1998, the Reproductive Health Training Center (RHTC) of the Republic of Moldova is a non-governmental organization with the mission of protecting and promoting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of all people. RHTC envisions a world in which every person, no matter their residence, sex, gender, age, ethnicity, or physical or mental condition, is able to freely and openly exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and have ready access to quality sexual and reproductive health services and information.

RHTC has continually promoted this vision by providing family planning and abortion services, facilitating trainings with providers and beneficiaries, raising awareness through public outreach campaigns, creating and adapting informational materials, conducting clinical research, overseeing national strategies and programs, developing and revising clinical guidelines and university curricula, and advocating for national-level policy changes.

Website: https://cidsr.md/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIDSR98/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFPwmipObQRs61L3hqlT_Q

OS AIDO is a nascent organization, with the sole purpose of providing online Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Greek speaking youth, their caregivers, educators and professionals. OS AIDO in collaboration with AMAZE, plans to dub and localize a selection of videos based on the International Technical Guidance of Sexuality Education becoming the 1st online sexual health resource in Greece.

Website: osaido.org

Dignity Online is the largest NGO in Ukraine on the protection of children on the Internet. We received the UN Global Compact Award and have taught more than 800,000 children, parents  and educators in total. We also set up the country’s first Internet Safety Helpline with the Government Contact Center and a psychological support line for specialists, children, and parents on the topic of online risks on the site.

“We are incredibly proud of our cooperation with AMAZE because, with joint effort, we can achieve synergy and exchange knowledge and experiences for one global goal – protecting children on the Internet.”

Website: dignityonline.in.ua/adult/

HERA, officially known as the Health Education and Research Association, is a non-governmental organization based in North Macedonia. Established with a profound commitment to enhancing public health, HIV awareness, education and research, HERA has been a cornerstone in advancing societal well-being since its inception. At the core of HERA’s work lies its dedication to public health. The organization implements a wide range of programs aimed at preventing diseases, promoting healthy lifestyles, and improving access to healthcare services.

HERA will embed AMAZE videos into their exsisting programming and their online platforms to amplify these messages to young people in North Macedonia! Together, we can harness the power of health, education, and research to transform communities and create lasting impact.

Website: https://hera.org.mk/

House of Diversity Education (Įvairovės edukacijos namai) is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity awareness through education, with a special emphasis on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Our programs aim to equip young and adult people in Lithuania with the knowledge and skills to embrace diversity, including the understanding of gender, sexuality, and relationships in a respectful and informed way. We believe that comprehensive sexuality education is a vital tool in fostering empathy, reducing discrimination, and creating safe, inclusive environments for all.

House of Diversity Education is eager to partner with AMAZE because of our shared mission to make comprehensive sexuality education accessible and engaging. AMAZE’s creative, youth-friendly resources align with our efforts to deliver CSE in a way that breaks down complex topics into approachable and meaningful lessons. Together, we can create impactful content that empowers young people to make informed, responsible, and respectful decisions, contributing to a more inclusive society.

Website: https://ivairovesnamai.lt/

TeensLIVE Armenia, supported by UNESCO IITE, is an engaging youth digital media project that provides comprehensive health and relationship education to Armenian adolescents. It covers critical topics such as physical health, mental well-being, interpersonal relationships, and media literacy through active social media interaction. The project’s main focus is on peer-to-peer education. TeensLIVE Armenia is exctied to use the Aremenian AMAZE videos in their outreach to young people.

Instagram: @teenslive.am

Paarisa operates under the Government of Greenland, focusing on health promotion and primary prevention within the social and healthcare sectors, with a particular emphasis on children and young people. Through interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration, Paarisa develops and implements evidence-based initiatives to strengthen well-being and prevention in areas such as sexual health, sexual abuse, mental health, suicide prevention, and volunteer work.

In partnership with AMAZE, we aim to make information about sexual health and sexual abuse accessible to the entire population of Greenland, with a special focus on children and young people. The engaging animation of AMAZE videos will help normalize and destigmatize discussions around these topics and contribute to reducing sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies while fostering open and informed dialogue across the country.

Website: paarisa.gl

UyatEmes.kz is a grassroots initiative dedicated to helping young people to learn about puberty, healthy relationships, sexual and reproductive health and rights. We believe in respecting young people and engaging with them. We help parents to find ways to discuss these sensitive topics with their children. We advocate for school-based comprehensive sexuality education in Kazakhstan and root our advocacy in evidence. Uyat Emes operates in two languages: Kazakh and Russian and includes the Uyatemes.kz website, Aspan chatbot, and a team of volunteer peer-to-peer educators.

AMAZE resources are to the point and cover a multitude of themes that are crucial for young people’s healthy development and wellbeing. We are happy to work with AMAZE and make some of those resources available for our audiences so learning is easy, fun and effective!

Website: uyatemes.kz

SHYN.kz (“honestly about …”) is a communication package that provides accurate, up-to-date sexual and reproductive health information across multiple platforms, including a website, mobile app, TikTok, and Telegram chatbot. Developed in 2020 at the request of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health with UNFPA support, it has since 2022 been strengthened by the ‘Focus on People Foundation,’ expanding its presence on Instagram and TikTok while promoting youth-friendly services at Youth Health Centres.

SHYN benefits from AMAZE videos, which engage young audiences on topics like puberty, contraception, emotions, bullying, and mental health. These high-quality animations use subtle humor and a respectful, non-judgmental approach, making them relatable and free from moralizing or criticism.

SHYN continues to evolve as a pioneering digital resource, making honest, science-based, and accessible sexual and reproductive health education available to all.

Website: shyn.kz

Bishkek Feminist Initiatives (BFI) is a grassroots organization working to advance gender justice and youth empowerment in Kyrgyzstan. Through our Oilo project, we provide vital information on sexual and reproductive health and rights to teenagers in the Kyrgyz language. Oilo is a friendly, anonymous Telegram bot that engages young people on topics such as puberty, consent, STIs, mental health, and body image.

In addition to the Telegram bot, we promote comprehensive sexuality education through Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and integrate the content into peer education sessions with young people across the country, including in rural areas. By combining digital tools, local-language content, and community-based outreach, we empower Kyrgyz teens with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about their health and relationships. We look forward to working to expand AMAZE in Kyrgyzstan through our in-person work and through social media.

Website: bishkekfeminists.wordpress.com

The Charity Foundation Woman Health & Family Planning (WHFP) is a non-governmental organisation that has been actively working since 1996 to promote public health, sexual and reproductive health and rights. WHFP undertakes preventative work among the population of Ukraine, advocacy and awareness-raising campaigns, research, and capacity building of medical professionals, public activists and advocates. Since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, WHFP has launched humanitarian response projects to mitigate the consequences of SGBV and facilitate access and quality of essential sexual and reproductive health services for the people affected by the war.

One of the areas of WHFP’s work is working with young people, developing CSE and youth-friendly approaches in healthcare facilities. The translation, use and distribution of AMAZE videos is a great opportunity to raise awareness of SRH among young people and motivate them to engage in responsible sexual behavior.

Website: womanhealth.org.ua/en

Różowa Skrzyneczka is a trailblazing Polish non-profit organization working to end period poverty and break the stigma surrounding menstruation through advocacy, education, and community engagement. So far, we have installed over 20,000 pink boxes filled with free menstrual products across the country, creating long-lasting change in partnership with local communities. Our mission is to ensure that no one is held back because of their period.

“Comprehensive sexuality education in Poland is almost non-existent, leaving young people without the knowledge they need to make informed, healthy decisions. We’re excited to partner with AMAZE to change that. AMAZE videos will be an essential part of our Menstrual Academy (the first open-source, online platform in Poland dedicated to menstrual and health education) and educational outreach, helping us provide accurate, engaging, and stigma-free content to empower young people across the country.”

Website: rozowaskrzyneczka.pl

Amaze is included in Hundred’s 100 most impactful and scalable education innovations.

Website: hundred.org/en/innovations/amaze-org

Amaze has partnered with Kahoot to create fun educational quizes for individuals, groups or classroom use.

Website: create.kahoot.it/profiles/25d712f3-bb86-45a4-af98-3f57beaccf40

Amaze.org is included on Youtube as a verified health professional licensed in the US, and participates in the Youtube Health Strategic Partnerships program.

Website: health.youtube

AMAZE is featured as part of Modulo Learning’s high quality resources for the homeschooling community

Website: modulo.app/all-resources/amaze