It’s My Puberty

This video is part of the Adolescent Reproductive Health project in Bangladesh. It is the result of a four-day workshop in Bangladesh that involved a diverse group of young people. It features spontaneous statements by adolescents and stylized, on-stage dramas by adolescent drama groups, male and female, interacting with adult actors in a few scenes. The backgrounds for all dramas are dark with no props. Quick clips of comic animation are used to reinforce certain key points. There are also a number of brief testimonials by adolescents – “success stories” on empowerment themes, as well as comments from adults on some of the issues addressed.

The video is held together by the same popular theme song sung by a male and female adolescent at the opening, middle and end with different words to match the themes of the videos. The male adolescent is dressed in western garb, while the girl is dressed in traditional garb. The video begins with a voice over from a young girl talking about the workshop, while images are shown of adolescents working together in small groups, talking, drawing, writing and giving presentations. The program is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the physical changes brought on by puberty, and the second part deals with emotional changes.

NOTE: The video is not available at this time.

Source: Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP), ARH Working Group, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: August 4, 2021