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 A new sex education website aimed at young indigenous people was launched on World AIDS Day.
Called snakecondoms.org.au , it has been designed to educate Aboriginal teenagers on key issues of sexual health, drug and alcohol use.
The site also promotes “Snake Condoms” which are available in the in colours of the Aboriginal flag – red, yellow and black – and are flavoured chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
The site also contains infrmation on sexuality and sexual diversity and drug and alcohol abuse.
Snakecondoms is a project of sexual health charity Marie Stopes Australia. It follows a community project begun in 2003 in Victoria. Indigenous youth from 13 to 17 were involved in a photographic project focussing on sexual health, and from the results experts were able to devise health initiatives specifically catering to aboriginal youth.
“At a time when sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates are at an all-time high, there is an alarming lack of access to contraceptive information and services in Indigenous communities,” Bev Greet of Marie Stopes Australia, said at the website launch.
“The geographic isolation of many Aboriginal communities further adds to these access issues, resulting in teens having limited knowledge concerning STIs, as well as a number of misunderstandings about contraception.
“The SNAKE Condoms website has been developed to equip teens with the information they need to make the right choices at the right time, with the end goal of reducing the rates of STIs and teenage pregnancy.”
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