Making sex ed Accesible & interesting to pre-teens
Challenge
Sexual education resources for young teens are severely lacking. Of the few that exist, they’re either confusing, age inappropriate, or boring. Sex ed needs a makeover for the digital age. We needed to help make age-appropriate sex education accessible and interesting to pre-teens and young teenagers—probably our hardest challenge to date!
Solution
We wanted to promote sexual and reproductive health resources in away that will resonate with young people and be where they are rather than hoping they find us. We made sure to meet young people where they are – on their favorite social sites. We created and launched YouTube, Snapchat, and Instagram platforms for Amaze. We tapped key influencers to takeover our social channels and promote the sex ed resources to their followers. And we secured partnerships with leading teen-focused publishers and top digital influencers to promote content.
Results
We earned more than 750,000 video views and 5,000 subscribers in just four months. The YouTube channel now has nearly 48,000 subscribers and vieos consistently get in excess of 500,000 views. Most exciting, though, is the response from young people who not only love the content, but respectfully engage with each other around a topic normally seen as taboo.
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