Unlocking Love / Domin Nakloke Film Series

Starting this week, Ba Futuru is commencing script development for the production of the 4^th episode of the edutainment Unlocking Love / Domin Nakloke film series. This episode will be about the pressing issue of teenage pregnancy!

With 19% of girls married before 18 and 24% already with a child by the time they turn 20, in 2017 the government of Timor-Leste with UNFPA and Plan International decided to investigate the decision-making pathways and experiences that lead to teenage pregnancy and early marriage in Timor-Leste.

http://timor-leste.unfpa.org/en/publications/report-teenage-pregnancy-and-early-marriage

This study shed light on the important of the issue of teenage pregnancy in Timor-Leste inspiring the 4^th episode of Domin Nakloke. One of the issues the study raised is that there is a strong correlation between teenage pregnancy and high maternal mortality rates - teenagers are twice as likely to die in childbirth as older women.

In order to combat this trend, Ba Futuru is working with the Partnership for Human Development on the 4^th episode of Domin Nakloke that will explore the following issues: 

1. Promote healthy relationships and open dialogue between girls and boys about reproductive health
2. Encourage parents and teachers to speak with young people about sex so they can make more informed decisions
3. Raise awareness on the risks of teenage pregnancy
4. Model how schools, parents, friends and partners can support teenage mothers
   • Risk of gossip adding to depression, suicide and bad health outcomes from mother and child
   • Increased support for teenage mothers returning to school
5. Raise awareness around health and nutrition related to teenage pregnancy

Impacts of Edutainment Film Series Domin Nakloke!

Ba Futuru will be sharing the impact data form the first three episodes of the Domin Nakloke film series at a global conference, the 2nd International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit featuring Entertainment Education, in Bali, Indonesia in April of 2018.

 Check out our impact data here:

http://www.comminit.com/global/content/impact-data-domin-nakloke-unlocking-love

 This will be a great opportunity for sharing our successful strategies with others as well as learning from them to enhance our future programming.

We need your help to continue this important work! Please share the opportunity to support Domin Nakloke with your friends and family!