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Women's Health West
Working with Filipino women
'Ating pag-usapan ang seks' [Let's Talk About Sex] is a unique family planning and sexual health resource for the Filipino community launched on 25 March 2004 by Clare Amies, CEO of the Western Region Health Centre.
Women from the Centre for Philippine Concerns, Family Planning Victoria, Women's Health West and the Filipino community at the booklet launch.
Women involved in producing the Filipino sexual health resource
The cartoon booklet was produced through a three-way partnership between Women's Health West, Family Planning Victoria and the Centre for Philippine Concerns Australia, Victorian branch.
The booklet was written by Maridel Andanar and illustrated by Marta Tesoro. It draws on the long-standing Filipino tradition of conveying information through stories told in the form of strip cartoons in Tagalog, the main Filipino language.
Tagalog is the sixth most-spoken language in the Western Region, yet the Filipino community has had few resources produced specifically for them.
The booklet follows on from 'Chika Tayo', a CD and series of radio plays on women's health produced last year in Tagalog by Women's Health West and the Centre for Philippine Concerns, broadcast nationally on SBS and community radio.
"This booklet is a good tool for our community, and it will help agencies provide appropriate services," says Maria Selga from the Centre for Philippines Concerns. "Information in people's first language means they can relate it to their own lives. It also encourages younger people maintain their language."
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