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Streetwize Publications - Australia

Country

Australia, Vietnam

Region

Global, Africa, South Pacific, South East and East Asia

Programme Summary

Streetwize publications address issues of concern to young people and other target audiences by using stories from their lives and by providing clear, relevant, appealing and credible information on important topics such as health, the law, education, employment, housing and safety.
Since 1984, Streetwize has produced hundreds of resources for young people on a wide variety of subjects and formats, and more recently has expanded its services to include materials like magazines, brochures, posters and infocards.

Communication Strategies

Streetwize has distributed more than three million comics and resources both in Australia and overseas.

Some examples include:

  • Show, Not Tell - A series of six comics about HIV/AIDS for the Vietnam Youth Foundation in Hanoi.
  • A series of resources about Hepatitis C, produced for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
  • Reconciliation - A comic, poster and kit looking at the issues of Reconciliation from young people's perspective and how they can get involved in the process. Produced with funding from the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, more than 100,000 copies of these resources were distributed across Australia, particularly to schools.
  • Would You Like Arts With That? - A 30-second cinema animation encouraging young people to participate in the Arts, to be screened in cinemas around Australia during 2000/ 01. Funded through the Audience Development Division of the Australia Council for the Arts, the animation is the first time Streetwize has been involved in broadcasting its resources.
  • technogirl - a cyber-comic, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Tourism. technogirl aimed to encourage young women to consider science and technology as study and career options and is featured on the ABC's science site The Lab.
  • An infocard and poster about violent crime, aimed at women from culturally diverse backgrounds, produced for the NSW Attorney-General's Department.
  • It's Not Right - A resource for indigenous women on the subject of family violence, funded by the Office for the Status of Women and Casino Community Benefits Fund.
  • Enough Is Enough, a comic and kit on the same subject for young indigenous men, and distributed nationally.



Development Issues

Health, HIV/AIDS, Technology, Rights.

Key Points

Independent evaluations of the Streetwize resources have found that they are more likely to be read and understood than other print media. Streetwize has won several awards for its materials, including an International Literacy Year Award for its service to young people.

Contact

Streetwize Communications, Suite 6/245 Chalmers St, Redfern, NSW 2016, AUSTRALIA
Link
Phone: (02) 9319 0220Fax: (02) 9319 5553
stwize@streetwize.com.au
Streetwize website

Source

Letter and inserts from Rani Haywood, Marketing Coordinator, Streetwize Communications, Novermber 1 2001.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site November 09 2001
Last Updated November 09 2001

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