Short Summary: Does my culture mean I must sleep with my sister's husband? I'm looking after someone with AIDS - can I get infected? ‘Auntie Stella: Teenagers Talk about Sex, Life and Relationships’ was originally produced by the Training and Research Support Centre as an activity pack for young Zimbabweans aged 13 to 17 years, and later developed as a website. It aims to encourage young people to discuss key teenage issues, and also gives information that teenagers find hard to get elsewhere. Both the print and website versions use the question and reply format of problem page letters written to agony aunts in magazines, a popular source of information for young people. The basic method is for a question letter to be read and the problem discussed, usually in small single-sex groups, or by individuals reflecting on their own. They then turn to Auntie Stella's reply for expert information and suggestions about how to apply any new knowledge in real life, followed by discussion on ways to change their behaviour. There are over 30 'questions' covering physical and emotional changes in adolescence, relationships with parents, peers and the opposite sex, gender roles, forced sex, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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