14 • MODULE FIVE: DECISION-MAKING
Review- Can we control or change the ripples we send?
- Can we change the ripples that others send?
- Have you been able to do so for anyone or for yourself?
Linking Learning With Life
What ripples would you like to change in your family? With your friends? At school? How can you do
this? Who can help you?
Take an incident that happened at home, or at school or with your friends. Draw your ripple
diagram and share it with your friend.
Could you have changed a ripple? What would have happened if you could do it again?Tips for the facilitator- Use examples relevant to their own lives in order for children to understand where they can seek
help. Instead of a ripple diagram, a role play can also be used - This activity can also be adapted and used while working on relationships.
- Demonstration of ripples can be done using a bucket of water and small pebbles.
ACTIVITY THREE
Delaying Sex
Group Check in- This activity is for older children 15 years and above: Introduce the idea of delaying sex or
abstinence until marriage, when one is older and more responsible. - Enact a role play or read a story. Some suggestions are provided below, but feel free to adapt as
necessary. Use only one of the role plays given below. Ask the group to think about why this
couple should delay having sex.
Example #1: Mohan is 17 years old. He works in a car garage. It is expected that he will have
sex once he gets married. He still has to wait until his older brother gets married. His friends say
that he should try it out because sex is a great experience.
Smita is 15 and lives next door to Mohan. She likes to see movies and dreams of having a
good life. She knows Mohan likes her and they meet. He gives her nice presents. Her parents
know nothing of this. Her Kishori Group (Adolescent Girls Group) has talked of STIs and HIV, but
if she says no to Mohan, he may leave her.