DURBAN – The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has made a Covid-19 resource targeted at children available for public use.
The series of posters with the Covid-19 hero Lunga, is titled Covid-19 Lessons with Lunga, and shares easy to read safety tips.
The NICD said Lunga, is an unassuming Covid-19 savvy character with the sole purpose of educating 7 to 9-year-old children about COVID-19 prevention at school. Through the Covid-19 Lessons with Lunga campaign, our young hero delivers key messages through educational posters, stimulating activity sheets and a series of visually appealing animated videos.
Some of the videos feature cameo appearances of Superman, Spiderman, and Black Panther, and take into account the short attention span of the target market.
The targeted audience also has a maze activity to colour in, to earn their Covid-19 hero badge.
“The objective is that youngsters will understand that heroes do not always fly overhead or shoot spider webs from their wrists.
“True heroes can be found anywhere, it could be the person standing behind them in the queue, sitting next to them in the taxi, or it can be the reflection they see in the mirror. The message to little ones is simple, be like Lunga and be a Covid-19 hero,” says the NICD.
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THE MERCURY