This year Sexual Health Week is celebrated from 8-14 September and aims to raise awareness of sexual health and relationship wellbeing.

The theme this year is ‘The more you know,’ focusing on the power of accurate sexual health knowledge.

SHINE SA wants to support your organisation or community group to get involved in Sexual Health Week!

SHINE SA will provide five successful organisations with a $2,000 grant (inc gst) to host an event that raises awareness of sexual and reproductive health. SHINE SA can also support your organsation by providing resources (such as posters, condoms, Fact Sheets) and information.

There are all types of events that can help start conversations around sexual health and relationship wellbeing. Here are some ideas to get you started:
– Host a workshop or morning tea where you chat about respectful relationships and sexual health facts
– Run a trivia session with myth-busting questions about STIs, consent, and contraception
– Create a youth scavenger hunt or quiz focused on safety, respect, and sexual health knowledge
– Hand out ‘knowledge kits’ with resources, condoms, and helpful links at your workplace or school
– Invite a speaker or show a short video for a lunchtime info session on a sexual health topic
– Host an event inviting people to share “one thing they wish they’d learned earlier” about sexual health
– Host an art workshop with a session on consent and communication in relationships.

These events could have a theme, for example: ‘contraception options – your choice’ highlighting the various options for contraception and their benefits.

Anyone with an ABN (South Australia only) can apply for a grant. Preference will be given to applicants that meet the following criteria:
– Targets 18–30 year olds
– Broadens an understanding of sexual health and in particular safety, pleasure and respect
– Empowers young people to participate.

Priority will also be given to applicants working with young adults who are culturally and linguistically diverse, are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, have a disability, or live in economically marginalised areas.

Organisations must also agree to the following –
The planned event will:
– Respect diversity and inclusion, including LGBTIQA+ inclusion
– Offer a positive and open view of relationships and sexuality
– Share evidence-based information and be contextually appropriate for the audience.