Simple Lessons on Important Subjects
We currently have 47 lessons available in 343 languages
Our Interactive video lessons cover a vast range of topics, with an emphasis on health and primary education. The lessons are all listed below. Click to see which languages each lesson is available in.
- Health (22)
- Primary Education (18)
- Livelihoods (2)
- Water and Sanitation (2)
- Agriculture (2)
- Community (1)
HIV/AIDS
HIV is an illness that can lead to AIDS. This lesson also shows how you can catch HIV and how to avoid getting it, whilst also highlighting the importance to safe sex. Great for young teenagers.
Having an HIV test
There are several ways of contracting HIV – this lesson shows you what can be done to find out if you have the disease or not. It also covers how long HIV can take to develop and what can be done to prevent it from being passed onto another person.
Living with HIV
This lesson shows how HIV is spread and what can be done in order to prevent it from spreading to other people. This lesson also highlights how a HIV sufferer can stay healthy, with regular exercise and a balanced diet as examples.
Helping someone with HIV or AIDS
Provides advice on how to cope with knowing someone who has HIV or subsequently AIDs. This will include how people contract HIV and what you can do to help those who have it, such as talking and spending time with them.
Avoiding Malaria
Talks about what malaria is, what its symptoms are and how you can prevent yourself from being bitten by mosquitoes, as they are the main cause of the spreading illness.
Bed Nets Can Save Lives!
The perfect accompaniment to ‘Avoiding Malaria’, this lesson talks about bed nets, as they are one method of how to prevent you from contracting malaria. It also talks about what to do with it, the benefits of using a bed net and how to take care of it in the long-term.
TB can be cured
This DVD lesson explains what tuberculosis (TB) is, how it is spread and the symptoms of the illness, which can include vomiting, weight loss and most importantly, prolonged coughing. The class also advises the best course of action when the illness has been contracted.
Cholera
This lesson talks about cholera – what it is and how it can be developed. This also shows the precautions you can take to avoid catching the illness, as well as its symptoms and how to effectively treat it.
Diarrhoea
This lesson talks about diarrhoea – what it is and how it can be developed. The DVD also shows the precautions on how to avoid catching the illness, its symptoms and how to effectively treat it.
Immunisation general
This lesson talks about the importance of immunisation, as it protects children from illnesses. When to immunise your child, as well as the process of immunisation, is also discussed in this lesson.
High Blood Pressure
The lesson talks about the dangers of high blood pressure, how it is measured and what can be done to lower it, such as rest and a balanced diet.
Looking after your teeth
This lesson highlights the advantages of having healthy teeth and gums, and what you can do to prevent holes in your teeth, as such as brushing them on a regular basis and avoiding sugary snacks and drinks.
Say NO to glue and drugs
Ideal for children, the lesson highlights the dangers of sniffing glue and taking drugs. It also shows the effects of taking drugs, knowing when to stop and how to avoid becoming addicted to them.
Dangers of alcohol
Concentrating on the effects of excessive alcohol consumption, this lesson highlights how drinking too much can cause changes in physical and mental behaviour, which is important in situations like driving a car or pregnancy. Great for children over 10 years old.
Dangers of smoking
This interactive lesson shows what cigarettes are made of and how these chemicals affect the body. This also highlights the dangers of smoking, including cancer and effects during pregnancy and knowing when to stop.
When to have a baby
Ideal for expectant mothers, ‘When to have a baby’ is perfect as it talks about what can be done to keep a mother and their baby healthy. It also covers what can be done to avoid illness at childbirth and the physical changes during pregnancy.
You and your new baby
Perfect for new mothers, this lesson includes what can be done to prepare for motherhood, as well as what she can do to keep her newborn baby during the first few months.
Breastfeeding
An integral part to keeping a newborn baby healthy is by breastfeeding. This lesson covers the importance of breast milk and the benefits it has for both new mothers and their babies.
Safer Sex for teenagers
Becoming a man
Becoming a woman
As girls grow older, they start to experience changes in their appearance and their feelings and reactions to certain people and events. This lesson covers puberty in women, as well as menstruation. Ideal for girls who are 10 years of age or older.
Healthy Eating
This lesson highlights which foods are good and bad for your health and the benefits of a balanced diet, such as increased energy and strength. It also shows the properties of certain foods and how they affect your health.
Counting Groups of objects - Numbers 1 to 9
An additional counting lesson, this lesson shows how to count multiple objects, which collectively form what is known as a group. Includes easy and hard games and quizzes.
The Geography of Malawi
This lesson talks about the country of Malawi, which is found in the south-eastern area of Africa. It also covers the surrounding countries of Malawi, as well as its biggest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre.
Addition of Numbers 1 to 5
Need help with adding numbers? This lesson is great for promising mathematicians, as it shows how to add numbers between one and five
Where we live - the Earth
This lesson talks about the Sun, Moon and Earth, which is the planet we live on. It also covers what happens when the Earth spins round the Sun and the different parts that make up the planet.
The water cycle
How are clouds formed and where the rain goes are questions answered in this lesson, as we see how water travels from the sea, into the air and then back to sea, creating the Water Cycle.
The human body
There are more than five billion human bodies on Earth.
Opposites
Great for young children, this lesson shows the differences between objects, as they begin to explore the world around them.
Animals
Explore animals from around the world. Learn about the many different species and the areas where they live in this interactive lesson.
Gandhi - A man of peace
The life story of Mohandas Gandhi is covered in this lesson. It details how he started his life as a lawyer and later in his life, became a major political and spiritual leader in India.
The Hare and the Tortoise
An animated and illustrated tale about the hare and the tortoise. Includes easy and hard games, where you can win points and maybe get a gold star!
Countries of the World: CHINA
This lesson talks about China, one of the largest countries in the world. Some of its biggest cities, such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, as well as the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, are covered in this lesson.
The Pyramids
Learn about the famous Egyptian pyramids and the history behind one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the biggest unknown volcanic calderas and this lesson talks about the crater itself and the area that surrounds it. We also find out about the different types of wildlife that inhabit the area.
Magnetism
Great for promising scientists, the importance of magnetism is covered in this lesson. We find out the origins of magnets, their properties and how it occurs between certain objects, such as paper clips and assorted metals.
Introducing numbers 1 - 4
Learning how to count can be a challenge, so this class helps young children by teaching them about numbers. This lesson starts from the one to the number four.
Nelson Mandela - a great world leader
The life of Nelson Mandela, who became a great world leader.It covers how he studied as a lawyer and later campaigned for equal rights in Africa, which led to his growing popularity worldwide.
The lion and the mouse
An animated and illustrated tale about the lion and the mouse. Includes easy and hard games, where you can win points and maybe get a gold star!
Florence Nightingale
The life of Florence Nightingale, who was a pioneer in sanitisation and hospital hygiene. This lesson teaches how her early interest in medicine helped improve the poor conditions in hospitals during the Crimean War.
TBA Skills - Pregnancy
A class for Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA), this class shows what advice can be given to expectant mothers in order to stay healthy during the course of their pregnancy, which includes a balanced diet, rest and support from an antenatal clinic.
Your Bicycle - Mending a Puncture
This lesson talks about the different parts that make up a wheel of a bicycle, how to spot an air leak or a faulty valve and how to fix a puncture if there is a hole in the cover of the wheel.
Basic Hygiene
Perfect for children, this interactive DVD teaches them about the basic rules on how to take care of their health, which includes the benefits of clean water and washing their hands.
Safe Water
This lesson highlights the importance of clean water, including the effects that contaminated water has on your health and how to get water safe enough to drink, through the method of sterilisation.
Making Compost
To make your plants grow quicker, you will need to use compost. This interactive lesson shows you what to use and how to produce it, making it great for green-fingered viewers.
Planting trees is good!
This lessons teaches viewers the benefits of trees, such as providing food and shelter for animals, as well as how to plant them.
Beware of landmines
This lesson teaches the dangers of landmines, how to avoid injury and what to do if a landmine is found. It is aimed at people in countries where landmines are a large problem. The first section talks about what landmines are, why they are still there and the serious dangers that they pose. The lesson goes on to explain what different landmines look like and how they are often disguised as harmless objects. Common placement and hiding of landmines is also talked about, as is what to do if a landmine is found and the necessary precautions to take. The lesson concludes with some advice on getting experts to deal with landmine discoveries.