Ako ay May Kiki
Episode 10 ng E-Kwento 2021 Brigada Pagbasa
Production Team (E-Kwento | Alapan 1 Elementary School):
Principal: Dr. Divina A. Narvaez
Brigada Pagbasa sa Panahon ng Pandemya Coordinator: Maribel C. Taganac
Reading Coordinator:
- Wendy P. Bataller
- Ellaine May D. Rosales
ELLN Coordinator: Meriam E. Suarez
Edited by: School ICT Unit (https://alapan1es.com/school-ict/):
Alvin L. Bedes
Niño Christian A. Montoya
Ako ay May Kiki
Ako ay May Kiki – EduWatch
Ako ay May Kikì/I Have a Vagina is a two-part book intended for young children, parents, and caregivers for children. The first and main part of the book is a short story (with appropriate illustrations) that features a five-year-old girl narrating to the readers some of the good toilet and perineal hygiene habits that she learned from her mother so that genitourinary diseases could be prevented. She also shares with the readers the appropriate Filipino clinical term for vagina, as well as the important notions of privacy, autonomy, and personal safety vis-à-vis her private part, for example, she underscores that no one else should be allowed to see and touch her vagina other than her mother and herself. Information provided here, as well as the language (words and structure of phrases) and tone used, was validated by a consultant pediatrician and social worker, a special editorial board and a group of mothers of young children invited for a focus discussion group. The second part of the book is non-literary and contains straightforward information that serves as a guide for children and parents/caregivers in asserting children’s safety and autonomy, and identifying red flags regarding sexual predators or abusers. Information shared here are based on clinical studies on the prevention of sexual abuse of children and on actual cases of sexual abuse in the Philippines, and were validated by experts from the Child Protection Unit – Philippine General Hospital. This part also includes contact information of authorities from whom children and their parents/caregivers can seek help and protection.
Recommended Citation
Oris, G. (2020). Ako ay may kiki. Quezon City: Lampara Publishing House Inc.
