MoRaba Mobile Game

MoRaba is a free game for mobile phones designed to educate South Africa’s township youth on gender-based violence. Multiple choice questions like "A girl will claim she has been raped because..." are designed to help youths navigate tricky situations they face every day, in a relevant and entertaining way. The game is a quiz adaptation of the hugely popular Southern African board game Morabaraba – also known as Umlabalaba or Zulu Chess.

In MoRaba, players can’t proceed until they correctly answer questions about gender-based violence. The idea is that every time they play, they will see similar questions in order to reinforce the learning through repeated exposure. Intended for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18, MoRaba was commissioned by the Southern African Regional Office of UN Women as part of the UNITE campaign to end Violence Against Women and Girls. The Afroes Foundation, which specialises in educational digital tools for African youth, was responsible for developing the mobile game.

Click here to download the game to a mobilephone.