A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER AND USERS
I am Karin Stierlin – sexual health educator, teacher, learning therapist, and founder of the Taboobreaker Association. Years ago, I developed Love Land as an interactive board game to support CSE education in Swiss schools – born out of a desire for more interaction, playfulness, and age-appropriate approaches to sensitive topics like the body, emotions, relationships, and contraception.
Since then, Love Land has evolved into a multi-channel learning program consisting of the board game, a gamified app, and a tutorial website The content is rooted in UNESCO’s International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education and has been piloted in Indonesia and South Africa – met with great openness and positive feedback. Today, Love Land is widely used in South Africa and has been evaluated by the University of Cape Town.
Taboobreaker’s vision is to empower young people worldwide with playful, respectful, and inclusive access to CSE health education – across cultures, infrastructures, and learning styles.
WHAT IS LOVE LAND?
Love Land is a multi-channel, gamified CSE program that fosters knowledge, decision-making, and communication skills around sexual health, gender equality, and mental wellbeing, based on the UNESCO International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education.
Developed by the non-profit organisation Taboobreaker, it integrates a mobile app, an educational board game, and a tutorial website to engage pre-teens and teenagers (ages 10 to 18) in both school and community settings.
The program is also designed to enable and empower adults including teachers, caregivers, and youth workers to approach sexuality education in a relaxed, informed, and inclusive manner.
Adaptable to different cultural needs and regulatory contexts, Love Land creates a safe and supportive space for young people to explore sensitive topics like the body, emotions, relationships, and contraception in an ageappropriate and relatable way. It encourages teamwork and open dialogue, making it suitable for both independent use by young people through the free down loadable app, and for group-based learning in classrooms, youth centres, and intergenerational educational settings. With its multilingual access - available in English, German, and French, and further language versions in development, Love Land is highly scalable.
Key Components
Mobile App – A gamified learning journey interactive islands, quizzes, and relatable scenarios (currently available for free on Android & iOS in English, French and Afrikaans).
Board Game – Designed for classrooms and group sessions, encouraging open conversation and critical thinking.
Tutorial Website – The platform www.loveland.game supports both the app and board game with engaging tutorial videos and resources.
Topics and Goals
While Love Land already addresses key areas of sexual and mental health, new themes and game levels are continuously being developed to reflect the diverse realities, questions, and needs of young people. Each island in Love Land represents a specific topic within CSE. The following islands / topics are currently available:
Understanding puberty
Intimate hygiene
Understanding and handling menstruation
Mental health
Contraception methods
Proper use of condoms
Sexually transmitted infection
Gender-based violence
Living with HIV and stigma reduction
• Young people playfully acquire knowledge about mental and sexual health.
• They learn to make informed decisions.
• They strengthen their communication and negotiation skills.
• They discover strategies to avoid risks (such as unintended pregnancies and STIs).
Reach and Impact
• Over 8,000 learners reached in 2024
• Target: 100,000 learners by 2027
• Evaluated by: University of Cape Town (Train-the-Trainer and App)
• Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Cost-effectiveness Model (CEM) developed by Costello Medical
• Recognised by educators, NGO’s, and learners in Switzerland, South Africa, and Lesotho (in progress)
• Serving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Relevance for Scaling CSE
Love Land addresses sustainability and scale by combining analogue and digital formats and equipping both educators and learners. It offers a flexible, evidence-informed toolkit adaptable to different cultural and infrastructural contexts, making it a valuable contributor to institutional CSE integration.
