Apricot Sex Education Website

Inspiration

As a team we identified a problem in the Mexican sexual health curriculum. People in public schools or religious private institutions do not know the basis of sexual health, pleasure or sexual orientation. There is a taboo around the subject of sex, which is imposed by a conservative society. Apricot wants to open the door of sexual education to everyone with questions regarding their sexual health.

What it does

With a simple interface, it provides quickly to access information, and other resources meant to bring and break the stigma surrounding sex education in across those who access it. In Apricot, every question is valid, we want teenagers to feel confident enough to search about their sexual life and get the right information, so they can be prepared for their first sexual experience. Teenagers have sex, and we want to make their experiences safe and fun.

How I built it

With my past knowledge of Web Development, I used HTML and CSS mainly to create a simple and aesthetically pleasing website that goes straight to the point.

Challenges I ran into

So many, mainly receiving little to no support from my teammate and them changing ideas very drastically, but also getting the buttons that lead you to more information to appear in the screen. Additionally getting the nav bar to work was also a struggle that in the end I couldn't overcome, but that's okay!

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm honestly very proud of myself that I was able to develop the website all my own, getting the buttons and the nav bar to appear was also very exciting, and the animation for the home buttons was also really exciting and it made me feel very proud even though it's something so small.

What I learned

I learnt how to be patient with my learning process, and understand that some things are harder to finish than others. I learnt how to rely on myself in order to be productive under a big amount of pressure!

What's next for Apricot Sex Education Website

We hope that the completed version of Apricot gains popularity among teenagers and destroys the taboo around sexuality. We want to provide a safe space for sex education, free from religion, social constructs and prejudices. I still need to develop the pages to actually provide the information, and also I really want to get my search bar to narrow down the results of the information available on the website. Furthermore, I would like to develop a newsfeed in order to provide sex related news, and more trusty websites and apps that the user could enjoy.