Michka
© 2017 Shams Studio
Sahar Shams is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in Iran. So she made an ebook with games, designed to help children better understand and report sexual abuse. In the story, Michka -- a gender neutral insect-- has wings are a private part that should not be touched by others. When Mr. Koopoom, an adult insect, touches Michka’s wings, Michka becomes confused about what it should do. The story tells a tale of how children can talk to their parents about things that are confusing. The story is by Sahar Shams a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She created the app for Iranian parents to talk about the difficult topic of sexual abuse. Michka is the sixth app from United for Iran’s app incubation project, the IranCubator. United for Iran launched its new app incubation program in June 2016, seeking to match civil society activists with app developers and programmers to build smartphone applications for the 40 million smartphone users currently living in Iran. IranCubator provided financial and technical support to winning developers and activists with projects that advance civil society in Iran.
iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: sexual abuse, health, reading