Persona Dolls home page. The Persona Doll approach is an effective, non-threatening approach to talk about, and deal with inclusion, identity and diversity issues that impact on the lives of children and adults. These include: HIV and aids stigma; gender; racism; language; culture, faith, social class, and disability.






	Introduction “Persona Dolls are life-like, culturally appropriate girl and boy Dolls made of cloth. They are given ‘personas’ or identities, and thus transformed into unique individuals with cultural and social class backgrounds, family situations, abilities and disabilities, fears and interests”. Kay Taus, US ECD educator The Persona Doll anti-bias approach was first developed in the US in the 1980s, and was introduced to South Africa in 2003. The Persona Doll Approach offers an innovative, interactive way to raise and address issues of inclusion, diversity and identity that impact negatively on both adults and children. The Personal Doll Approach provides an effective, powerful anti-bias tool for: • • Researching children’s attitudes and ideas • • Giving psychosocial support to vulnerable children • • Empowering both children and adults. Using Persona Dolls is an effective and enjoyable way to: • • Challenge discrimination • • Develop self-esteem and emotional literacy • • Raise equality issues.
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