Globally 1,2 million people are killed and more than 50 million are disabled as a result of road traffic crashes every year. While a number of countries have managed to decrease their rates of road traffic crashes, in many others - particularly in low- and middle-income countries - these rates are increasing.

Violence is a normative experience within S.A. society and the issue of children and violence specifically serves as a core focus in current debates regarding violence in South Africa (Palmary, 2003).

The purpose of this research was to conduct a literature review on youth sexuality related (where possible) to the Soul Buddyz target group of young people aged 8 to 12 years old