ChampChase: Mobile Game for Social Development

As the FIFA World Cup comes to an end another critical game begins its life. ChampChase is an exciting new mobile phone game designed to raise awareness about child protection, educate young people about child safety and empower children to speak out about abuse happening in their communities. The game is part of the “Champion for Children” campaign led by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. The campaign brings together civil society, youth groups, media, business and faith communities to encourage the public to become Champions for South Africa's Children. The game takes the positive messages of the campaign and is targeting them directly at South Africa’s youth. ChampChase sets the user with a series of missions to locate and rescue children across South Africa. In each level, the user must avoid contact with five different child abusing villains, including physical abusers, child traffickers, criminals, online predators and substance abusers. In order to assist the rescue, child protection resources are located throughout the levels that assist the hero in their mission, including Childline, community protection and police assistance. The mobile game can be downloaded from www.champchase.com