Implementing adaptive youth-centered adolescent sexual reproductive health programming: learning from the Adolescents 360 project in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nigeria
This publication presents some of the key lessons from the initial A360 investment, implemented from 2016 to 2020. Lessons are oriented so that the reader can understand how A360 built on the evidence base (including its formative research), innovated in response to user insights during implementation, and learned throughout the process. These lessons critically informed the crafting of the technical strategy for the project’s follow-on phase. A360 maintains a commitment to transparency – about project successes and failures, both of which are emphasized in equal measure throughout this publication.
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This publication presents some of the key lessons from the initial A360 investment, implemented from 2016 to 2020. Lessons are oriented so that the reader can understand how A360 built on the evidence base (including its formative research), innovated in response to user insights during implementation, and learned throughout the process. These lessons critically informed the crafting of the technical strategy for the project’s follow-on phase. A360 maintains a commitment to transparency – about project successes and failures, both of which are emphasized in equal measure throughout this publication.
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This executive summary unpacks the use of HCD in ‘Beyond Bias’, an adolescent focused project that addresses provider bias. Along with providing an overview of the HCD methodology used, and the solutions generated by the project, this publication also reflects on the use of HCD in an ASRH project. It highlights the value additions of using human centered design, the key challenges that were faced, and important recommendations informed by project learnings. This is a good resource for designers and ASRH implementers to understand the application, benefits and limitations of the HCD process in the context of ASRH.
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A360 Evaluation Findings Synthesis: No 1. How might we better meet the needs of adolescent couples with contraceptive counseling and services through Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program?
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This publication is a summary of the process evaluation done by ITAD, for A360’s Smart Start project in Ethiopia. It highlights the methodology used for this process evaluation, and the key insights that were arrived at through action research with the users and a sounding workshop with the A360 team. The publication also provides direction and recommendations that are informed by the insights generated through the process evaluation of the Smart Start project. This is a great resource for implementers and evaluators who are seeking a methodology and some inspiration to evaluate their programs.
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MGH Case Study Future Fab
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Mann Global Health dives deep on the Future Fab project summarising case study findings, including what works and conditions for success. To identify the best practice elements across the projects, each element is scored as excellent, good, or average.
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A Girl with a Plan! Reimagining Contraceptive Services with and for Adolescent Girls in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania unlocks hope… and rapid contraceptive uptake
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This brief highlights how the A360 blueprint developed from insights gathered in Ethiopia (Smart Start), Nigeria (9ja Girls) and Tanzania (Kuwa Mjanja), were not only used to reframe messaging around contraceptive use, but also applies the design mindset of empathy in developing solutions tailored to meet a wide array of girls with unique needs. It presents case examples of this based on the three countries, outlining approaches used to engage, inspire and serve adolescent girls.
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The presentation explores the Human Centered Design methods A360 employed during its design phase and the resulting insights that emerged. The presentation further captures process evaluation findings – led by A360’s external third-party evaluator Itad – while offering a deep dive into A360’s experience for rural, married girls in Ethiopia and peri-/urban married and unmarried girls in Tanzania.
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Sexuality Education During Covid-19: Exploring the potential of adapting the Dance4Life empowerment model to the digital environment.
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Supporting Scalable, Youth-Powered Programming at the Community Level in Ethiopia: The Case of Smart Start
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A Girl with a Plan! Reimagining Contraceptive Services with and for Adolescent Girls in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania unlocks hope… and rapid contraceptive uptake
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This brief highlights how the A360 blueprint developed from insights gathered in Ethiopia (Smart Start), Nigeria (9ja Girls) and Tanzania (Kuwa Mjanja), were not only used to reframe messaging around contraceptive use, but also applies the design mindset of empathy in developing solutions tailored to meet a wide array of girls with unique needs. It presents case examples of this based on the three countries, outlining approaches used to engage, inspire and serve adolescent girls.