Why Melinda Gates Sees Contraception as a Stepping Stone for Girls’ Dreams
“All of these girls told me they want to be mothers—and they want to be good ones,” tweeted Melinda Gates on the heels of her visit to Adolescents 360 (A360)’s Smart Start, PSI’s...
Failures in Meaningfully Engaging Young People
Since A360's start, we've committed to working alongside young people as equal project partners - and to rely on their insights to continually improve programming. In design, we collected data,...
Staying Youth-Powered: 7 Lessons Learned
This blog series is a part of the A360 Open Source, a treasure chest of learnings and tools that you can apply as we work, together, to drive youth-powered sexual and reproductive health...
Taking “The Talk” to the Big Screen
This piece is a part of A360's replication series on the UK Aid-funded Vale-a-Pena project. With and for young people, Vale-a-Pena is proving the power in applying A360’s youth-powered approach to...
Gates Open Research: A360’s learning and partnership with Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program
In Ethiopia, A360's Smart Start supports the Health Extension Program to “catch-up” by serving all married girls aged 15-19 and their partners in some of Ethiopia’s hardest to reach...
Accelerating Toward the SDGs, one Smart Start at a Time
Today, Bill and Melinda Gates awarded PSI’s flagship youth-powered sexual and reproductive health (SRH) program in Ethiopia, Adolescents 360’s Smart Start, the distinction of being one of three...
Girls’ Lives are Theirs to Make
Our goal is to spark a world in which every girl is supported to achieve her dreams. Access to modern contraception is the start. Adolescents 360’s 9ja Girls, powered by PSI and implemented by...
An “open talk” with parents
This piece is a part of A360's replication series on the UK Aid-funded Vale-a-Pena project. With and for young people, Vale-a-Pena is proving the power in applying A360’s youth-powered approach to...
How to meaningfully engage young people? Start by asking them.
This International Youth Day, let’s explore: what does it take to inspire young people to be ready for contraception? There are 1.8 billion young people around the world, with nine in 10 living...
A Youth Lens on Data Collection
A Q&A with Joy Enemari, an A360 Nigeria Young Designer Joy’s sister was 16 when she dropped out of school. It started with a missed period. A positive test result – and an unplanned...
120 under 40 Youth-Powered Leaders: Can We Get Your Vote?
Wondering how you can support the next generation of young leaders at PSI? Vote for our A360 nominees on this year’s 120 Under 40 list! Through 120 Under 40, the Bill & Melinda Gates...
We are Getting to Girls Too Late
Did you know? The height of cognitive & hormonal development occurs between ages 8-15, when social and gender norms also begin to shape girls’ lives and perceptions of their place...