she’s at the center, every step of the way
We are reimagining how adolescents access contraception—with her, for her in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria, and beyond.
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Ethiopia
A360’s Smart Start introduces targeted financial messaging designed to help adolescent rural girls aged 15-19 and their husbands plan for the families, and lives, that they want. Through RISE, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health will integrate Smart Start into Ethiopia’s national Health Extension Program – bringing Smart Start to 1 million girls by 2025.
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A360’s Kuwa Mjanja delivers entrepreneurial skills and contraceptive counseling sessions—tailored to and delightfully branded for the unique needs of the 15-19-year-old girls we serve.
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In Northern Nigeria, Matasa Matan Arewa, the first replication of A360’s blueprint, reaches married girls aged 15-19 and their husbands through maternal and child health and skills building classes. These serve entry points to reach couples with contraceptive counseling, where they are and how they say they need.
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In Southern Nigeria and in parts of Northern Nigeria, A360’s 9ja Girls provides unmarried girls aged 15-19 with a platform to gain the skills and knowledge to know that their lives are theirs to make.
Learn MoreIn Ethiopia, 4 in 5 girls will have a baby by age 20 before they understand the financial implications. A360's Smart Start addresses this reality, and has been awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates as a 2019 Goalkeepers Accelerator.
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Featured Resources
A360’s Midterm Evaluation Report
A 2018 Midterm Evaluation Report (MTE), led by Itad – A360’s external evaluator, in addition to A360’s subsequent management response.
The Case of Smart Start in Ethiopia
A case study of the A360 experience in Ethiopia offering considerations for similar AYSRH implementation in future settings.
Youth Engagement Plan
For youth engagement to be meaningful, it requires intentionality, resources, and training
Introducing 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 breakthroughs. It's all just a click away.
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Digital Tools for Better Health Outcomes
Quality data needs routine collection and analysis. We needed a way to overcome the limitations.
GAC Awards PSI and MSI $CAD 19.7M to Bring Smart Start to 500K+ Ethiopian Girls
Through a contribution from Global Affairs Canada, PSI and MSI are bringing Smart Start to 500,00 more girls.
A Demographic Match-Up
Why bring an adolescent contraceptive program developed for rural Ethiopia to northern Mozambique? And what can implementers takeaway as they, too, seek to respond to contextual challenges through existing ASRH solutions?
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