Integrated economic and sexual and reproductive health programming among married and unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria: Results from a quasi-experimental cohort study
Authors:Mary Phillips, Roselyn Odeh, Meghan Cutherell, Abednego Musau, Claire W. Rothschild, Albert Tele, Jenna Grzeslo, Alexis Coppola, Yusuf H. Wada, Noel Tonka, Alhaji Alhassan Bulama, Kehinde Atoloye, Olusesan A. Makinde First Published in: PLOS One – August 25, 2025 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330420 Background:Adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa face economic and health disadvantages, including early marriage, […]
Navigating the ‘how’ of pursuing both improved economic power and sexual and reproductive health in holistic programming for adolescent girls
By Meghan Cutherell, Senior Program Manager, A360 and Katherine Nichol, Principal Consultant, Strategy Team Lead, Kore Global The 2023 Women Deliver Conference convened more than 6,000 global leaders, advocates, and experts to discuss and advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights at scale. During the event, PSI’s Adolescents 360 (A360) program hosted […]
Amplifying Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health through the Power of Options
This technical brief captures what we learned and how we pivoted following our external 2018 mid-term evaluation.
Nurturing Green Skills: A360 Youth Perspectives on #IYD2023
Today, we celebrate International Youth Day and young people’s power to create positive change. This year’s theme centers on “green skills for youth towards a sustainable world.” To build a greener world, we all must have green skills, defined as the “knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to thrive in, cultivate, and bolster a sustainable […]
Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement Strategic Framework
This framework serves as A360’s Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) strategy, co-developed by young people, for young people. It situates young people at the center of our work with ideas to help strengthen MAYE.
Ethnographic Research and Gender Assessment in Northern Nigeria
New independent research from Nigerian NGO, the Centre for Girls’ Education (CGE), explores how gender dynamics influence contraceptive decision-making among married girls in northern Nigeria’s conservative settings.
Aligning Contraception with Family and Life Goals of Married Adolescent Girls in Northern Nigeria: The Case of Matasa Matan Arewa in Northern Nigeria
How can adolescent contraceptive programs balance delivering life skills and contraceptive services in a setting where contraception is stigmatized, and husbands hold most of the decision-making power? This technical brief explores.
Connecting Contraception to Girls’ Lives and Aspirations in Southern Nigeria: The Case of 9ja Girls in Southern Nigeria
A case study of the A360 experience in southern Nigeria offering considerations for similar ASRH implementation in future settings.