HOW TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN DECISION-MAKING AT COMMUNITY LEVEL
Young people play a vital role in shaping their communities, yet they are often excluded from key decision-making spaces. This guide explores how to meaningfully engage youth in local governance through the example of Ward Development Committees (WDCs) in northern Nigeria. Drawing from the experience of Adolescent 360 (A360), it provides a step-by-step approach to […]
Strengthening Adolescent Health as Counties Unite to Scale Up Reproductive Health Interventions
Narok County hosted a three-day cluster meeting from February 11th to 13th, 2025, bringing together health professionals, and county directors to discuss key strategies for improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) across several counties. The meeting focused on the the A360 program and its efforts to institutionalize adolescent health initiatives within government systems. The event […]
Technical brief – Supporting contraceptive continuation among adolescent girls: a case study from the A360 project
Evidence suggests youth aged 15-24 across many countries struggle to continue contraceptive use, with contraceptive discontinuation rates 25% higher than that of older women. Method-related side effects have been identified as the leading cause of discontinuation for adolescents, but other drivers include changing reproductive needs (i.e. period of abstinence), evolving reproductive intentions (i.e. a desire […]
REBUILDING HARMONY: ZUWAIRA ABDULLAHI’S JOURNEY WITH A360 LFH SESSIONS
Once upon a time in the quiet community of Rugan Kasuwa, nestled within the Karu Local Government Area in Nasarawa state Nigeria lived 18-year-old Zuwaira Abdullahi. A young bride married to Mr. Isa, a diligent farmer, Zuwaira found herself facing unexpected challenges mere months into her marriage. The source of her distress wasn’t external but […]
I CONVINCED MY CONSERVATIVE HUSBAND TO ATTEND ANTENATAL SESSIONS
Zainab Abdullahi’s husband wasn’t the open-minded type. He was not much older than Zainab, who was eighteen years old and five months pregnant. In their community, the Ringim Local Government Area, Jigawa state, teenage brides aren’t a novelty. They were not in the habit of conversing except when asking for money for medical expenses. One […]
MY HUSBAND SAW THE LIGHT
Bilki Lawan. Married at 16, pregnant at 19, and now a full-time housewife in the Ringim Local Government Area, Jigawa state, Nigeria. Her husband, like many people in the Yandutse community, doesn’t believe in Antenatal Care Services (ANC). “It’s a taboo,” her husband said. “Babies should not be tampered with.” Home births are the norm […]