From Herbs to Maternal Healthcare: Zulfatu’s Journey
Married at 15, 17-year-old Zulfatu Yahaya from Jigawa State has had three miscarriages. This is because she believes in traditional healing, herbs and roots. “I didn’t believe in Western medicine or clinics.” She was in hospital at the time of writing this article; seven months pregnant, another pregnancy gone wrong. This particular one started at […]
I WANT TO BE A SENIOR PLUMBER
Whenever Sada* talks to young girls her age or younger, they are most fascinated by the fact that she wants to be a plumber. Because “girls don’t do such jobs,” they tell her. She is adamant and averse to the idea that people should be “chosen for jobs that they should or shouldn’t do.” She […]
MY LESSON IN PREGNANCY; ANTENATAL CLINICS ARE IMPORTANT!
17-year-old Maimuna Salihu is pregnant. This isn’t an isolated occurrence in Andaza, Jigawa State, Northwest of Nigeria. What might be uncommon is how she is feeling. She’s often sick; she has difficulty breathing, dizziness, lethargy, and general malice. She sometimes vomits, loses her appetite, and spends her days either sleeping or thinking about sleep. “These […]
I LEARNED HOW TO DO BUSINESS
My name is Hana Markos, and I’m 19 years old. I’m a member of Kemisie’s VSLA at Teza Gereba Kebele in Kedida Gamela District, Central Ethiopia. Having dropped out in Grade 10 and immediately got married, I never finished school because I thought it would be easier to be a wife than a student. I […]
GENDER EQUALITY LEARNING FROM PRACTICE SERIES Part 2: The Gender STRATEGY
A360’s gender equality learning from practice series was launched as a way of sharing best practices and lessons learned from A360’s experience in integrating gender equality throughout its programming for adolescent girls. This learning series intends to improve gender equality outcomes by equipping practitioners with relevant tools, knowledge, and resources, anchored in what A360 has […]
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 […]