Shifting norms, expanding access: Culturally adapted Key Influencer Engagement strategies to support adolescent contraceptive uptake in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia
This technical brief highlights key influencer engagement strategies used in A360’s implementation across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia to support adolescent contraceptive access, illustrating how culturally and context-adapted approaches can create supportive environments for adolescents to exercise decision-making power to pursue their fertility preferences and aspirations.
Pathways to Empowerment: A Qualitative Exploration of the Effects of Income Generating Activities on Economic and Contraceptive Empowerment and Decision-Making among Adolescent Girls in Nigeria
Roselyn Odeh, Mary Phillips, Grace Jaworski, Alhaji Bulama, Jenna Grzeslo, Margaret Chat Michael, Abednego Musau, Joy Ede, Mohammed Kabir, Farouk Umar Abdullahi, Angelica Mercado, Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde First published:17 July 2025 | Pathways to Empowerment: A Qualitative Exploration of the … | VeriXiv This article published as a preprint in the Gates Foundation gateway on […]
Adolescent Girls’ Agency in an Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment Intervention Pilot
Meghan Cutherell, Roselyn Odeh, Seyoum Atlie, Jenna Grzeslo, Mary Phillips, Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Kehinde Atoloye, Andenet Haile, Albert Tele, Joy Ede, Simileoluwa Ashimolowo, Aderaw Anteneh, Claire W. Rothschild, Fifi Ogbondeminu, Abednego Musau First published: 25 June 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70015
Data-driven program adaptation and continuous improvement: A case study of the Adolescents 360 (A360) project in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania
Interventions benefit from ongoing continuous quality improvement during implementation to refine and strengthen them in response to changing contexts and emerging opportunities. This article reflects on the experience from the Adolescents 360 (A360) project in implementing user-centered, adaptive programming across Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nigeria from 2018 to 2020. During this implementation period, A360 progressed through […]
Supporting Contraceptive Continuation Among Adolescent Girls: A Case Study from the A360 Project
Continued contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women helps to prevent unintended pregnancies and also reduces unmet need among this age group. Within A360’s first investment phase (2016-2020), the project focused on the design and implementation of interventions aimed at supporting contraceptive uptake among adolescent girls aged 15-19. However, a key lesson from this […]
Gender Equality Learning from Practice Series: The Gender Equality Continuum
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 […]
A360 Refreshed Gender Strategy (2024-2025)
Back in 2021, A360 decided to develop a gender strategy, to provide a framework for its commitment to and actions on gender equality. With support from Kore Global – a gender equality and social inclusion advisory firm – the gender strategy development process provided an opportunity for the A360 team to come together and define priority […]
A Guide to Adaptive Implementation
A360’s guide to Adaptive Implementation is designed to be a practical tool that teams can use to optimize interventions based on what they are learning through real-world implementation. This guide introduces Adaptive Implementation and walks you through the essential steps of the process. Divided into easy-to-digest modules, the guide covers mapping your intervention, identifying learning questions, developing a monitoring plan, deciding whether to adapt, and more. Read […]