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 […]
A360 Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) Strategy
This strategy document guides the implementation of A360’s meaningful adolescent and youth engagement (MAYE) work. A360 initially developed this MAYE framework in 2021 through a consultative process with a multi-country, multi-sectoral group of project and partner stakeholders. The framework supported our MAYE agenda and situated young people at the center of all project objectives and […]
Webinar: Across the Divide – Enabling Digital Youth Advocacy and Action in an Unequal World
This webinar, jointly hosted by Amref’s Y-ACT project and A360, highlights digital strategies that can reach youth and adolescents across all levels of digital connection The webinar contained three parts. First some foundational information to ground attendees in the diversity of digital connection across different populations of youth and adolescents in Africa, then followed by […]
Webinar: Moving beyond talk, designing and delivering integrated programming for adolescent girls
This resource provides a recording and copy of the presentation from a webinar, hosted by A360 and BRAC, that shares experiences and lessons learned in developing programs for adolescent girls that combine SRH with economic empowerment. Hear how we established our partnership and utilized design thinking, girls’ perspectives, and evidence on what works in Ethiopia […]