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 […]
A360 Global Research and Learning Agenda (Updated May 2024)
A360 is not a conventional investment in service delivery. The value of the investment in A360 will be amplified and sustained when external stakeholders at all levels can understand and apply A360’s learning. This application depends on A360 effectively testing the real-world effectiveness of its innovative approaches, successfully capturing evidence and learning from the process, […]
A360 Global Technical Strategy Description (Updated May 2024)
A360’s first investment phase (2016-2020) supported over 400,000 adolescent girls aged 15-19 to take up a modern method of contraception and strengthened health systems across the project’s geographies (including Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ethiopia) to be more responsive to the unique needs of adolescent girls. In 2020, the project transitioned to a second investment phase (2020-2025), […]
Accelerated institutionalization of an adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) intervention in Tanzania: Findings from a mixed-methods evaluation
by Meghan Cutherell, Juliana Bwire, Edwin Mtei, Abednego Musau, Catherine Kahabuka, Isabellah Luhanga, Augustino Julius, and Gerald Kihwele From 2018 to 2020, Adolescents 360 (A360), aiming to increase demand for and voluntary uptake of modern contraception among adolescent girls 15–19 years, designed and scaled an intervention in Tanzania (Kuwa Mjanja) to 13 regions through project-funded […]
Key Achievements from A360’s First Investment Phase (2016-2020)
From 2016-2020, A360 designed and delivered four interventions across Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania that tapped into adolescent girls’ aspirations, supporting them to access and use contraception as a tool to pursue their goals. This publication reflects on the history and learning from this first investment phase for A360.
Design Tool: Formative Research with Service Providers
A guide to conducting design research, including in-depth interviews, with service providers.