Navigating the ‘how’ of pursuing both improved economic power and sexual and reproductive health in holistic programming for adolescent girls

By Meghan Cutherell, Senior Program Manager, A360 and Katherine Nichol, Principal Consultant, Strategy Team Lead, Kore Global The 2023 Women Deliver Conference convened more than 6,000 global leaders, advocates, and experts to discuss and advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights at scale. During the event, PSI’s Adolescents 360 (A360) program hosted […]

Nurturing Green Skills: A360 Youth Perspectives on #IYD2023

Today, we celebrate International Youth Day and young people’s power to create positive change. This year’s theme centers on “green skills for youth towards a sustainable world.” To build a greener world, we all must have green skills, defined as the “knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to thrive in, cultivate, and bolster a sustainable […]

SMART START: HOW DIGITIZATION IS REVOLUTIONIZING CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING

By Fana Abay, Marketing and Communications Director, PSI Ethiopia Health systems are often not designed to support women and girls in exercising their sexual and reproductive health rights fully. This is especially true for women in rural areas and low- and middle-income countries. According to DHS 2016 in Ethiopia, four out of five girls have […]

7 Myths Surrounding Contraception – Busted!

Adolescents encounter many obstacles to safe sex and pregnancy prevention. Along with issues of access, cost, fear of side effects, compromised privacy and confidentiality, bias of providers, and socio-cultural and religious concerns – there are myths and misconceptions to contraceptive use. Myths and misconceptions without validity are a major contribution to non-use, discontinuation, and low […]

The Next Chapter

Project Director Matthew Wilson shares his reflections four years into leading A360, and on his last day on the job.