SSIR Publication: Design for Social Innovation
Lessons learned from A360 Ethiopia's Smart Start have helped to inform an era of social-impact design that is increasingly rigorous, experimental, and collaborative. Because as IDEO.org's Jocelyn...
Falling into Place – and Learning, Along the Way
By Matthew Wilson, A360 Project Director, PSI The end of Adolescents 360 (A360)’s first phase presents an opportune time for us to reflect on where we’ve come – and where we’re...
Part 2: Takeaways from Testing Prototypes… Remotely
This is part two of our series on A360 Ethiopia's experience designing and testing Smart Start's adaptation for in-school girls. Read part one to learn about the insights that informed the...
Part 1: Prototyping in a Pandemic
This is part one of our series on A360 Ethiopia's experience designing and testing Smart Start's adaptation for in-school girls. Read part two for the team's takeaways from testing their prototype...
A Smart Start for Mozambican Couples
This piece is a part of A360's replication series on the UK Aid-funded Vale-a-Pena project. With and for young people, Vale-a-Pena is proving the power in applying A360’s youth-powered approach to...
Youth Tell All: Young and Living in a Pandemic
By Christine Massawe, A360 Young Designer/Youth Officer, PSI Tanzania Access to contraception is one of many tools that equips young people like me with the power to make the decisions that...
What Should We Do? Pandemic Pivots, Continued.
This piece is a part of A360's replication series on the UK Aid-funded Vale-a-Pena project. With and for young people, Vale-a-Pena is proving the power in applying A360’s youth-powered approach to...
This IYD2020, #BeThere for Youth Contraceptive Needs
Access to contraception is one of many tools that equips young people with the power to make the decisions that define their lives – even now, during COVID-19. But with stretched resources...
Her Menses Matter
By Jackline Rwegasira, Adolescents 360 Youth Officer, PSI Tanzania “You’re a grown up now, so you should stay away from boys,” said my sister when I arrived home from school. It had happened...
Digital Tools for Better Health Outcomes
By Isaiah Nyabuto, DHIS2 Consultant, PSI/Kenya and Judy Mwangi, A360 Evidence Advisor, PSI We confront operational constraints when we lack efficient data monitoring tools. As a result, consumers...
GAC Awards PSI and MSI $CAD 19.7M to Bring Smart Start to 500K+ Ethiopian Girls
Our commitment has guided our work since day one: serving consumers – at scale – with the tools to take charge of their lives. And with new funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), we – PSI in...
A Demographic Match-Up
In northern Mozambique, PSI’s Vale a Pena team faced a tall task: making contraception relevant to rural married girls aged 10-19 who, for a myriad of reasons, simply didn’t see its value. For...