Jun 29, 2021
Learning & Reflections
To get gender transformative, go multi-generational
Yet for adolescent girls, the forces that shape her world too often hold her back from being able to #VoiceHerChoice. To achieve...
Oct 27, 2020
Learning & Reflections
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...
Oct 27, 2020
Learning & Reflections
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...
Aug 18, 2020
Resources - Presentations and Publications
Technical Briefs: The Case of A360
With powerful global evidence demonstrating the risks to maternal and child health posed by too early and too frequent childbearing, and...
Feb 27, 2020
Learning & Reflections - Failures
18 Months of Learning Since A360’s Midterm Evaluation
As part of our routine reflection and learning, we’ve convened to consider our inroads, failures and persistent gaps in the 18 months...
Feb 24, 2020
Voices From the Field - Ethiopia
School First, Baby Later
Eshe and Kofi just got married. Now, the pressure is on. Their families expect them to have a baby right away. The couple has other...
Feb 20, 2020
Learning & Reflections
In Ethiopia, We’re Going to Scale — Nationwide
Through RISE, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, with an investment from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and with technical...
Nov 14, 2019
Learning & Reflections
Why Melinda Gates Sees Contraception as a Stepping Stone for Girls’ Dreams
“All of these girls told me they want to be mothers—and they want to be good ones,” tweeted Melinda Gates on the heels of her...
Oct 16, 2019
Learning & Reflections
Gates Open Research: A360’s learning and partnership with Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program
In Ethiopia, A360's Smart Start supports the Health Extension Program to “catch-up” by serving all married girls aged 15-19 and their...
Sep 25, 2019
Learning & Reflections
Accelerating Toward the SDGs, one Smart Start at a Time
Today, Bill and Melinda Gates awarded PSI’s flagship youth-powered sexual and reproductive health (SRH) program in Ethiopia, Adolescents...