Smart Start Implementation Asset: Family Circle Discussion Aide (English / Somali)
Family Circle is an adaptation of Smart Start, designed for the unique needs and experiences of married adolescent girls in pastoralist regions in Ethiopia. This discussion aide forms the core implementation asset for Family Circle, used by Health Extension Workers (HEWs) to counsel married adolescent girls about their contraceptive options.
Supporting Scalable, Youth-Powered Programming at the Community Level in Ethiopia: The Case of Smart Start in Ethiopia
This technical brief analyzes A360’s strategy and lessons learned to date, presenting a case study of the A360 experience in Ethiopia, and offering considerations for similar AYSRH implementation in future settings.
Sample Prototyping Plan for Design
A brief, illustrated description of our prototyping plan for design in Ethiopia
Changing Ethiopia, One Couple at a Time
Thanks to Smart Start, Kamali and Daniel along with many couples across Ethiopia have learned the importance of saving and having resources before having children.
They Carry This Weight Together
Newlywed girls in her rural Ethiopian village often face pressure to prove their fertility quickly. But thanks to a new program Smart Start, the couple now understands the financial pressure adding a baby to their fledgling family would have.
Webinar: How aspirations shape contraceptive use
A webinar exploring what it takes to bring aspirational messaging into adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) programming.
Piloting Health System Integration in Northern Ethiopia
In Northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, government health professionals have increasingly incorporated Smart Start into their outreach – using the financial planning module to meet the reproductive health needs of last-mile married girls aged 15-19 too often left behind in the district’s over-crowded health system.
Designing a Reality Powered by Youth
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, Adolescents 360 Ayana has a dream for his 25-year-old sister. Ayana is one of more than 280 young designers for A360, an adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health project that works with and for young people. It’s a dream for the same sister who teasingly calls him “competitive.” […]