The health of vulnerable adolescent girls: A strategic investment for double return

Sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

“…Such programmes are being implemented in diverse settings – from urban slums in East Africa to the Mayan highlands in Guatemala to conservative Upper Egypt. Several have demonstrated how to effectively support the most disadvantaged girls and improve health and development outcomes, including raising the age at marriage and contraceptive use (Erulkar & Muthengi, 2009 ; Catino, 2012 ; Hallman & Roca, 2007 ).…”

Strengthening Nutrition-Specific Policies for Adolescents in Indonesia: A Qualitative Policy Analysis

“…23 Notably, our landscape review identified a major policy and programmatic gap for adolescent boys and the most vulnerable groups of teenagers, such as those who are out of school, working, married, and pregnant. While this is not unique for Indonesia, 26 and marginalized groups are very difficult to reach, developing health policies that reach all individuals is the responsibility of the health sector. 22 These should specifically include reaching vulnerable girls before they leave the school system, providing active outreach of health services, as well as engaging adolescent girls as agents of change and involving boys and young men to support the health and nutrition of vulnerable girls.…”

“…22 These should specifically include reaching vulnerable girls before they leave the school system, providing active outreach of health services, as well as engaging adolescent girls as agents of change and involving boys and young men to support the health and nutrition of vulnerable girls. 26 While this may seem a dilution of limited resources, the cost of a 1-year supply of 52 IFA tablets for 1 student is only IDR 21,000 (approximately USD 1.50).…”

Girls' leadership and mentoring

“…Adapting the material to your local setting will make it easier for girl leaders to disseminate the contents, and will make the material more applicable to the lives of girls in the program. For example, financial-literacy program content may be set and even age-graded (basic modules for girls 10-14 and girls [15][16][17][18][19]. The girl leaders delivering this content may have 30 minutes of instruction time per session.…”