Adolescent Programming Resources Hub
HISTORY
The Population Council has a long history of researching different approaches to reducing risks and empowering adolescent girls. This body of work has generated essential evidence and countless insights that have shaped local programs, national policies, and global agendas, measurably improving lives. The evidence and insights generated years ago—many of which are still useful today—were documented in several publication series, available below. In addition to the series collections, the following seminal papers capture influential moments in the evolution of the Council’s work and the broader field.
HIGHLIGHTS: PAPERS WITH ENDURING INFLUENCE
Reaching the girls left behind
Creating 'safe spaces' for adolescent girls
Assessing equity of access in programs for young people
Calling attention to young adolescents: Building the evidence base to inform policies and programs
Scaling up asset-building programs for marginalized adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt
Commentary: Investing in the poorest girls in the poorest communities early enough to make a difference
Close to home: Evidence on the impact of community-based girl groups
<h4 id="highlights">HISTORIC SERIES: REPOSITORY OF POPULATION COUNCIL'S ADOLESCENT WORK</h4>
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood
This groundbreaking series details the experiences and outcomes of Population Council programs to reach vulnerable adolescent girls by: collecting, analyzing, and disseminating evidence on the diversity of adolescent lives and experiences; creating innovative tools for the field; using safe spaces to build social, health, financial, and cognitive assets for a healthy and productive adulthood; and summarizing lessons learned. The documents provide evidence and policy and programming recommendations to support adolescent girls.
Quality/Calidad/Qualité—published by the Population Council from 1989 through 2014—presents case studies of high-quality, innovative programs in sexual and reproductive health. The series specifically documents educational and clinic-based programs that are making strides in one or more of the following ways: (1) addressing the central importance of gender dynamics in shaping sexual and reproductive health outcomes; (2) improving the quality of care of clinic-based services; and (3) reaching disadvantaged and underserved groups.
SEEDS—published by the Population Council from 1980 through 2006—is a pamphlet series developed to provide information about innovative and practical program ideas to address the economic roles and needs of low-income women. The pamphlets were designed as a means to share information and to spark new initiatives based on positive experiences from projects that are working to help women generate livelihoods and to improve their economic status.
The Adolescent Experience In-depth Guides
This series draws principally on data from the Demographic and Health Surveys to provide decisionmakers at all levels—from governments, nongovernmental organizations, and advocacy groups—with evidence on the situation of adolescent girls and boys and young women, from 10 to 24 years old. The data are presented in graphs, tables, and maps (wherever possible), providing multiple formats to make the information accessible to a range of audiences. The series supplements a set of publications titled Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning and its annexes Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds, also available in this collection.