The Adolescent Girls Community of Practice supports its partners in bringing effective programs for adolescent girls to scale. The Council established the Community of Practice in 2013, building on 15 previous years of research on the conditions of girls at the highest risk of the worst outcomes. This collection contains practical tools and resources, program content, reports and research, and webinars to support girls’ programs.
Articles (peer-reviewed)
Close to home: Evidence on the impact of community-based girl groups, Miriam Temin and Craig Heck
Inclusive HIV prevention in South Africa: Reaching foreign migrant adolescent girls, Miriam Temin, Cecilia Milford, Mags Beksinska, Debbie Van Zyl, and Jonathan Cockburn
Reaching the girls left behind, Judith Bruce and Kelly Hallman
Audio/Video
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Case Study—Building a Program Based on Identified Assets, Sarah Engebretsen
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Charting Success, Karen Austrian
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Making the Case, Judith Bruce
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Reaching the Poorest Girls in the Poorest Communities, Judith Bruce and Vira David
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Social Capital, Judith Bruce
Adolescent Girls Community of Practice: Unmet Promises to Girls, Judith Bruce
How a school in Tanzania leveraged its girls’ network to respond to COVID-19, Polly Dolan, Tina Adam, Sarah Hewitt, Judith Bruce, and Sophie Soares
Introduction to the Girl Roster, GIRL Center
Mapeo Social para Niñas y Adolescentes: Cómo los mapas pueden ilustrar sus vidas y enriquecer el diseño de programas, Eugenia Lopez Uribe, Eva Roca, Angel del Valle, and Sophie Soares
Retooling Adolescent Girl Programming: Resources for Intentional Program Design, Kelly Hallman, Dawn Humphreys, Omar Robles, Chernor Bah, and Judith Bruce
The Building Assets Toolkit: The Value of an Assets-Building Approach in Girls' Programs and How to Conduct an Assets Exercise, Population Council
Webinar—Adaptations in Crisis: Stress Testing our Intentional Design Model for Girls' Programs, Annabel Erulkar, Rima Mourtada, Sajeda Amin, Alexandra Machado, Katia Almeida, Angel del Valle, and Kelly Hallman
Webinar—A Look at Subnational Variations for Effective Girl-Centered Programming, Judith Bruce, Sarah Green, Sophie Soares, Eva Roca, and Christina Misunas
Webinar—Mental Health is Foundational: An Adolescent Girls Community of Practice Learning Exchange, Eva Roca, Diana Bigby, Kelly Hallman, Christina Mallie, Rima Mourtada, Myriam Narcisse, Ann Wahinya, and Anita Shankar
What Works to Delay Child Marriage, Alisa Cameron, Susan Markham, Julia Bunting, Annabel Erulkar, Dick Mlimuka, Placide Tapsoba, and Mihira V. Karra
Blogs
Batonga Foundation Takes on Four Critical Activities in Benin’s Covid-19 Crisis (Part 3, Covid-19 Response Series), Caitlin Hone
From Guatemala to the US Midwest: Connecting Indigenous Women and Girls to Each Other to Build Long-Lasting Change, Gabriela Lehnhoff
Girl-Led Solutions and Adaptations to Programs in the Time of COVID-19 in Bangladesh (Part 1, Covid-19 Response Series), Sigma Ainul and Sajeda Amin
Nurturing Minds/SEGA School-Driven Response to Covid-19 in Tanzania (Part 5, Covid-19 Response Series), SEGA and Nurturing Minds
Prioritizing Mental Health for Adolescent Girls, Christina Mallie
SMASH Adolescent Girls Community of Practice (SAG-CoP)’s response to COVID-19 in Mwanza, Tanzania: Strategic Communication, Adaptive Restructuring, and Prioritizing Sustainability (Part 8, Covid-19 Response Series), Sono Recovatus and Samantha Berg
Stories of Grit, Hope and Resilience from JLMC’s Girl Power Project During the Pandemic in Uganda (Part 7, Covid-19 Response Series), Vivian Glyck, Audrey Kanyesigye, and Tessa Davis
The Abriendo Oportunidades Response to COVID-19: Advocating and Providing for Indigenous Populations in Guatemala (Part 6, Covid-19 Response Series), Angel del Valle
The Swift Adaptation to Covid-19 by Girl Move Academy in Mozambique (Part 2, Covid-19 Response Series), Girl MOVE Academy Team
What Does a Native Girls’ Covid-19 Response Fund Look Like? (Part 4, Covid-19 Response Series), Kelly Hallman and Lisa Polen
Books
New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls—A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Juliet Young
Briefs
Abordar la violencia sexual basada en el género (SGBV) contra niñas adolescentes, Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson
Adapting the Asset Exercise for humanitarian contexts, Women's Refugee Commission and Population Council
Addis Birhan project: Working with boys and men to address young girls' social vulnerability, Annabel Erulkar, Louis Apicella, and Abebaw Ferede
Addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against adolescent girls, Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson
Addressing sexual violence and HIV risk among married adolescent girls in rural Nyanza, Kenya, Chi-Chi Undie
Addressing the needs of girls at risk of early marriage and married adolescent girls in Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen and Gisele Kaboré
Ampliación de programas para adolescentes vulnerables: Experiencias, entendimientos y evidencia, Martha Brady
Assessing equity of access in programs for young people, Adam Weiner
Assessing the multiple disadvantages of Mayan girls: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Biruh Tesfa procure aux employées domestiques, aux orphelines et aux immigrantes des zones urbaines éthiopiennes une assistance sociale, une formation sur le VIH ainsi qu'un programme de développement des compétences, Annabel Erulkar, Belaynesh Semunegus, and Gebeyehu Mekonnen
Biruh Tesfa provides domestic workers, orphans, and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education, and skills, Annabel Erulkar, Belaynesh Semunegus, and Gebeyehu Mekonnen
Calling attention to young adolescents: Building the evidence base to inform policies and programs, Martha Brady
Casamento infantil no contexto da epidemia do VIH, Judith Bruce
Child marriage in the context of the HIV epidemic, Judith Bruce
Costos del matrimonio—Negociaciones maritales en países en vías de desarrollo, Sajeda Amin and Ashish Bajracharya
Costs of marriage—Marriage transactions in the developing world, Sajeda Amin and Ashish Bajracharya
Creación de 'espacios seguros' para niñas adolescentes, Wendy Baldwin
Creating 'safe spaces' for adolescent girls, Wendy Baldwin
Delaying early marriage among disadvantaged rural girls in Amhara, Ethiopia, through social support, education, and community awareness, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Educación sobre sexualidad y VIH: tiempo para un cambio de paradigma, Nicole Haberland and Deborah Rogow
Education during humanitarian emergencies: The situation of displaced children and youth in Darfur, Sudan, Safaa El-Kogali
Éducation sexuelle et VIH : il est temps de changer de méthodologie, Nicole Haberland and Deborah Rogow
Élargir l'accès des adolescentes aux espaces sécurisés, à l'éducation financière et aux produits d'épargne au Kenya, Karen Austrian
Empowering adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Kishori Abhijan, Sajeda Amin
Empowering young mothers in India: Results of the First-time Parents Project, K.G. Santhya and Nicole Haberland
Enhancing the benefits of girls' livelihood initiatives, Sajeda Amin
Equipping Mayan girls to improve their lives, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Evaluación de las múltiples desventajas de las niñas mayas: efectos del género, el origen étnico, la pobreza y el lugar de residencia sobre la educación en Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Evidence-informed planning and action in Central Asia: Learnings from the Tajikistan Adolescent Wellbeing and Health Pilot Project, Population Council
Expanding safe spaces, financial education, and savings for adolescent girls in Kenya, Karen Austrian
Exploring the overlap: Women Now’s feminist humanitarian support and the Community of Practice, Judith Bruce and Aisha Dennis
Girls' leadership and mentoring, Karen Austrian
Girls left behind: Redirecting HIV interventions toward the most vulnerable, Judith Bruce
Girls' schooling in developing countries: Highlights from Population Council research, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Identifying sources of adolescent exclusion due to violence: Participatory mapping in South Africa, Nora Kenworthy, Kelly Hallman, and Judith A. Diers
Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN): Adapting the Girl Roster™ for Lakota communities, Kelly Hallman and Stephanie Martinez
Influencing girls’ lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat, Shveta Kalyanwala
Introducing adolescent livelihoods training in the slums of Allahabad, India, Monica J. Grant, Barbara Mensch, and Mary Philip Sebastian
Investigating school quality and learning outcomes among adolescents in Malawi, Christine A. Kelly
Jovens abandonadas: redireccionar as intervenções de VIH no sentido das mais vulneráveis, Judith Bruce
La démarche du Population Council: Promouvoir la santé, la sécurité et la productivité transitions vers l'âge adulte, Population Council
La educación de las niñas en países en desarrollo: aspectos destacados de la investigación del Population Council, Cynthia B. Lloyd
La estrategia del Population Council: Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas, Population Council
La santé des adolescentes vulnérables : un investissement stratégique doublement rentable, Jennifer Catino
Las niñas rezagadas: dirigir las intervenciones de VIH hacia las más vulnerables, Judith Bruce
La violence faite aux adolescentes : un défi fondamental à la vraie égalité, Judith Bruce
Leadership des filles et mentoring, Karen Austrian
Le contexte de l’initiation sexuelle en évolution dans la région subsaharienne de l’Afrique, Barbara Mensch
Les coûts du mariage—les transactions matrimoniales dans le monde en développement, Sajeda Amin and Ashish Bajracharya
Les filles sont oubliées : rediriger les interventions en matière de VIH vers les plus vulnérables, Judith Bruce
Les programmes de lutte contre le mariage des enfants : cerner le problème, Sajeda Amin
Leveling the playing field: Building girls' sports programs and creating new opportunities, Martha Brady
Obtaining more accurate and reliable information from adolescents regarding STI/HIV risk behaviors, Barbara Mensch and Paul C. Hewett
Pilotage d'un programme visant à sécuriser l'espace et à renforcer les ressources des adolescentes vivant dans les zones urbaines du Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Piloting a safe spaces, asset-building program for adolescent girls in urban Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Positioning community-based girl group programs for success: Lessons learned from the Population Council's technical assistance partnership with UNFPA-Mozambique's Rapariga Biz, Miriam Temin, Arune Estavela, Craig Heck, Natalie Jackson, and Joana Mendes
Preparación de las niñas mayas para mejorar su calidad de vida, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Priorités pour l'éducation des adolescentes, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Priorities for adolescent girls' education, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Programs to address child marriage: Framing the problem, Sajeda Amin
Protecting young people from sex without consent, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Recours aux données pour révéler et sélectionner les adolescentes les plus vulnérables, Sarah Engebretsen
Reducing the social exclusion of girls, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Reducir la exclusión social des las niñas, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Reforming marriage practices in Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin
Répondre aux besoins des jeunes filles à risque de mariage précoce et des adolescentes mariées au Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen and Gisele Kaboré
Retarder le mariage précoce chez les filles défavorisées en milieu rural dans la région Amhara, en Éthiopie, grâce au soutien social, à l'éducation et à la sensibilisation des communautés, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Scaling up asset-building programs for marginalized adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt, Nadia Zibani and Martha Brady
Sexuality and HIV education: Time for a paradigm shift, Nicole Haberland and Deborah Rogow
Siyakha Nentsha: Building economic, health, and social capabilities among highly vulnerable adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Summary of New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd