NAAIA LGA Toolbox Proposed solution to improve LGA-AGYW engagement - Core Nigeria
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Executive summary This document aims to share solutions from the Create phase of the Core project work in Tanzania*. The solutions were informed by an extensive landscape analysis and design research phase on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in rural Tanzania within Mbeya, Njombe and Shinyanga districts. Findings from those phases can be accessed here. Together with a wide group of local stakeholders and girls in Kyela, Mbeya we co-designed an integrated modular toolbox that can serve as an overall feedback loop between adolescents girls and young women’s (AGYW) needs and Local Government Authority (LGA) policies and implementation. This iterative programming approach offers a holistic and coordinated way to assist LGA members in implementing the National Accelerated Action and Investment Agenda (NAAIA) for adolescents. It offers a pathway to address the 6 pillars of the NAAIA by focusing on underlying socio-economic and cultural factors that limit ability of adolescents to take actions for their own health. The solutions have been co-designed, prototyped and tested with adolescent girls using qualitative, design methods with the support of PORALG, KIWOHEDE and CSK Research Solutions. We currently seek to pilot the NAAIA integrated implementation toolbox as part of the NAAIA rollout. The toolbox was designed to be modular so that it can be adapted for or integrated into existing programmes or individually implemented as stand-alone solutions. The toolbox and solutions within it can be adapted to any district through small-scale testing and piloting activities. *See annex for more detail
Objectives Create solutions for addressing AGYW needs AGYW Support rollout of National Create solutions for greater Accelerated Action & Investment engagement of Local Agenda for Adolescent Health and NAAIA LGA Government Authorities (LGA) with AGYWs Wellbeing (NAAIA) through practical approaches
AGYW Goals related to AGYW needs NAAIA LGA ● AGYWs need and seek inspiration and guidance to envision new possibilities and realise their own potential ○ Many AGYW lack direction because of low awareness of different life opportunities and ways to realize them. ● AGYWs need easy access to trusted channels for voicing their needs ○ Currently many of them mention the Village Executive Officer or Village Chairman as their main go-to among LGAs, but at the same time find it hard to approach them. ● Accountability for responding to AGYWs needs should be clarified ○ AGYW often do not approach LGAs with their concerns as they feel LGAs lack understanding of their needs and voicing concerns rarely results in visible actions.
Goals related to LGA AGYW engagement NAAIA LGA ● LGAs need more support and approaches to work with youth groups ○ Currently, there’s little incentive or mechanisms for LGAs to work with AGYW. They often find themselves unequipped to deal with AGYW challenges due to lack of understanding of AGYW needs. ● There should be clearer roles between actors ○ Accountability for adolescent programming is dispersed creating gaps in implementation. There is an expectation that others are taking the lead and thus no one actor or unit feels responsible. ● Alignment and collaboration between actors could be optimized ○ There are existing programs for addressing AGYW needs and actors, such as youth clubs and LGA representatives, working with AGYWs, but there’s little coordination to leverage and link the efforts. ● Robust mechanism are needed to identify girls who need support and refer them to preventative interventions ○ Many AGYW challenges remain undetected, resulting in negative outcomes that require mitigation rather than preventing negative events from happening.
AGYW Responding to the NAAIA NAAIA LGA ● Approaches to address socio-economic and cultural factors across the pillars are needed ○ The NAAIA identifies 6 pillars and suggests comprehensive interventions for each. However, they are specific to pillars and few are designed to address underlying socio-economic and cultural factors that limit ability of AGYWs to take actions for their own health. ● Addressing AGYW needs in an efficient and holistic way requires alignment and coordination across actors and programs ○ There are some solutions already being implemented, but at the moment the landscape is fragmented and at the LGA level, there are too few efforts to bring programs together using a more comprehensive approach. Some areas are saturated with AGYW programs, while others have little. Most are operating outside the government system, limited AGYW-specific government programs; health facilities and schools are not fully able to address AGYWs needs; missing connections to the services that do exist. ● More quality data on AGYW concerns and life experiences are needed for policy making ○ Limited and unreliable data on AGYWs needs and experiences for national and local policy makers and program managers hinders alignment of efforts.
Proposed solution: NAAIA LGA Toolbox Who is it for Why is it needed How it works AGYW ages 14-18 years old, out of Stand-alone solutions are not enough The toolbox solutions can be school. to address the complexity of AGYW implemented as a whole or used in a challenges. modular manner based on the identified LGA officials at district, ward and needs of the district and existing village levels who need tools for efficient A mechanism of continuous engagement programs, platforms and resources youth engagement and support. is needed to systematically assess locally available to LGAs. AGYWs needs and coordinate District Executive Directors who need programs to provide a combination of The toolbox is designed to be easily implementation structures for aligning support services tailored to answer implemented and adapted to different ward/village level programs. individual needs. contexts. It leverages existing resources by providing tools and Youth clubs and frontline workers structure for efficient collaboration and working with AGYW looking for engagement. meaningful ways of engagement with AGYW and support in addressing their needs.
Value proposition ● Accessible and trusted channel for voicing needs ● Easy-to-access pathways for addressing challenges ● Improved engagement in society and AGYW with authorities ● Strengthen foundational resilience of girls and boys vis-a-vis transitions enabling them to take the specific actions ● Efficient low-cost tools for AGYW related to the six pillars engagement ● Mechanism for AGYW NAAIA* LGA ● Better alignment of local AGYW efforts engagement ● Easy-to-access data about AGYW ● National data captures AGYW needs needs ● Improved status and trust of LGA with AGYW ● More holistic responses to AGYW needs *National Accelerated Action & Investment Agenda for Adolescent Health & Wellbeing 2019 – 2022
NAAIA LGA Toolbox working mechanism Suggested mechanism for LGA member (TBD) to address the needs of AGYWs in a holistic and continuous manner 1. Identify & Refer 2. Listen, Advice & Refer 3. Inspire & Equip Guiding Star Group Provide AGYWs with role Continuous engagement models and mentors to feedback loop support them in setting goals and reaching them Girls’ Business Accelerator Offer AGYWs entrepreneurship training, networking opportunities, Targeting Tool Speakeasy service Gamified Counselling peer support and linkages Offers LGAs a tool for efficient Direct engagement tool Offer people working with to financing opportunities identification of AGYWs in need between LGAs, youth reps AGYWs an engaging tool to of support and referring them to and AGYWs provide counselling corresponding support services Referrals to other relevant Referrals to other relevant support services support services according to need according to need
Suggested Toolbox implementation process for LGAs LGAs can use the toolbox in a modular manner to suit their needs and existing interventions Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Mapping existing Identifying interventions Identifying gaps and Selecting from services and that fulfill key needs and needs for additional suggestions within the resources identifying need for service components toolbox, or seeking adaptations partnerships ● Identifying existing services ● Together with AGYWs ● Identifying gaps among the ● Picking tools that are most and interventions that serve evaluating the relevance of existing interventions needed at current stage AGYWs needs locally existing interventions in based on the analysis from addressing their key needs ● Clarifying the needs that Step 2 and Step 3 ● Developing a localized aren't covered by existing referral map ● Identifying the potential interventions ● Partnering with existing improvements or adaptations of programs that have similar ● Mapping available resources existing interventions to better interest in implementing for implementation serve AGYWs needs selected tools ● Meeting with AGYW groups ● Coordinating existing programs to discuss their needs work toward AGYWs needs regarding the proposed mechanism As each LGA is differently enabled, any of the steps can serve as a starting point
Introducing Service Journey map On the following pages we use Service Journey maps to illustrate how the toolbox might work. The maps visualize an AGYW’s journey through the service by a storyboard of a Tanzanian adolescent called Rose. The rows below show the relationships between different service components and roles of stakeholders involved in each step of the journey. The maps are divided into 3 phases: 1. Awareness – this is when Rose becomes aware of the service 2. Expression of needs – when Rose uses the service to express her needs 3. Response to needs – When Rose’s needs are understood and addressed Both maps follow the steps of the Rose’s experience. The rows below reveal background activities and service components required to make the service run.
1. Awareness 2. Expression of needs 3. Response to needs Rose’s Service Journey Is forced to drop out of Hears about Texts her concern Hears a summary of Joins a Gamified Gets inspired and Gets a referral to Girls’ school because parents possibility to voice about need for AGYW concerns in the counselling session advised in Guiding Business Accelerator can’t afford tuition. her concerns financial support to village meeting and based on the concerns Star Group. Gets for entrepreneurship Lacks direction and through Speakeasy. about plans to address raised through support in setting skills training. financial support. Speakeasy. them. Speakeasy. her own goals. Frontline workers such Youth representatives, Youth representatives Village Chairman, Youth representatives VEO (Village VEO (Village Chairman) as healthcare providers youth clubs and local responsible for setting Youth reps, 2-3 and/or other frontline Chairman) identifies contracts local experts to identify girls based on LGA representatives up Speakeasy channels AGYWs go through workers run local role models to run training. Youth People their vulnerability and promote Speakeasy (boxes, SMS) and notes and agree on counselling sessions share success representatives help in involved refer them to Speakeasy as a way to voice collecting messages. an action plan. based on topics that stories and guide coordinating sessions. and other interventions needs. VEO can take come up through AGYWs. based on need. immediate action. Speakeasy. Targeting Tool or similar Youth clubs and Speakeasy boxes Existing youth / Gamified Counselling Community Community spaces such as existing assessment school clubs work as placed in secure school clubs and game sets distributed spaces such as ward office and youth club tool is used for hubs for reaching out locations accessible village meetings to youth clubs, VEO ward office and spaces. Easily printable Channels identifying need for to AGYW. Contact mainly to AGYW. utilized for office. youth club spaces. materials for & spaces referral. information can be Possibility to send announcing action Radio show. entrepreneurship training to spread on posters, notes as SMS through plans. Templates for goal be developed. flyers, stickers etc. phone. setting. Targeting Tool suggested Can be set up as both Existing business training as a means of quick analog and a phone programs locally such as targeting - needs to be number. Existing DREAMS program. Possible developed through platforms for civil Existing online / app platforms piloting reporting (e.g. StopIt, business training courses Say Something, Nixle’s such as Passport to POP Council has an Tip Watch) can also be Success® Traveler existing targeting tool considered
1. Awareness 2. Expression of needs 3. Response to needs Service Blueprint of stake- holder Drops out of school. Hears about Texts her concern Hears a summary of Joins a gamified Gets advice on business roles Parents can’t afford possibility to voice her about need for AGYW concerns in the counselling sessions development and a tuition. Has no concerns through financial support to village meeting and based on the concerns referral to Girls’ direction and needs Speakeasy. Speakeasy. about plans to address raised through Business Accelerator. financial support. them. Speakeasy. Meets Rose in youth club. Tells Collects Speakeasy Helps to coordinate a Runs gamified counselling sessions Youth rep about options for public boxes and compiles AGYW meeting for with topics identified through participation and points her to messages left in all going through Speakeasy. Reports to CSO/VEO Speakeasy Speakeasy channels. Speakeasy messages. about needs for referral. Frontline Meets Rose and hears her worker concerns. Uses targeting tool checklist and refers her to a youth club. CSO / VEO Identify youth reps to Coordinates an AGYW meeting. Gets notified of coordinate the Decides on response actions. needs for referral. engagement process. Notifies DED if needed. Involves Connects girls to Promotes Speakeasy. relevant experts in interventions support services. Expert Gets assigned by Teaches sessions at CSO/VEO to a Girl’s Business training session. Accelerator. District Supervises that adolescent Gets informed of major executive engagement process is being challenges on village level. director implemented on community Directs resources level. Advices VEO. accordingly.
Service components included in the Toolbox
Phase 1: Identify & Refer Check-list type AGYW targeting tool for frontline staff to make more accurate and holistic referrals on the spot. It is based on contextual Targeting Tool health indicators (Life Factors identified) that predict and thus help prevent adverse health outcomes. Targeting tool links AGYWs at risk to AGYW needs Identifying Prevention Referral relevant support services based on individual needs. This is a suggested process of assessment based on life factors identified during the project. The Targeting tool has to be further developed before piloting. Alternatively, an existing targeting tool can be adapted and used for the same purpose.
1. Starting point 2. Engagement 3. Outcome Rose’s Service Journey through Targeting Tool process Is out of school. Mostly hangs around on the Meets a frontline healthcare worker, who asks Gets referred to additional support services street, has no direction or financial support. her a set of questions about her situation and based on her needs and the result of tells about support services happening locally targeting tool. that might help her. Frontline workers such as healthcare workers Frontline healthcare workers use Targeting LGAs get statistics of AGYWs requiring trained to identify and refer AGYW to tool checklist to identify and refer AGYW referral. additional support services. according to need and local support services People available. involved VEOs make sure that there is a comprehensive listing of local AGYW support Youth reps and NGOs / CSOs help by services available. connecting AGYW in need with frontline workers. Targeting tool questionnaire works as a Localized referral map developed and used check-list for frontline workers for quick for identifying existing AGYW support identification and referral of vulnerable services. Channels AGYWs. & spaces
Prototyping feedback “This solution is needed because it makes assessment easier and more holistic.” - Kiwohede staff member 18
Targeting Tool Value Proposition AUTHORITIES GET A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF HER REALITY AND NEEDS ● Increased awareness of existing risks and sources of support ● Gained the guidance to appropriate risk mitigation strategy AGYW NEEDS ● Preventative action against unforeseen ALIGNMENT challenges ● Preventing HIV ● Preventing Teenage Pregnancies ● Preventing Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Violence TOOL TO COLLECT DATA ON AGYW AND ● Keeping Boys and Girls in School FOR EFFECTIVE REFERRALS ● Developing Skills for Meaningful NAAIA* LGA ● Tool for assessing youth challenges Economic Opportunities ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ● Tool for targeting programs effectively ● Improving Nutrition ● Increased understanding of girls ● Improved key indicators at LGA level: AGYW wellbeing *National Accelerated Action & Investment Agenda for Adolescent Health & Wellbeing 2019 – 2022
Phase 2: Listen, Advice & Refer Speakeasy AGYW engagement Transparency Communication Accountability AGYWs don’t necessarily know whom to reach out to with different support needs or are afraid to engage with officials. The Speakeasy service allows AGYW to voice their concerns, wishes and needs easily and anonymously without fear of stigma. The issues recorded are discussed in bi-monthly meetings together with AGYWs and LGA officials leading to publicly announced action plans for addressing prioritized challenges. 20
Recommended mechanism Delivery and Collection of Opening meeting Direct Engagement boxes Committee including 1-2 AGYWs present the action Youth Reps collect full boxes and return VEO, Village Chairman, 2-3 AGYWs, Youth reps plan to youth groups. empty boxes. open boxes, go through notes and agree on an VEO and other committee action plan. member present at the - and/or VEO takes immediate action. meeting. 1-3 DAYS Leads to different action plans: A. Community meeting Update and B. Community mobilisation: Street action points ambassadors and village chairman from opening C. Village committee meeting meeting D. VEO takes to WDC, DED 14 DAYS
1. Starting point 2. Engagement 3. Outcome Rose’s Service Journey through Speakeasy process Has a concern. Hears from a youth Posts her concern Attends opening meeting and Gets a summary of AGYW representative about possibility to voice her to Speakeasy. witnesses the process. concerns and action plans to concerns through Speakeasy. address them. Youth reps introduce Speakeasy to AGYW at Youth reps are Village Chairman, Youth Reps, VEO / Village Chairman shares youth clubs or other places in which girls responsible for 2-3 AGYWs go through notes concerns raised and action plans gather. making speakeasy and agree on an action plan. to other AGYW and larger People boxes and other VEO can take immediate community. involved Village Chairman / VEO contract youth reps channels available to action. responsible for coordinating the Speakeasy AGYW. Youth reps mechanism. collect messages left in Speakeasy. Youth clubs and school clubs work as hubs Speakeasy boxes Notes left in speakeasy Existing youth / school clubs and for reaching out to AGYW. Contact placed in secure channels are used to identify village meetings can be purposed information can be spread on posters, flyers, locations accessible and prioritize concerns. for announcing action plans. Channels stickers etc. mainly to AGYW. & spaces Possibility to send Communal spaces such as notes as SMS ward office can be used as a through phone. meeting space.
“This is good and easy. It will definitely help me to Prototyping feedback collect girls’ concerns.” - Youth Rep “It would be very helpful to get these notes. Currently I get to know about [AGYW] challenges only if someone comes to the office to leave a complaint.” “This is a really good idea. Sometimes you might - Village Chairman have something that’s really bothering you, but you feel embarrassed and shy to come forward to voice it.” - AGYW 23
Speakeasy Value proposition LOWER THRESHOLD FOR AGYWs TO VOICE THEIR NEEDS ● Precluded stigma and community judgement. ● Enhanced peer networks AGYW NEEDS ● Gained the guidance to appropriate risk ALIGNMENT mitigation strategy ● Preventing HIV ● Preventing Teenage Pregnancies ● Preventing Sexual, Physical, and DIRECT MECHANISM TO UNDERSTAND AND Emotional Violence RESPOND TO AGYW NEEDS ● Keeping Boys and Girls in School ● Developing Skills for Meaningful NAAIA* LGA ● Tool for addressing youth challenges Economic Opportunities ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ● Aggregated data of AGYW needs ● Improving Nutrition ● Improved key indicators at LGA level: overall AGYW wellbeing ● Increased direct engagement with girls *National Accelerated Action & Investment Agenda for Adolescent Health & Wellbeing 2019 – 2022
Phase 2: Listen, Advice & Refer Gamified Counselling Tool AGYW engagement Goal-completion Risk mitigation Positive Peers The 1. gamified counselling tool can be used to facilitate provision of life advice and goal-linked guidance to AGYW in a fun and engaging way. Themes for discussions can be based on challenges identified through the Speakeasy mechanism. It can be deployed within any existing platform that brings AGYW together with advisors of any sort: teachers, youth representatives, mentors, older or experienced community members, older peers. 25
Counselling Game benefits 1. Gamifies how AGYW 2. Helps AGYW visualise 3. Facilitates Let me tell visualise life and events that pose as risks counselor-like you…. goal pathways along the way, and individual to share the Now she will... develop potential right advice, and make mitigation strategies. referrals, if necessary These events stretch across Game contains key local contextually relevant life contacts, updated by each events such as loss of facilitator: income, or loss of parent. ● People who can help They also extend to specific the girls sexual health linked events ● Types of support she such as getting raped, or can seek being made an offer by a ● Points of contacts, or man. places for support 26
How the game works The game consists four types of cue cards for both facilitator and participants. Blue card: “Something happened” E.g. Someone forces her to do something Future goals or an outcome: Create a persona: Goal setting: Discuss aspirational outcomes Participants divide themselves Each group describes the persona Red card: “Tell me more about” that girls their age want for into two groups and select an to bring it to life and then sets a themselves as a group. For adolescent persona to play as goal for their persona to move E.g. Tell more more about what can instance, “creating a business” towards in the game. make things worse for her now? Green card: “Let me tell you about” E.g. Let me tell you what she should avoid Play the game: right now? (Facilitator shares information) Participants roll the dice to move the girls forward on the Yellow card: People picture board, resolving questions, card scenarios and receiving advice on the way. A variety of roles to spark conversation 27
1. Starting point 2. Engagement 3. Outcome Rose’s Service Journey through Gamified counselling process Gets referred to a Gamified Counselling Attends the In the game responds Learns about risks in Gets referred to session through Speakeasy meeting. counselling session to situational questions relation to their goals, additional support with her friends. and listens to others’ coping strategies and services based on answers. sources of support. her needs. VEO decides on the topic for the Gamified Youth reps host and conduct the counselling Youth reps refer AGYWs CSOs / NGOs Counselling session based on concerns raised session. During the game, they can better to support services follow up with through Speakeasy. understand AGYWs’ risk perception and according to the the girls who provide relevant advice accordingly. assessment through the need additional People CSO coordinates with youth reps and trains them game and reports back to support. involved to use the tool. Based on the topic discussed, VEO invites VEO. relevant experts to the session to share their Youth reps introduce the session to AGYW at advice for AGYWs. VEO coordinates CSOs / youth clubs or places they gather. NGOs for follow up Youth clubs and school clubs work as hubs for A set of gamified counselling tools including a Localized referral map for AGYW support reaching out to AGYW. game board, a dice, play pegs, decks of services. questions cards. Channels & spaces Utilize existing school and youth clubs as a platform to adopt the gamified counselling session.
Prototyping feedback “Now I know the importance of communicating with “This is so informative and fun to play. We just my parents. It won’t be the end of world if need some training in factual advices then we’re something bad happens to me, I can always ask able to refer girls accordingly.” for help.” - Youth Rep - AGYW 29
Gamified Counselling Tool Value proposition HELPS AGYW GAIN CONTROL OF THEIR GOALS AND LIFE TRAJECTORY ● Increased awareness of imminent risks ● Increased awareness of existing sources of help ● Forged positive peer interactions AGYW NEEDS ● Gained the guidance to appropriate risk ALIGNMENT mitigation strategy ● Preventing HIV ● Preventing Teenage Pregnancies ● Preventing Sexual, Physical, and EXPANDS ABILITY OF FRONTLINE Emotional Violence WORKERS TO OFFER SUPPORT ● Keeping Boys and Girls in School ● Tools for addressing youth challenges ● Developing Skills for Meaningful NAAIA* LGA ● Increased engagement with girls Economic Opportunities ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ● Improved key indicators at LGA level: ● Improving Nutrition AGYW wellbeing
Phase 3: Inspire & Equip The Guiding Star Group Positive role models Goal-setting Peer support A multi-channel program that inspires and supports young women to realize their potential through role models and storytelling. Role models act as mentors to AGYW groups with similar goals and interests. They share key factors to their success and inspire AGYW to think about their own success stories and guiding stars. 31
1. Starting point 2. Engagement 3. Outcome Rose’s Service Journey through Guiding Star Group process Doesn’t know what to do in life. Hears an Attends sessions and gets inspired by different Becomes an ambassador of inspiring success story of local young woman possibilities presented in role models’ stories. Gets advice Guiding Star Group mobilizing in a youth group meeting. Gets introduced to on how to set her own goals and mitigate possible more AGYWs join. a mentoring program of Guiding Star Group. challenges on the way. Village Chairman / VEO identify role models to Role models share their success stories including how The AGYWs who join Guiding share their stories on radio and Guiding Star they overcame challenges. They answer the participants’ Star Group become role models Group meetings. questions and support them with their own goals. themselves eventually. People involved Youth reps introduce Guiding Star Group to Youth reps coordinate events together with Village AGYWs at youth clubs or any places in which chairman / VEO and help support goal setting activities. AGYWs gather. Health care workers advice AGYWs on SRH related issues. Youth clubs and school clubs work as hubs Communal spaces such as ward office can be used as a for reaching out to AGYW. meeting space. Channels Radio can be used as a channel for sharing Youth clubs and school clubs can also be used as a & spaces success stories by role models and to platform for Guiding Star Group activities. promote the program.
Prototyping feedback “This is important to me as well. I can see there is a real need for this event. There were so many great questions from girls today that I’ve never thought of.” - Female entrepreneur “People who have gone through similar struggles are the best teachers. “It was amazingIt shows thatWhat today. even ifhave therelearnt are challenges, here I can you can overcome them.” teach my friends too.” - AGYW - AGYW 33
Guiding Star Group Value Proposition OFFERS A PATHWAY TO INSPIRING AND POSITIVE LIFE GUIDANCE ● Increased awareness of different opportunities ● Enhanced support in achieving life goals ● Increased positive peer influence and role AGYW NEEDS model support ALIGNMENT ● Developed context specific risk mitigation ● Keeping Boys and Girls in School strategies ● Developing skills for meaningful economic opportunities ● Preventing teenage pregnancies PROPOSES A MECHANISM TO OFFER ● Preventing HIV CONTEXTUAL GUIDANCE TO AGYW ● Preventing Sexual, Physical, and NAAIA LGA ● Aggregated source of data on AGYW Emotional Violence ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT needs ● Improved key indicators at LGA level: teenage pregnancies, unemployment
Phase 3: Inspire & Equip Girls’ Business Accelerator Economic empowerment Positive peer engagement Goal-setting Supporting AGYWs to gain economic independence improves their ability to take actions for their own health. The Girls’ Business incubator offers AGYWs a working space, tools, business training, mentoring, networking opportunities and pathways to financing opportunities. Through training programs AGYWs get support and advice from experts who have set up their own business, develop their business plans, and get advice in applying for loans in order to start and sustain a business. 35
1. Starting point 2. Engagement 3. Outcome Rose’s Service Journey through Girls’ Business Accelerator process Has interest to start her own business. Hears Attends GBA to learn Forms a team and Submits a loan Establishes business from a friend that Girl Business Accelerator about business & meets regularly to application generating income. Returns (GBA) offers business coaching and training. meet other develop a business plan to GBA as an expert to like-minded AGYWs. together. coach other AGYWs. CDO Identifies and provides resources available. Experts / entrepreneurs attend GBA to share WEO follows up and reports back to DED Advises WEO. experiences and advice in setting up a about the result of increased youth business. Afterwards, revisits the group employment through GBA. People WEO identifies local experts, entrepreneurs to routinely to help AGYWs develop their involved run training and organizes a space for GBA business plan. meeting. CDOs attends one of the meetings to advice Youth reps mobilizes 5-25 AGYWs who have AGYWs on loan application. similar interest to set up a business to join GBA. Communal spaces that could accommodate a larger group meeting e.g. ward office, youth clubs spaces. Channels & spaces Transportation or allowance for experts / entrepreneurs.
Prototyping feedback “This is great because engaging in business will reduce girls’ risky behaviour in the community.” - AGYW “It was apparent in the session that girls don’t have this type of knowledge. After the workshop a girl was able to make her own business plan, which “It was amazing today. What have learnt here I can wouldn’t have been possible before it.” teach my friends too.” - Female entrepreneur - AGYW 37
Girls’ Business Accelerator Value Proposition OFFERS A PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE ● Supported goal fulfillment for entrepreneurship pathway ● Increased positive peer engagement ● Reduced material deprivation and linked AGYW NEEDS risks ALIGNMENT ● Developing skills for meaningful economic opportunities ● Preventing HIV PROVIDES GREATER ECONOMIC STABILITY ● Preventing teenage pregnancies LOCALLY ● Preventing Sexual, Physical, and ● Improved key indicators at LGA level: Emotional Violence NAAIA LGA teenage pregnancies, unemployment ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ● Increased opportunities for collaboration with private and third sector organisations ● Improved alignment of CSO & LGA resources ● Increased LGA visibility
Roadmap for piloting The service components should be implemented in a sequence shown below. This enables an agile process of piloting in stages without the necessity to have all service components ready at once. 1. Mapping existing 2. Peer mentoring & 3. Counselling 4. Engagement 5. Targeting AGYW services and entrepreneurship program mechanism mechanism resources training program implementation implementation implementation implementation ● Identifying existing ● Identifying gaps in ● Identifying gaps in ● Identifying gaps in ● Identifying gaps in services and existing AGYW peer existing AGYW existing AGYW existing AGYW interventions that serve mentoring and counselling services engagement targeting mechanisms AGYWs needs locally entrepreneurship mechanisms programs ● Mapping existing ● Mapping existing ● Developing a localized resources and platforms ● Mapping existing resources and platforms referral map for AGYW ● Mapping existing for implementation resources and platforms for implementation support services resources and platforms for implementation for implementation ● Coordinating existing ● Coordinating existing ● Initial mapping and resources and platforms ● Coordinating existing resources and platforms contacting of potential ● Coordinating existing to implement resources and platforms to implement “Targeting resources for platforms and resources “Counselling Game” to implement Tool” implementation to implement “Guiding “Speakeasy” service Star Group”, “Girls’ ● Creating a reference tool ● Testing and Business Accelerator” based on service ● Testing and implementation mapping implementation ● Testing and implementation ● Testing and implementation
Annex A: Core project
Objectives Core has three main objectives:
Life Course and sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing Core’s human-centred design process builds on the life course approach to co-create and test women-centred solutions for sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing: ● The life course approach looks at women’s health over time to understand the connections between past experiences and future outcomes. ● Sexual and reproductive health – including maternal and newborn health – is a vital part of women’s overall wellbeing and quality of life.
Core countries India Nigeria Core project country selection has been aligned to Kenya support global Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) goals. The project is guided by international and national SRH / Tanzania MNCH data and research. The project countries have also been selected to support the key programme and country strategies and goals of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Core phases Research undertaken during the Discover phase contextualised desk research to better understand the sexual and reproductive health scenarios of the four countries. We then used a co-design approach to glean a more focused understanding and identify areas for further investigation, which lead to individual country focuses. Having spent time in the Understand phase, synthesizing the design research, we co-created and prototyped solutions with adolescent girls, young women, experts, LGAs and our in-country partners Kiwohede and CSK). We are here
Co-creation process in Kyela
Co-designers The co-design process engaged more than 100 local stakeholders in identifying challenges, ideation, testing and refinement of solutions. Local CSO Partners RH co-ordinator, Mbeya VEOs & Village Chairmen CDO Community members Parents AGYWs Youth Representatives Youth activist Front line workers
Co-design process 16 SEED IDEAS 6 SOLUTION CONCEPTS 1 SOLUTION TOOLBOX
Annex B: Scope introduction
Creative solutions for social impact at scale. Scope is a social impact company founded in 2008. We exist to accelerate social change at scale. We are based in Helsinki, Finland. Our work is global, spanning across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
You can also read