Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE)

The development objective of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project for Nigeria is to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted areas in participating states. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Creating Safe and Accessible Learning Spaces, has the following sub-components: (i) Creating new safe learning spaces in secondary schools; and (ii) Improving existing infrastructure in secondary schools. 2) The second component, Fostering an enabling environment for girls, has the following sub-components: (i) Promoting social and behavior change through communications campaigns, engagement with traditional rulers, and advocacy; (ii) Empowering girls with critical life skills knowledge for navigating adulthood and digital literacy skills; and (iii) Providing financial incentives to the poorest households. 3) The third component, Project management and system strengthening, has the following sub-components: (i) System strengthening for sustainability and technical assistance (TA); and (ii) Project management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E).