Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents in Sierra Leone

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Key Information

Adolescent girls living in low-income settings may be trapped in a vicious cycle that prevents them from attaining employment and achieving better health outcomes and reproductive autonomy. Researchers will evaluate the impact of a program in Sierra Leone that aims to address this problem by bundling health education, vocational skills training, and micro-credit. They will evaluate the impact of these programs components, together and individually, on girls’ economic activity, engagement in sexual and risky behaviors, and future goals

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone

Activity URL

https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/empowerment-and-livelihood-adolescents-ela-sierra-leone

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2013 -

Partner(s)

International Growth Centre

Ministry Affiliation

Government of Sierra Leone

Funder(s)

University College London; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); International Growth Centre (IGC); BRAC Sierra Leone

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

13 - 24

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Reducing economic barriers

  • Microcredit

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms