The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative

The adolescent girl’s initiative (AGI) was motivated by the idea that vocational training and youth employment programs tailored to the needs of girls and young women can improve the economic empowerment and agency. By putting that idea into practi...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS TYPE OF WORK EMPOWERMENT OF GIRLS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICE ACCOUNTING CUSTOMER BUSINESS COMMUNITY REGULAR ATTENDANCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT DROPOUT RATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INCOME INTEREST SCHOOLING FINANCIAL LITERACY ENROLLMENT GROUPS RESPONSIBILITY INCOME GROUP INFORMATION LABOR FORCE FEMALE PARTICIPANTS FEMALE PARTICIPATION HIGH SCHOOL LIFE SKILLS GENDER EQUITY COMPUTER SKILLS FAMILY MEMBERS TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS NUMBER OF DROPOUTS ADULTS BUDGETING SAVING EXAMS TRAINING CENTERS ACCESS TO EDUCATION TRAINEES LITERACY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY LABOR MARKET SAVINGS TRAINING WAGE MONEY LOCAL BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY FINANCIAL COSTS SECONDARY SCHOOL UNEMPLOYED SOCIAL INSURANCE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WRITING SKILLS MARKETING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING MARRIAGE SOCIAL PROTECTION CUSTOMER SERVICE SCHOOL STUDENTS JOB TRAINING LOANS MONTHLY STIPEND JOB SEARCH COMMUNITY COLLEGES RADIO PROBLEM SOLVING ENROLLMENT RATIOS BANKS TECHNICAL COLLEGE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT LOW-INCOME GROUP LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM VOCATIONAL TRAINING OLDER PEOPLE DROPOUT RATES SKILLS TRAINING WAGES ATTITUDES FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING INSTITUTES COMPUTER HARDWARE ADOLESCENT GIRLS SCHOOLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTICIPATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK CREDIT VULNERABLE GROUPS CONTRIBUTIONS DEMAND CURRENT JOB FINANCIAL EDUCATION VIOLENT CONFLICT YOUTH DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DECISION MAKING LITERACY TRAINING NUTRITION LOW-INCOME RESPONSIBILITIES ADOLESCENTS CURRICULUM NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION SENIOR INSURANCE DEMANDS JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE HUMAN RIGHTS COLLEGE STUDENTS BASIC LITERACY INTERESTS COGNITIVE SKILLS WRITING CHILDREN SECURITY EDUCATION VILLAGE LEVEL SKILL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES VOCATIONAL SKILLS CAREER COUNSELING FEMALE YOUTH YOUNG WOMEN WORKING LIFE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LARGE FIRMS CLASSROOM TRAINING TRAINING PROGRAM INSTRUCTION YOUNG PEOPLE LIFE-SKILLS EARNINGS ATTENDANCE RECORDS GIRLS STUDENTS AGE COHORT COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP AFTERNOON SESSIONS INTERVENTIONS PUBLIC CAMPAIGN PRIMARY EDUCATION WOMEN FORMAL SCHOOLING CONTINUING EDUCATION LABOR MARKETS CLASSROOM CLASSROOMS SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT YOUTH POPULATION SMALL BUSINESSES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES GENDER EQUALITY BUSINESS TRAINING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVESTING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25209075/spirit-boldness-lessons-world-bank’s-adolescent-girls-initiative http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22986

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Summary:	The adolescent girl’s initiative (AGI) was motivated by the idea that vocational training and youth employment programs tailored to the needs of girls and young women can improve the economic empowerment and agency. By putting that idea into practice in a number of ways, the AGI pilots are making it possible to learn about the demand for such programs and whether in their current form they are a feasible and (in some cases) cost-effective means of meeting their objectives. Adolescent females in lower-income countries face a difficult environment in their path toward economic empowerment, a critical dimension of adulthood. Females, especially from low-income countries, want to participate in programs to support their economic empowerment. Effective programs shared certain features that made it possible for them to reach adolescent girls and young women and successfully assess and impart the skills that they needed.

The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative

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