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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spelling okr-10986-229862021-04-23T14:04:12Z The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative World Bank Group 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 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. 2015-11-17T22:31:40Z 2015-11-17T22:31:40Z 2015-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25209075/spirit-boldness-lessons-world-bank’s-adolescent-girls-initiative http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22986 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank Group
The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
description 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.
format Working Paper
author World Bank Group
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title The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
title_short The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
title_full The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
title_fullStr The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
title_full_unstemmed The Spirit of Boldness : Lessons from the World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative
title_sort spirit of boldness : lessons from the world bank’s adolescent girls initiative
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url 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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