LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS FOR GIRLS: - Health Policy Initiative

APPENDIX A: PROGRAMMING MATRIXProgramming Framework for Livelihood Program and Economic Strengthening Options for Adolescents 1Type and Descriptionof ProgramElements of SuccessCautionsParticipant SocioeconomicProfile2Sample Programs and3Brief DescriptionEvaluations ofActual ProgramsAsset Transfers (continued)In-kind NonmonetaryGrants or Asset Transfers• When tied to clearconditionality, such asattendance in vocationaltraining programs, school,or meeting regularly witha mentor.• When also paired withsavings programs toprovide working capitalto complement theproductive asset.• When accompanied bycounseling or mentorship.• Link types of assets andtraining to market demand.• Involve adolescents inidentifying opportunitiesand doing market research.• Avoid promoting anddistributing capital assets fortypes of businesses alreadyoperating in a saturatedmarket.• Avoid gender-basedsegmentation ofopportunities, and wherethis is the choice of theadolescents themselves,engage them in reflectionon gender stereotypes, theircauses, and consequences.• Adolescent boys and girls,ages 14–24. Appropriate inrural and urban contexts,and for married andunmarried youth.• SHAZ! in Zimbabwe, theSHAZ project combinesHIV/AIDS, reproductivehealth, and gender andrelations education withlife skills and vocationaleducation for girls 16–19.Throughout the process,the participants aresupported by an adultrelative who serves as amentor. Once participantsfinish the vocationaltraining part of theprogram, they receive agrant of an asset to start abusiness or for equipmentneeded for a job. Outcomesare evaluated 6 months and1 year after receiving theirin-kind grants (Bruce andHallman, 2008).• BRAC’s Special InvestmentProgram for the UltraPoor component involvesasset transfer and stipendsupport to the ultra poor.Members receive assetsto begin an incomegeneratingactivity, such aspoultry rearing, livestock,agriculture, horticulturenursery, and non-farmactivities. They also receivea monthly subsistenceallowance as temporarysupport (BRAC, 2008).• Both programs emphasizethe importance ofcounseling, monitoring,and social support.19 |